Moro Zeit Urban Axis, Valencia

Abstract

In 1992 public Institutions thought about the recovery of Valencia Old Town. with an important built heritage and some of their quarters in a situation of deep social, economic and architectural degradation. Into that scene it was signed an Agreement between the City Council and Regional Government (RlVA), in order lo create Plan RIVA. This one outlines a series of social. economic, urban and architectural objectives lo improve the quality of the residents' life and lo attract new neighbours, lo energize trade and associations and lo preserve the existent built heritage.
The Plan RI VA is rewarded in 1998 such as one of the 100 Best Practices, as a complete performance in the old town of Valencia. It’s continuous development along the years goes configuring environments that can be defined as finished. With this appellative they define areas that have finish ed their physical rehabilitation and their social and economic regeneration. As upgrade of the Plan already presented, u intends now the result of one of those completed areas, which is the Moro Zeit Urban Axis.
The great scale urban renovation began in 1996 in the centre of the Barrio de Velluters, in the scene of the European operative program URBAN. 11is now completed with the realization of the proposed area, as an important artery 01 connection of this quarter with the rest of the historical centre. The initiative has required the coordination of all the agents interveners, public and private, with periodic meetings of different work groups that have adjusted the final quantitative and qualitative parameters .