Scenic Path
Scenic Path Along Guixeres is a pedestrian and cycle path built on former gypsum mines in Igualada, Spain. The path forms part of a green ring planned around the city. The completed section is 800 metres long and covers 5,600 square metres. Three parallel strips shape the route. The central track of granitic sand, three metres wide, ensures continuity. The outer concrete track, 1.2 metres wide, uses luminescent aggregate for evening visibility and forms a lookout with rest areas. The inner plant ditch channels runoff and retains minor landslips.
Scenic Path Landscape Recovery by BATLLE I ROIG ARQUITECTURA was selected as an innovative example of architectural design by the A' Design Award & Competition. Scenic Path Landscape Recovery won the Golden A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design in 2021. The A' City Planning and Urban Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design recognition program which celebrates outstanding design of masterplans, zoning proposals, infrastructure designs, landscape blueprints, public space concepts, urban renewal projects, transit oriented developments, sustainable city designs and more.
