Overview
- UPF started tearing down the last five Wellington Street blocks this week and says demolition will wrap up before the end of 2025.
- The project frees roughly 3,300 square meters beside the Mercat del Peix site to connect with the research hub, where centers are expected to begin opening in early 2027.
- About 320 one-ton Montjuïc stone blocks are being recovered from the buildings for donation to City Hall for use in heritage restorations.
- The university says all rehousing commitments from the 1992 Defence cession were honored, with the final home vacated three years ago.
- UPF plans a design competition for the new build, with flexible spaces that could include areas for doctoral students and added green space, and it targets broader completion around 2029.