Traditionally, in our productive landscapes the fertile land is usually found in the plains of the valleys. As a result, this type of land had the highest value, and therefore, was kept unbuilt to ensure primary production. As architecture can deal with adverse topography, such as steep slopes, constructions were built in adjacent areas and freed all the land with favourable conditions for food production. However, the expansion model of urban areas set economic pressure on the plain and fertile fields, becoming more profitable building houses than cultivating the land.
Our proposal for Sant Climent de Llobregat aims to reverse this trend, highlighting the value of the land as a productive resource over the value of the land as an available base for buildings. The proposal will help to diversify the different values of the land and architecture will take the land not suitable for food production but suitable to build. This is the reason why we claim KEEP THE FIELDS!