TORRENT T’EM-PLAÇA JOURNEYS


From 21 to 23 November, at the initiative of the Association of Torrentino architects “TAUT Center Històric” and with the purpose of discussing “the conservation and activation of the urban heritage of the Historic Center of Torrent as a sustainable source of resources and quality improvement of Life of residents and citizens, “a conference has been held in the building of the Nou Mercat, an emblematic work of new quality architecture in the center of the city. During the conference, Víctor García Gil, as director of the team drafting the Special Plan for Protection and Interior Reform (PEPRI) and the Catalog of Protections of the Historical Center, presented the work done and defended the urgent need to conclude the process. In this regard, he agreed with other experts, local architects and neighbors. In his presentation, the architect of AUG-ARQUITECTOS, SLP defended the need to approach an integrated urban regeneration operation, according to what was included in the plan, as the only perspective capable of providing a certain guarantee of success, given the complexity of the problems presented by the Historic center, scene of a growing depopulation.