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Solar energy as a form giver for future cities Curreli, Alessandra Serra Coch, Glòria Isalgué Buxeda, Antonio Crespo Cabillo, Isabel Coch Roura, Helena Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Tecnologia de l'Arquitectura Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Expressió Gràfica Arquitectònica I Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. AIEM - Arquitectura, energia i medi ambient Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Urbanisme::Impacte ambiental Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Arquitectura sostenible Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar tèrmica::Radiació solar Urban morphology -- Eixample (Barcelona, Spain) Solar radiation -- Eixample (Barcelona, Spain) Solar energy Urban morphology Solar access Renewable energies Reuse Cities Energy Morfologia urbana -- Eixample (Barcelona, Catalunya) Radiació solar -- Eixample (Barcelona, Catalunya) Energia solar Energy is considered as a main influence on urban configurations. However, there is a difficulty on translating the city models based on theoretical renewable energy concepts into practical applications. This study considers the possibility of understanding this future model as a transformation of the existing urban centres. With this objective, a methodology to intervene in existing cities based on the study of solar access is developed. Therefore, an analysis of solar potential in relation with urban morphology is carried on through a simulation software in l’Eixample, a neighbourhood of Barcelona. The distribution of the sun factor in the different areas of the building blocks envelope displays possible morphological modifications that would facilitate solar energy collection. Consequently, the analytical method presented could be applied to regulate urban interventions with the aim of obtaining more solar energy based cities. Postprint (published version) 2016-07-14 Article Curreli, A., Serra, G., Isalgue, A., Crespo, I., Coch, H. Solar energy as a form giver for future cities. "Energies", 14 Juliol 2016, vol. 9, núm. 7, p. 544-556. 1996-1073 https://hdl.handle.net/2117/97268 10.3390/en9070544 eng http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ Open Access 13 p. application/pdf application/pdf