Organizacija mednarodne razstave Zaragoza 2008 je poskus, da bi se to špansko mesto za nekaj mesecev znašlo v ospredju pozornosti globalne scene. Vendar pa je razstava predvsem argument za kataliziranje in pospeševanje uresničitve ogromnega projekta urbanega restrukturiranja in obnove, katerega najpomembnejši cilj je na novo opredeliti pomen Zaragoze. Redefiniranje identitete mesta, da bi obnovilo svojo vlogo enega najpomembnejših mest v državi, je v današnjem času a Zaragozo izjemno omembno. Razloga sta naslednja: njena geografska lega v notranjosti Španije in sedanji status železniškega vozlišča za progo hitrih vlakov, ki povezujejo Barcelono in Madrid, predstavljata tveganje za mesto, da bi se soočilo s postopno izolacijo in se znašlo med kraji sekundarne pomembnosti. Zato je Zaragoza potrebovala potrditev sposobnosti, da lahko izoblikuje referenčni model mesta, ki je popolnoma vključeno v socialne, gospodarske in kulturne dinamike, ki vodijo nacionalno sceno, obenem pa nedvomno poskuša doseči mednarodno prepoznavnost.
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The celebration of the Zaragoza 2008 International Exhibition represented an attempt to place this Spanish city in the limelight of the global scene for a few months but, above all, has been an argument to catalyse and accelerate the realisation of a large-scale
project of urban restructuring and renovation aiming primarily at redefining the position of Zaragoza. Redefining the city’s identity to restore its position as one of the country’s most important cities has become a pressing need for Zaragoza at present, since its geographical position in Spain’s interior and its current status as a rail junction on the high-speed
line connecting Barcelona and Madrid posed the risk of the city facing gradual isolation and relegation to a kind of second-class location. It was therefore necessary for Zaragoza to assert its capacity to constitute a referential model of a city fully immersed in the social, economical and cultural dynamics leading the national scene but, undoubtedly, also trying to achieve international exposure.
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