Carles Crosas is a PhD Architect and Lecturer (ETSA Barcelona). He has been teaching Urbanism at the Barcelona School of Architecture since 2001 and has been invited to universities in Europe, America and Asia. Former collaborator and assistant teacher to Professor Manuel de Solà-Morales, he presented his PhD dissertation on the urban transformation of La Habana (2009) after a Pre-doctoral Fellowship UPC 2001-04. He is a researcher at the Barcelona Laboratory of Urbanism where he is coordinator and participant in various international projects dealing with ecology and metabolism, collective urban spaces and centralities, urban grid transformation and integrative teaching of architecture and urbanism. He is currently Head of the Department of Urbanism, Territory and Landscape –UPC and he has also been ETSAB ViceDean for International Relations (2016-17).

Education

2009 - PhD in Urbanism. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech (UPC), with the dissertation “Variations on Regularity. The El Vedado Project and the creation of the Metropolitan Habana”. Extraordinary Doctorate Prize 2012 - UPC. VII Biennial Architecture and Urbanism in Medellin. Special Mention International Research Works Award.

2000 - Architect. Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech (UPC)

2004 - Full Time Researcher at the Laboratory of Urbanism of Barcelona – LUB – UPC

2001-2004 - FPI-UPC Predoctoral Fellowship (Fellow Research Training)

Academic position & coordination

2022- - Head of the Department of Urbanism and Regional Planning – UPC

2018-2022 - Deputy Head - Department of Urbanism and Regional Planning – UPC

2016 - - Steering Comitee Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize (PhD)

2015-2017 - Vice Dean for International Relations at Barcelona School of Architecture – UPC

2014-2015 - Barcelona Metropolitan Plan. Barcelona Metropolitan Area Council - AMB. Coordinator of Workshops (WS1 to WS6) and Editor of the collection Quaderns PDU (Series of Papers). Issues Q01 to Q08 and Exhibition Catalogue. Joan Busquets, Dir.

2012-2015 - Academic Secretary in the Department of Urbanism and Regional Planning – UPC

2010-2014 - Co-editor of the magazine D’UR. Urbanism, Architecture and Cities Now ISSN 2014-219. [www.dur.upc.edu] Edited by the Laboratory of Urbanism at UPC. with Maria Rubert and Josep Parcerisa, www.dur.upc.edu

2001 - Secretary of the Jury of European Prize for Urban Public Space 2008 (5th edition). Manuel de Solà-Morales, President.

Research - Funded Projects and Research Visits

2021-2023 - [METRO·MIX] Proximity and Mixedness for Healthier Cities. Criteria and Tools for the Assessment and Promotion of Mixed-use Activities in Compact Metropolitan. Competitive Project founded in the «R&D Projects» 2020. https://metromix.es

2017-2020 - IMPAQT - Integrative Multidisciplinary People-centred Architectural Qualification & Training. EU-Cairo Egypt. ERASMUS Project 586437-EPP-1-2017-1-AT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP. https://impaqt.edu.eg

2015 - Innovation and Centralities at the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Urbanistic Metropolitan Plan. AMB. https://urbanisme.amb.cat/en/divulgacio/publicacions/detall/-/publicacio/arees-de-centralitat-i-innovacio/6805370/6724201

2015-2017 - “Integrated urban design E-studio for XXIst century sustainable metropolitan region”, national coordinator, with ULB and IUAV. Partenariat stratégique / AEF-Europe, Ref: 15PS0004.http://2017.metropolitan-estudio.eu

2014-2017 - “Santiago 1939. La idea de “ciudad moderna” de Karl Brunner”. PUC Santiago de Chile, with José Rosas Vera (resp). Fondecyt Regular 1110000, Ministerio de Educacion, Gobierno de Chile

2014 - Cogenerative design strategies for a sustainable urban metabolism. ERASMUS/IP 2013-ERA-IP-236. Université Libre de Bruxelles et al.

2014 - Streetscape Territories: Spaces of Inclusion. ERASMUS/IP 2013-ERA-IP-19. LUCA School of Arts et alt.

2013 - Visiting Researcher at Special Collections Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (July-August)

2012-2014 - “The street as support and Byway Towards Modernity. Planimetric Mounting of Alejandro Bertrand's Street Registry”. PUC Santiago de Chile, with José Rosas Vera (resp). Fondecyt Regular 1110684, Ministerio de Educacion, Gobierno de Chile

2009 - Cities and Urbanism Observatory, LUB main’s supported research project. AGAUR - Generalitat de Catalunya. Period 2009-2014.

