Leandro Madrazo
Barcelona (Spain)
A-Place project coordinator, full professor and director of the research group ARC Engineering and Architecture La Salle since its creation in 1999. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (1984), and later studied as Fulbright scholar in the master of architecture programmes at Harvard University and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) where he obtained a master’s degree (1988). From 1990 to 1999 he carried out his teaching and research work in the Department of Architecture and CAAD at ETH Zürich, where he obtained his PhD (1995). His teaching focuses on the integration of architecture theory and representation, art and media, as well as on housing studies and design methodology. Among other research projects, he has coordinated HOUSING@21.EU (2003–06), OIKODOMOS (2007–09, 2010–11), and OIKONET (2013-16) projects all of them funded by EACEA. He has been co-coordinator of the PROHABIT (2015-18) and has led the UMVA programme, carried out in conjunction with the Loop Festival, from 2012 to 2017.
Participated in:

A place in Can Trinxet - Can Trinxet as a place
Closing activities of the A-Place project in L'Hospitalet The programme (in Spanish
Posted on May 19, 2023

Newsletter #3: "We are expanding places"
During its third year, the A-Place project continued its efforts to connect individuals and communi
Posted on May 16, 2023

Madrazo, L., Zupančič, T., Pak, B. and Aparício, M. I. (2022) “Creating a Network of Places with Participatory Actions across Cities and Cultures”, The Journal of Public Space, 7(3)
The aim of the A-Place project is to address the problem of placelessness in our multicultural, and
Posted on April 04, 2023

Local placemaking activities 2021-22
This report is the follow-up of the planning of Deliverables 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 “Planning o
Posted on February 28, 2023

80.189
This video has been directed by Miquel Garcia with the recordings made by student of the course Syst
Posted on February 22, 2023

A journey to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
This video has been directed by Claudio Zulian with the recordings made by student of the course Sys
Posted on February 22, 2023

Exploring the sociophysical territory with audiovisual media
After the visual analysis of the cityscape, students of the course Systems of Representation 21/22 c
Posted on February 21, 2023

Madrazo, L., Martín, A., Hernández, M. Embedding learning places in a sociophysical territory: a case study in the city of L’Hospitalet. 3rd Research and Teaching Innovation Conference, La Salle Campus Barcelona, 25 January 2023
Within the framework of the A-Place project, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme 2019-23, we
Posted on February 06, 2023

ES_CULTURA public art festival
ES_CULTURA is a two-day festival organized by the School of Architecture La Salle in Plaça de
Posted on February 06, 2023

Collaborative collage workhsop
During the first semester of 2021-22, the students of the subject Systems of Representation at the L
Posted on December 22, 2022

ES_CULTURA open call - selected works
A programme of activities in the Plaça de la Cultura in L'Hospitalet taking place on 26 a
Posted on November 17, 2022

ES_CULTURA Public art festival in the Plaza de la Cultura
The aim of this competition is to carry out artistic interventions in the Plaza de la Cultura and it
Posted on September 09, 2022

Workshop "Creating a global network of places with digital media" at the New European Bauhaus Festival
As a reaction to the constraints brought about by the pandemic times, A-Place developed an online pl
Posted on June 07, 2022

Mapping Places
This installation at Plaza Blocs in Florida in Hospitalet, Barcelona, will be constructed with the t
Posted on May 17, 2022

Madrazo, L., Martín, A., Hernández, M., Llorens A.S. Emplacing architectural education in a sociophysical territory. AMPS Conference "A Focus on Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning and Research in the Modern Academy" 20-22 April, 2022
Placemaking can contribute to create learning places that are integrated into the community, rather
Posted on May 04, 2022


Ferreira, I., Aparício, M. I., Madrazo, L., Fonseca, N., Pereira, P., Pinto, R. An Empty Space, A Virtual Place: Cultural Life and Creative Solutions In Besieged Cities. Proceediings of the AMPS Conference “Cities in a Changing World: Questions of Culture, Climate and Design”, Series 24.1, 16-18 June, 2021
A-Place activities were planned to be carried out in the sociophysical territory, emb
Posted on February 21, 2022

Rapanta, C., Madrazo, L., Aparício, M. I., Fonseca, N., Pinto, R., & Verovšek, Š. (2021). "Assessing the Quality and Social Impact of Creative Placemaking Practices". Annales Series Historia et Sociologia, 31(3), 427-440.
Placemaking and creative placemaking aim at transforming public spaces by fostering new bonds betwee
Posted on January 17, 2022

Mapping and constructing places
This sequence of activities was carried out between April and November 2021. The aim was to involve
Posted on December 19, 2021

Local placemaking activities 2020-21
This report is the follow-up of the planning of Deliverables 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 “Planning o
Posted on November 29, 2021

Newsletter #2: "We are creating places"
Newsletter #2 summarizes the work done in the second year of the A-Place project, from October
Posted on November 29, 2021

Mapping the territory: Photographic survey
Third-year students of the subject Systems of Representation (SDR) carried out a photographic survey
Posted on November 19, 2021

Urban walk in La Florida neighbourhood
On June 22, 2021, we organized an urban walk through the neighbourhood of La Florida. in collab
Posted on November 17, 2021

Televisió L'H > installation in public spaces of Bellvitge
The collective artistic intervention of architecture and high school students in public spaces in th
Posted on November 09, 2021

Local newspapers > installation in public spaces of Bellvitge
The collective artistic intervention of architecture and high school students in public spaces in th
Posted on November 09, 2021

