This work is divided into two distinct sections which largely reflected my contributions to the First International Seminar Lima developed at the Pontifical Catholic University of Lima in August 2010.The first section summarizes the process of making the city that are the essence of so-called Barcelona model and have achieved, in terms of strategic planning, Barcelona to be ¿on the map¿ of international best practice in urban design and public art The second section develops the issue of citizen participation in the process of making the city, from the experiences that our research center has launched in the neighborhoods of La Mina and Baró de Viver.

CApítol de llibre pendent de publicació a les Edicions Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Este trabajo surge del desarrollo de los proyecto HAR2009-13989-C02-01 y 2009SGR003 de la Generalitat de Catalunya