LANDLAB takes part in Plou prou?
We are delighted to take part in Plou prou?, a research, debate, and experimentation project that invites us to rethink the relationship between water, architecture, and the city in the context of the climate crisis.
The project stems from the recognition that Barcelona, like many contemporary cities, faces major challenges in managing its water resources, particularly in the face of increasingly frequent periods of prolonged drought and intense rainfall. Against this backdrop, Plou prou? proposes new ways of understanding water not as an isolated resource, but as part of a broader territorial, ecological, and social system.
The initiative originated from the finalist proposal for the Catalan Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, developed by Cierto Estudio, H3O Architects, and Metrònom. It has now evolved into a collective platform for exploring alternative approaches to more sustainable and context-sensitive water management.
Within this framework, Miriam García, founding partner of LANDLAB, joins Arnau Pascual and Marcos Navarrete in a conversation on water, territory, and ecological infrastructure in the face of climate change. The discussion takes Montjuïc as both a case study and an active landscape from which to reflect on the relationships between the city, the environment, and shared resources.
LANDLAB’s participation builds on a longstanding practice and research agenda focused on adapting cities and territories to climate change. From this perspective, landscape and green-blue infrastructure are understood as tools for restoring natural water cycles, reducing vulnerability to droughts and floods, and creating more resilient and liveable urban environments.
Throughout July, Plou prou? transforms the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion into a space for experimentation around the relationship between architecture, infrastructure, and rainwater. The installation proposes an alternative approach to managing and using the water in the Pavilion’s main pool, exploring how design and ingenuity can contribute to a more circular use of resources while establishing a more sensitive relationship with Montjuïc’s natural and social context.
Conceived as an open and multidisciplinary platform, the project brings together artistic, theoretical, scientific, and spatial perspectives. It features research and conversations by Marina Garcés, Pol Guasch, Pol Esteve, Miriam García, Marcos Navarrete, Arnau Pascual, and Marina Povedano, alongside a performative dance by Jou Serra + Aurora Bauzà & Pere Jou, and a gastronomic and musical event by Tiberi Club and Clara Aguilar. The exhibition design has been developed by Gracias Grecia.
Plou prou? thus transforms one of the icons of modern architecture into a temporary laboratory from which to address an increasingly urgent question: how can we redesign our cities to live differently with water in a changing climate?
Organised by: Cierto Estudio / H3O Architects / Metrònom
Collaborators: Gracias Grecia / Tiberi Club + Clara Aguilar / Jou Serra + Aurora Bauzà & Pere Jou
Researchers: Marina Garcés / Pol Guasch / Pol Esteve / Miriam García / Marcos Navarrete / Arnau Pascual / Marina Povedano
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