2008-2009 - The Potential of the unoccupied Space in the formation and planning of Metropolitan Lisbon, ETSAB- University of Lisbon, EU Program, 2008-09. Ref. HP-2007-0051 Prof. Ángel Martín and Clara Mendes

Main Publications

Books

Crosas, C. (ed.). Attaba: Vibrant Hubscape in Central Cairo, Recolectores Urbanos, Málaga, 2022
Crosas, C.; Clua, Á. et al (ed.). Re-Mix: Paisatges Urbans Productius / Urban production Landscapes, LUB-UPC-Ajuntament de L’H, 2018
Grulois, G., Tosi, C., Crosas, C. Designing Territorial Metabolism: Barcelona, Brussels and Venice, Jovis, Berlin, 2018
Crosas, C. (ed.), Parc empresarial Gavà: Nous horitzons urbans, LUB-Ajuntament de Gavà, Barcelona, 2017
AMB; Busquets, J.(dir); Crosas C. (ed), Metropolis Barcelona, 3 vol., Area Metropolitana de Barcelona, 2015
Grulois, G.; Casabella, N.; Crosas, C.; Perea, J. (ed.) Upcycle Barcelona. Cogenerative design strategies for a sustainable urban metabolism, Bruxelles & Barcelone, LoUIsE & ETSAB, Bruxelles, 2015
Parcerisa, J., Crosas, C. LUB (ed.). Barcelona, Links, LUB-ETSAB-COAC- AMB, Barcelona, 275 p. 2013
Crosas, C. (ed.) Cerdà / Eixample. Manuel de Solà-Morales, Editor and Preface. Edicions UPC-ETSAB, Barcelona, 2010
Eizaguirre, X.; Crosas, C.; El Vedado. La Habana, Proyecto y transformación, Ed. ETSAB, Barcelona, 2010

Book chapters

Crosas, C. "Regeneració urbana d’àrees industrials: oportunitats i estratègies per una metròpoli més sostenible / Urban Regeneration in Industrial Zones: Opportunities and Strategies for a More Sustainable Metropolis" in Urba·Re·Mix. De polígons industrials a barris mixtes / From Industrial Zones to Mixed-use Districts, Iniciativa Digital Politècnica – UPC – DUPT, pp.8.22, 2023
Parcerisa, J.; Crosas, C.; Gómez, E. "L’actualitat d’una recerca insistent = la actualidad de una búsqueda tenaç = the relevance of searching in depth" in D’UR. Actualidad en Urbanismo, Arquitectura y Ciudad, Papers 09/2020. Monogràfic 50 aniversari del Laboratori d’Urbanisme de Barcelona, 1969-2019, pp.68-129. Laboratori d’Urbanisme de Barcelona, 2021
Crosas, C.; “Latin American Cities: Modern Grids From 1850s“ in G.Carlone, N. Martinelli, F. Rotondo (ed.) Designing Grid Cities for Optimized Urban Development and Planning, Hershey, PA, US: IGI Global. 2018, Pp.39-51. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3613-0
Crosas, C. and Perea, J. “Barcelona Metropolis: Interplay between Urban Project and Urban Metabolism” in Grulois, G., Tosi, C, Crosas, C. Designing Territorial Metabolism: Barcelona, Brussels and Venice, Jovis, Berlin, 2018, pp.87-103
Crosas, C. Perea, J. “Context introduction” and “Post Zona Franca. Opportunities at Large” in Grulois, G. et alt (ed.) Upcycle Barcelona. Cogenerative design strategies for a sustainable urban metabolism , Bruxelles & Barcelone, LoUIsE & ETSAB, Bruxelles, 2015
Crosas, C.; “Horizon 01. Havana” in Roca, E.; Arquiliué, I.; Gomes, R.; Walking the City, Universitat de Barcelona + CASP, 2015
Crosas, C. Perea, J. Solé, J.M: “The Modern Raval: Tissues of promiscuity. Post-reflexions on depth” in Scheerlinck, K. (ed.) Streetscape Territories: Spaces of Inclusion. Public Space as a tool for Social Cohesion and Diversity: a Multiple Reading of the Raval Neighbourhood, Luca School of Arts, KU Leuven, 2014.
Crosas. C. “The view from the sidewalk” in Parcerisa, J., Crosas, C. LUB (ed). Barcelona, Links, LUB-ETSAB-COAC- AMB, Barcelona 2013, p. 280-289
Crosas. C. “Barcelona, a tradition of urban facilities” in Fayos R. et alt. Facilities: designing the whole. Barcelona: twelve examples. Ajuntament de Barcelona, 2011, p. 10-15

