Barranco de Mogàn - From Periphery to Edge

Students: Sandro Laffranchi, Leopold Weinberg
Location: Group work in Canary-Islands
Date: February, 2006
Type: Research project, student work
How does the rapid growth of Playa de Mogan influence the pre-existing hierarchy between the coastal settlement and the more important uphill small town? Is there also here a sheer cut between the service and the served spaces? What is the role of the ‘Barranco’ in structuring this development? Is there a potential for the upper part of the valley?
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