Shifting to global urban development, Barcelona faces an intensifying housing crisis.

Shifting to global urban development, Barcelona faces an intensifying housing crisis. Oriol Barrachina of Cushman and Wakefield warns that without immediate measures, the situation will worsen significantly within three years. He advocates for converting obsolete office spaces into residential units to alleviate the shortage in a geographically constrained city. Meanwhile, on the other side of the continent, Baku is rapidly positioning itself as an epicenter for contemporary urban planning discussions. Anar Guliyev notes the city's emerging role as a key forum for exploring innovative solutions to modern urban challenges, contrasting with Barcelona's immediate crisis.