Global connections: spaces for communication, research, and innovation
Includes bus, audio guide and snack.
Advance booking required
Schedule
29/06/2026 | 9:00-14:00 | Spanish
01/07/2026 | 9:00-14:00 | English
30/06/2026 | 14:30-19:30 | Spanish
02/07/2026 | 14:30-19:30 | English
03/07/2026 | 14:30-19:30 | Catalan
Meeting point: CCIB headquarters.
Final Stop: CCIB headquarters.
Mode: By bus and on foot.
Although architecture is often associated with the analog world, it remains the essential container for enabling all the operations required in a hyper-connected and highly technologized reality that seeks to construct a parallel digital realm. This includes pioneering research centres and data management facilities, as well as the infrastructures that transmit such data—now part of a global market in which information is more than ever the foundation of power.
As a backdrop, the enduring presence of primary goods persists: the shipping containers in the harbour and the travellers aboard cruise ships that arrive in the city each day, paradoxically emptying it of content.
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Highlights:
Biomedical Research Centre of Barcelona (PRBB)
Collserola Telecommunications Tower
VHIR Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca
The sites included in this route will be expanded in the coming days.
Accessibility: Easy route suitable for most people. It includes short walking sections, mainly flat and paved, although some areas may have reduced accessibility or uneven surfaces, such as sand or gentle slopes.
Additional information
Ticket purchase is exclusively reserved for individuals holding a valid Congress pass. Each accredited attendee may purchase up to three tickets: one for personal use and a maximum of two for guests (guests are not required to hold a Congress pass).
Tickets are personal and non-transferable, and are valid only for the selected date and time. Changes, cancellations, or refunds are not permitted.
Participants are advised to arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the start of the activity; late arrival may result in being unable to join the visit.
The duration of the visit is approximate and may vary due to organisational or safety reasons.
The organisation may request documentation to verify ticket ownership. More information is available in the Official Congress Itineraries Terms and Conditions here.
Group size: maximum 28 people.
Final stop: The buses on the afternoon routes will also make a final stop at Tres Xemeneies site in Sant Adrià de Besòs.
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Photo Credits: Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona ©Luba Kavelich; Torre de Telecomunicacions de Collserola ©Luba Kavelich.