Articles

Crosas, C. (2023) Versionando el "Urbanismo para arquitectos": la docencia troncal del urbanismo en la Escuela de Arquitectura de Barcelona. Bitacora Urbano Territorial, v.33, n.1, 169-182, https://doi.org/10.15446/bitacora.v33n1.104522.
Martí, J.; Crosas, C. (2022) Morfología urbana y ciclo del agua en la metrópolis contemporánea: potencial de las condiciones hidrográficas en fragmentos del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona. "Cuadernos de Investigación Urbanística", Junio 2022, núm. 142, p. 40-58. doi: 10.20868/ciur.2022.142.4886
Gómez-Escoda, E.; Crosas, C.; Berra-Sandin, M. (2022). “Forms and patterns of mixticity in compact cities. Mixed-use synergies inSagrada Familia neighbourhood in Barcelona”, Journal of Urban Design. 17 October 2022, p. 1-22. doi: 10.1080/13574809.2022.2128314.
Crosas, C,; Perea, J.; Marti, J. (2021)]. De las formas a los flujos: aproximación a un proyecto urbano [eco]sistémico in “IX Jornadas sobre Innovación Docente en Arquitectura (JIDA'21), UPC IDP; GILDA, 2021. ISBN: 978-84-9880-969-5, p. 525-539. doi: 58. 10.5821/jida.2021.10578
Cladera, T.; Crosas, C.; Galindo, J. (2021) Salty Urbanity”: City-Port Ecosystems in Small Port Cities. Portus Plus, n.12. http://hdl.handle.net/2099/12254
Crosas, C., Gómez, E.(2020), Barcelona Lockdown, UrbanNext; https://urbannext.net/barcelona-lockdown-2020/
Clua, A., Crosas, C., Parcerisa, J. (2020). ”An approach to visual interaction analysis of urban spaces. Central Barcelona as a case study", Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2021-03-28, p. 1-30. doi: 10.1080/17549175.2021.1886972
Crosas, C., Gómez, E., (2020) “Mapping Food and Health Premises in Barcelona: an Approach to Logics of Distribution and Proximity of Essential Urban Services”, International Journal of Geo-Information, v.9, n.12. pp. 1-25, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9120746
Crosas, C., Martí, J. (2020) “Hidden Water Balances. Strategies for an Ecosystemic Urbanism in the Vall Baixa of the Llobregat River”, ZARCH Journal of interdisciplinary studies in Architecture and Urbanism, n.15 (Dec 2020): pp.80-95. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.2020154809
Crosas, C. (2020) En la encrucijada de dos mundos y dos tiempos: El Vedado, “ensanche jardín” de La Habana. AU. Arquitectura y urbanismo. 41-1, pp.21-34. 2020. ISSN 1815-5898
Parcerisa, J.; Crosas, C.; Clua, A. (2019) Barcelona links: application of research by design to the study of urbanism. TAD Technology | Architecture + Design. v.3. n.1. pp.36-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/24751448.2019.1571796
Crosas, C. (2015) La Habana del deshielo: por un urbanismo social y mestizo. GeocritiQ. 2015, 186, pp.1-3. ISSN 2385–5096..
Crosas, C., Gómez, E. (2013) “In Paral.lel”, D’UR . Papers 04/2013, Barcelona, 2013, ISNN 2014-2196.
Crosas, C. (2013) ”Revelations about the shape of the city”, Palimpsesto. Quarterly Magazine on architectural issues n.7, Barcelona 2013, ISSN 2014-150
Crosas, C. (2012) “Second-to-last lessons on “urban matters”, Biblio 3W Vol. XVII, nº 976 (4), May 2012, ISSN: 1138-9796.
Crosas, C. (2011) “Mixed Facilities in Barcelona: Laboratory Eixample”, D’UR. Papers 02/2011, Barcelona, 2012, ISNN 2014-2196.
Crosas, C. (2010) “Havana’s El Vedado: garden, Ensanche and Downtown”, D’UR. Papers 01/2010, Barcelona, 2010, ISNN 2014-2196.
Crosas, C. Perea, J. (2009) “El Camp”’s Crossings , AT Magazine n.19. COAC-T, 2009, ISSN 1579-6515
Crosas, C. (2009) “Green City, central city. El Vedado. La Habana”. Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme, n.25, COAC, Barcelona, 2009.
Crosas, C. (2009) “Green grids, new nineteenth-century cities, Revista Iberoamericana de Urbanismo, n.01, 2009, ISSN 2013-6242.
Crosas, C.; Eizaguirre, X. (2007) "Ildefons Cerdà y Luís Yboleón Bosque. Idea y realidad de dos proyectos de ciudad". Revolución y cultura, n. 1 (2007), pp.54-57

