Urbidermis
Since 1987, Urbidermis has been committed to improving urbanity through beautiful, socially responsible and environmentally conscious design. Born to renew the urban landscape of Barcelona in anticipation of the 1992 Olympics, the company has built a reputation of innovation in urban lighting, street furniture, micro-architecture and urban landscaping. Today, Urbidermis is leading the movement to reimagine cities that are greener, more connected and more human. The company collaborates with architects, landscape architects, lighting designers, urban planners and public administrations to help craft public spaces that are more uplifting, more sociable and more sustainable in cities across the globe.
Initially forged to supply North America with high-quality, well-designed European products for outdoor settings, the Landscape Forms-Urbidermis partnership has grown and evolved into a larger mission to change the very fabric of urban design and planning. Since 2006, the partnership has borne witness to the development and transformation of cities towards more sustainable and more human models, giving rise to quality urban environments imbued with biodiversity and designed to bolster the physical, mental and social health of their inhabitants. The resulting spaces work to turn the spotlight of city life onto citizens and nature, endowing spaces public and private with beauty, biophilia and diversity in design.
Introducing The Living City: Urbidermis & the Evolving Urban Ecosystem
Urbidermis envisions their domain as “the living city,” a view that sees the very fundamental layer of our cites to be alive, evolving, interconnected and interdependent. Follow along as we share The Living City, a series of short films documenting this perspective and the potential it holds to transform urbanism as we know it.
The Living City: Level Zero
Born out of the landmark urban transformation surrounding Barcelona's '92 Olympic Games, Urbidermis possesses a unique understanding of what it means to revolutionize a city. Learn more about this powerful origin story, and discover how Urbidermis is translating this experience into a path forward for more inclusive, connected, and re-naturalized 21st century cities worldwide.
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The Living City: Inclusive Perspectives
Inspiring Non-Prescriptive Space Design Urbidermis envisions their domain as "the living city," a view that sees the very fundamental layer of our cities to be alive, evolving, interconnected and interdependent. Follow along as we share The Living City, a series of short films documenting this perspective and the potential it holds to transform urbanism as we know it.
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The Living City: The 21st Century Street
The Urbidermis vision for a city in equilibrium is coming to life in Barcelona. A collaborative effort with some of the most influential voices in environmentalism, architecture, planning and design, learn about how this next chapter in Barcelona’s evolution is an archetype for restoring balance to urban systems worldwide.
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The Living City: Renaturalizing Urbanism
Explore Urbidermis' Belloch Forestal, an innovative nursery that combines leading research and technology with proven methods of regenerative agriculture to sustainably cultivate the palette of resilient, biodiverse and highly beneficial greenery for the 21st century city.
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The Living City: The city as a technological artifact
More and more, the modern city can be seen as a network of interconnected technology. And the continued irruption of new technologies offers us big opportunities to improve how we live together in cities. Powering this path forward is Urbidata by Urbidermis, a platform that helps us draw new connections that elevate urban living and put the citizen at the center.
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