Ildefons Cerdà

The plan of the extension of Barcelona in 1859

The realized extension plan of Barcelona

Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (23 December 1815 – 21 August 1876) was a Catalan-Spanish urban planner, civil engineer, politician. He developed a new urban theories, including the extension plan of Barcelona 19th-century.

Other websites

• Ildefons Cerdà. Personalitat i ideologia
• Biography Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Fifteen articles on Ildefons Cerdà, his work and its impact on the City of Barcelona, Barcelona Metropolis, Autumn 2009.