Crear Lugares - Creating Places - Art Centre Tecla Sala, L'Hospitalet
A two-day debate took place at the Art Centre Tecla Sala, in L’Hospitalet, on October 26 and 2
Posted on October 26, 2021

Digital platform
This document contains a description of the A-Place website describing the functionalities and inter
Posted on July 30, 2021

Power of Place
The image is set against the massive compound wall of the 8th century Sri Parthasarathy temple compl
Posted on July 29, 2021

The Unknown
The beach has always been one of my mom’s favourite places. This place was the last place I we
Posted on July 29, 2021

Spirituality descending upon Simplicity
In Old Cairo, I went up one of the minarets that overlooks a narrow traditional commercial street th
Posted on July 29, 2021

St. Mary chapel, Bellvitge
It is the place where my aunt and uncle got married, years later they divorced; besides, when I was
Posted on July 29, 2021

My favourite person
This is the place where I first I saw my brother, it was at this moment my life changed but now, he
Posted on July 29, 2021

From Russia with Love
A little over a year ago and in the middle of winter, I arrived in this wonderful city. When I was s
Posted on July 29, 2021

A-Place a Year After: Are We Constructing Places?
On November 17, 2020, a meeting took place during the LOOP Barcelona festival
Posted on July 21, 2021

A Confined Place Exhibition Film Panels
A3 panels of the section "Film" of the exhibition about the work of "A Confined Place
Posted on July 18, 2021

A Confined Place Exhibition Mixed Media Panels
A3 panels of the section "Mixed Media" of the exhibition about the work of "A Confine
Posted on July 17, 2021

A Confined Place Exhibition Photography Panels
A3 panels of the section "Photography" of the exhibition about the work of "A Confine
Posted on July 16, 2021

A Confined Place
The work done in “A Confined Place” was exhibited at the School of Architecture La Salle
Posted on July 14, 2021

Quality assessment report / Evaluation materials 2019-20
This document contains the quality assessment report on the placemaking activities carried out durin
Posted on June 30, 2021

AMPS Conference
A-Place will be present in the AMPS conference “Cities in a changing world”, which will
Posted on June 16, 2021

A Confined Place Exhibition Rollup
Roll up for the Exhibition about the work done in "A Confined Place".
Posted on June 15, 2021

A-Place : MAPPING Contest - Share your experiences of places
A-Place invites you to share with us your experiences with the places where you live or have lived d
Posted on May 10, 2021

Opening Ceremony
Video of the opening ceremony available on Youtube. The opening ceremony was the opport
Posted on May 09, 2021

Creation and communication in times of lockdown
In this session, organized by NOVA on April 28, 2021, we presented the work done in the three s
Posted on April 28, 2021

Open session: Creation and communication in times of lockdown
Presentation an discussion of the work carried out in "A Confined place", hosted by Nova U
Posted on April 27, 2021

Artistic interventions in times of lockdown with hybrid media
The purpose of this open call -opened from April 15 until May 31, 2020- was to create an online repo
Posted on April 01, 2021

Presentation and debate: “A Weaved Place. Screening of Film, Territorial Analysis and Debate”
On November 21, 2020, together with the screening of the video “TERRApolis. Puig D’Ossa&
Posted on March 30, 2021

Presentation and debate “A-Place a Year After: Are We Constructing Places?”
In order to partake the creative placemaking actions that the project has carried out across Europe
Posted on March 30, 2021

A Confined Place - Photography
A compendium of the photographic work representing the sense of place in time of confinement, carrie
Posted on March 22, 2021

Local placemaking activities 2019-2020
This report is the follow-up of the planning of Deliverables 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 “Planning o
Posted on January 31, 2021

Planning of local activities 2020-2021
This document contains the plans of the activities -placemaking interventions and festivals- to be c
Posted on January 31, 2021

A Confined Urban Vision
A short film competition “A Confined Urban Vision” was organised to explore and widen th
Posted on January 22, 2021

Mapping the territory: An analysis of the urban structure
The aim of this study of the city of L’Hospitalet was twofold: 1. To identify the strengt
Posted on January 15, 2021


Isolation
A kindergarten courtyard is now empty and silent when usually it is full of kids playing. It seems a
Posted on December 20, 2020

A Confined Urban Vision - WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
From June 23 to September 30, 2020, the short film competition “A Confined Urban Vision&r
Posted on December 18, 2020

Madrazo, L., Aparicio, M. I, Pak, B., & Zupančič, T. (2020), A-Place: Linking Places through Networked Artistic Practices. City Street conference 4, University of Ljubljana (online).
The purpose of A-Place “Linking places through networked artistic practices”, a project
Posted on September 24, 2020

Quality Assessment Plan
This document contains the quality assessment plan of the placemaking activities of the A-Place proj
Posted on September 22, 2020

City Street conference
A-Place will present a paper in the City Street conference organized by the Faculty of Architecture,
Posted on September 21, 2020

Signifying the territory: Interviews with local representatives
During April/May 2020 -in the time of confinement- the students of the course Systems of Representat
Posted on September 17, 2020

Mapping the territory: A (digital) exploration of Hospitalet
This blog contains the preliminary research made by the students of the subject Systems of Represent
Posted on July 31, 2020

Perception and representation of space in time of confinement with photographic media
These works were planned and carried out in the period of confinement, during March and April 2020,
Posted on April 26, 2020

'Hey you, out there, have a say, have a place!' – Masterclass on the interview methodology and practice with Zala
In order to get an insight into the views, opinions and attitudes towards AHiddenPlace by the differ
Posted on April 14, 2020

