2.1 What are the main similarities and differences between the most representative tissues of Barcelona and New York?

i. They are similar in terms of streets, street blocks, plots and buildings; one major distintion between the two cities is the number of buildings erected after the mid-tweentieth century.

ii. Both cities have a regular pattern of streets and buildings (alignment and height); Barcelona is made of squared street blocks and New York is made of rectangular street blocks.

iii. Both cities have a regular pattern of streets and buildings alignment; the form of street blocks and plots, and particularly the height of buildings are different in Barcelona and New York.