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INTRODUCTION About us

Lab for Planning and Architecture (LPA) is an international practice operating in a multi-scale way in the field of bioclimatic design and urbanism, optimizing the principles of ecological and sustainable development to the singularities of regions with warm and hot climates. The production of innovative solutions (Lab), the design of visions & processes (Planning) and the construction places and spaces (Architecture) define the singular approach to urban design and planning of LPA.

LPA was founded in 2002, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), a city known by having the best weather in the world, and a privilege laboratory for testing the environmental and spatial potential of the geographies with “good weather”, and its connection with the advance practice of urbanism. LPA has offices in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Madrid.

The operative system of LPA is framed in the intersection of two ongoing revo-lutions: the emergence of an ecological era and the new possibilities offered by Information Technologies (IT). With the social dynamics and environmental singularities of the places with good weather—as raw material— and the po-tential of digital tools—as a processing tool—, LPA has developed its own work-ing methodology and has applied it in high sensitive environmental sectors such Leisure & Hospitality and Waterfronts & Maritime. The work of the office has been awarded in national and international competitions.

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VISION & PRINCIPLES

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ProjectConcurso de Ideas para el Desarrollo dela Actuación Puerto-Ciudad en Arrecifede Lanzarote

LocationLanzarote, Spain

Year2004

ClientPort Authority of Las Palmas

StatusInvited Competition

Size9 Ha

Scope of WorkUrban PlanningUrban DesignLandscape ArchitectureMobility Infrastructures

ServicesMaster PlanningLandscape DesignInfrastructure Design

The pedestrian linking of multiple islets and reefs articulates the projectARRECIFE WATERFRONT & MARINA

Arrecife is the capital of Lanzarote (Canary Islands). It has a unique geographical location formed by a group of rocky reefs, puddles and islets that constitute and make its coastal front singular. The most interesting part of its history is the effort to communicate the islets and urbanize the “puddles”. The bridge “Puente de Las Bolas”, built in the late sixteenth century, and the pool of San Gines are some of the best examples to do this. Our intervention strategy consolidates this pattern of growth along the waterfront and the port.The project consists of the extension of two pedestrian pathways along the coastal front, creating new pools and communicating the existing islets. The resulting loop generates urban spaces where new uses are placed. The crossings of the loop generate nodes that host kiosks, meeting places and water-taxi stations.

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Lab for Planning and Architecture

Credits (LPA + UNStudio)Project DirectorsJuan Palop-CasadoBen Van Berkel Astrid Piber

Design TeamBonifacio Jiménez (Team Leader)Beatriz de la TorreDavid Martín

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International Ideas Competition Shortlisted

PartnershipUNStudio, Amsterdam