Exhibitions

"The Rellevance of Seraching in Depth / L'actualitat d'una recerca Insistent", Laboratori d'Urbanisme 1969-2019, COAC Barcelona, 24/10 to 17/11 2019, with LUB Team
"Centralitat i Mixticitat a la Metròpolis Contemporània. [L'H] Polígon Carretera del Mig". L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 3-10/05/2018
“Metropolis Barcelona”, Management team member, AMB and Busquets, J. (curator), DHUB Barcelona, 01-04/2015
"Assajos sobre teixits industrials mixtos a la Metròpolis Contemporània. PIN Badalona", Badalona, 01-10/02/2016
“Palma: centrality and density in North Eixample”, Co-curator and coord. COAIB, Palma Mallorca, 03-04/2015
“Barcelona, Links / Barcelona, enlaces” Co-curator and designer (with Parcerisa, J.) Picasso Hall, COAC-Col.legi d’Arqutiectes de Catalunya , Barcelona, 10-11/2013
“Centro Habana: ideas and projects from Barcelona” Co-curator and designer (with Eixaguirre, X.) Picasso Hall, COAC, Barcelona, International Congress “Cuban-Catalan Architectures”, Barcelona 10/2009
“City’s newcomers. Manlleu 1905-2005” Co-curator and designer (with Casas, P.) Ter Industrial Legacy Museum, Museum, Manlleu (Barcelona), 11/05-06/2006

International workshops, seminars and conferences

Guest Tutor: “2020 BIADW-Busan International Architectural Design Workshop-Competition", Second Prize- Busan, August 2020
Prof. Co-cordinator of “On Infrastructure. 2nd PhD Research Seminar", 4th March 2019
Guest Tutor: “2018 BIADW-Busan International Architectural Design Workshop", Dong-seo University- Busan, 30th July - 4th August 2018
Prof. Coordinator of “Architectural Innovation. Inverted Urbanism”, UPC-IIT-Chicago, ETSABSummerschool 4th to 14nd July 2017.
Guest Tutor: “New Urban Agenda. RIBA International Week Charrette” , Londres 3rd to 7th July 2017.
Guest Tutor of “Old Landscapes and New Urbanities” - International Summerschool (organized by KU Leuven, participating Universidade do Minho, Istanbul Technical University). 28/09-08/09 2016
Prof. Coordinator of “Bcn Architecture, Art and the City” with Peking University, ETSAB 18th to 22nd July 2016.
Prof. Co-cordinator of “On the Road. PhD Seminar” with KULeuven, ETSAB January 2016.
Hosting Partner responsible of UPCycle - Cogenerative design strategies for a sustainable urban metabolism – (in collaboration ULB Brussels, IUAV Venice and Cosmopolis VUB Brussels) Erasmus, 23rd March-4th April 2014. Intensive Programme funded by the European Commission.
Hosting Partner responsible of Streetscape Territories: Spaces of Inclusion. Public Space as a tool for Social Cohesion and Diversity: a Multiple Reading of the Raval Neighbourhood, K.U.Leuven – T.U.Delft – Chalmers T.H. Göteborg – T.U.Bratislava – ESA Montpellier. 27th January-6th February. Erasmus Intensive Programme funded by the European Commission.
“MSM: cities, corners” in “Theory and Urban Projects. Honoring Manuel de Solà-Morales”, SIAMU Auditorium, Brussels, Louise (ULB) and Cosmopolis (VUB), 30th October 2013.
Guest Tutor of End of Line - Combining housing, facilities and transport infrastructure in Brussels - International Masterclass (in collaboration with Cosmopolis VUB Brussels), funded by the Government of Brussels-Capital Region.
5th International Seminar on Urban Research Barcelona-Buenos Aires, 2013, Referee/Reader, 13th June 2013.
“Città latino-americana: Maglie moderne a partire dal 1850”. Giiornate Internazionali di Studio sul Murattiano, Politécnico de Bari, Regione Puglia and Comune di Bari, 22nd April 2013
“The nerves of the Checkercboard: grid, layout and urbanization in La Habana (1863-1925), International Seminar “Cartography, Mobility and Urban transformations…” . PUC Santiago de Chile, 15th May 2013
Europan Forum of Results. Invited participant-winner. Wien, 18th-20th 2012
4th International Seminar on Urban Research Barcelona (papers with ISBN 978-84-615-1968-2), Referee/Reader, 11th July 2011.