What do the experts have to say? l Què en diuen els experts? l ¿Qué dicen los expertos?
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More than 100 professors of architecture and ingeniering from all over the world are manifesting their oppositiong against the construction of the tunnel for a high speed train next the the Sagrada Familia.
See the list of experts Pdf ocument (Catalan) |
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“To consciously endanger a World Heritage site is an act of thoughtless vandalism.”
Full letter from the professor Mark Schuster, Professor at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (EUA), sent to Sr. Rigol. Pdf document (English). We specially want to thank Prof. Schuster for sending us this letter and allowing us to be published. |
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"They are just laughing in the face of international conventions on world heritage"
The Spanish branch of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos), which advises Unesco, has launched a campaign to block the plan. It has sent letters and reports to local and national authorities, said the Icomos spokeswoman in Spain, María Rosa Suárez-Inclán. The Guardian. 26.04.2007 |
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“They say, ‘We will fix things as we go along.’ You cannot do that. It’s absolute recklessness.”
“This is a badly designed project”
“There is no such thing as zero risk,” he said in a telephone interview. “It is very unlikely the Sagrada Familia will collapse with the construction of the tunnel. But it is not unlikely that it could be damaged or suffer cracking.”
Jordi Bonet, who leads a group of 20 architects in the construction of the Sagrada Familia. Mr. Bonet rejected the government assurances. The New York Times . 10.06.2007 |
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"The twin track tunnel, as planned, will run some 25 m below ground under the water table in a layer of sand and weak clay. Its crown will be over 8 m below the surface, and some 6 m to one side of perimeter piles helping support the south facade, the last still under construction. (...) In the absence of guarantees against ground movements, the cathedral builders are concerned about possible structural damage as its enters its last decade under construction."
Spain's High-Speed Rail Route Worries Cathedral Builders
ERN. Engeneering News-Record. 05.09.2007 |
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[Nadie puede garantizar que no surjan grietas en los edificios próximos a las obras porque, dijo] "el riesgo cero, no existe".
Rafael Rodríguez, Director de infraestructura de la línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid-Barcelona-Figueres. Adif es la institución responsable de la construcción de infraestructuras ferroviarias de España.
EL PAÍS, 19.07.07 |
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"Aunque el riesgo cero no existe ni en esta obra ni en ninguna otra"
Vicente Gago, director de planificación del Adif. Adif es la institución responsable de la construcción de infraestructuras ferroviarias de España. EL PAÍS, 19.07.07 |
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"They will take the tunnel to 1.70 meters off a concrete wall that will separate it from the foundations of the temple. And, for several technicians, the truly dangerous thing is the construction of that wall, almost clearing the foundations of the temple"
"It is an illegal work [because it breaks the law] of Catalan Cultural Patrimony, that establishes in its article 35.3: "In the surroundings of the buildings of national interest (and the Sagrada Família certainly is) any earthwork is prohibited that entails serious alteration of the geomorphology and topography of the territory". So that we approved laws in Catalonia that we did not apply"
"The City council [of Barcelona] has approved a special protection plan that delimits the surroundings of the Sagrada Família to more than 40 meters from the foundations of the temple."
Jordi Abel, expert Lawyer in administrative Law, awarded with the medal of the Col·legi d'Advocats of Barcelona and adviser of the construction board of the Sagrada Família. Author of "Ley del Suelo. Derecho urbanístico y medioambiental´ (Bosch), his last work on city-planning law, that the utmost demanding technicians applaud like the best one in their scope. Interviewed by La Vanguardia, 19.07.2007 |
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