Politiques urbaines et ateliers de fabrication numérique (AFN) : fabriquer en ville pour fabriquer la ville – le cas de Barcelone

Abstract

The spread of makerspaces has become a global phenomenon. Mainly located in urban areas, these spaces provide urban dwellers with means of producing, designing, repairing and prototyping all kinds of objects. Since a few years, we have seen growing enthusiasm with urban powers for the maker movement practices. The objective of this article is to help understand the relationships between this phenomenon and urban institutions. Little has been written on how cities are implementing strategies to promote these practices. Thus, we here analyze the case of the city of Barcelona that is conducting an ambitious territorial operation by creating a public network of places dedicated to digital fabrication.