“Liquid margins”
A regenerative vision of the relationship between the city and water
The architect and landscape designer Miriam García is participating in the collective work 100 Words for Water: A Vocabulary (100 Words for Water: A Vocabulary), an international project that brings together thinkers, scientists, activists, philosophers, and architects from around the world to rethink our relationship with water.
The publication, edited by Eva Franch, Mireia Luzárraga, and Alejandro Muiño, proposes a new vocabulary and a set of conceptual tools for addressing water as a focal point for reflection and action in the context of the climate crisis. The book has been supported by the Architects’ Association of Catalonia and the Ramon Llull Institute, and is part of the Parlaments d’Aigua project: Projective Ecosocial Architectures, Catalonia in Venice’s proposal for the 2025 Biennale Architettura.
In his contribution, titled “Liquid Margins,” García envisions a future in which the dialog between water and the city is articulated thru new edges capable of integrating topography, soils, and vegetation with varying degrees of permeability. These margins, conceived as dynamic, multifunctional spaces, allow water to pass thru and adapt to its variations, from undulating flows to porous or fragmented structures.
The proposal suggests that “liquidity” be understood as an opportunity to establish new environmental and social equilibria, transforming the boundaries between bodies of water and the city. In this regard, the architect advocates for designing regenerative transitions that expand the biodiversity of riparian ecosystems and strengthen resilience to the effects of climate change.
100 Words for Water is presented as a collective, multidisciplinary reflection on the role of water in the habitability and development of territories, in which Miriam García’s contribution opens the door to imagining more flexible, inclusive, and sustainable urban landscapes.
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Click here to read the document: 100 Words for Water.