Interview with Clara Irazabal

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As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more

Interview with Romina Canna

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As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more

Interview with Lorena Vecslir

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As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more

Interview with David Martínez

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As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more

Interview with Antonio Lista

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As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more

Interview with Julia Koschinsky

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As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more

Territori 24 wins contest with their Urban Farm Retirement Home

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We’re thrilled to hear that Territori 24, the Barcelona-based architecture and urbanism firm cofounded by one of our faculty members Bet Alabern, has won the competition for a civic center and retirement home in the neighborhood of Baró de Viver in Barcelona’s Sant Andreu District. The proposal, based on sustainable principles and the optimization of the … Read more

Professor Bet Alabern leads a university course on Accessibility

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We are proud to announce that a course directed by one of our faculty and LAU member Bet Alabern, together with Carles Llop, has been chosen by the International University Consortium Menéndez Pelayo de Barcelona for its 2012 Fall program. The course, an Acces_sos initiative, is titled Accessibility amplified: Solutions for the management of public … Read more

Is Urbanism Over? A Controversial Debate

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In a place like Barcelona where the practice of urbanism has left such an indelible mark on the city and become a renowned model in and of itself, announcing the death of urbanism is almost akin to blasphemy. What does Vicente Guallart, director of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and newly appointed director … Read more

Joan Solà Wins Europan Award for Urbanism

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One of our program’s professors, Joan Solà Font, has been awarded as a runner-up in this year’s Europan11 competition for his project SC011 With its Skirt Hitched up/Con la Falda Remangá, together with Carles Crosas Armengol, Alvaro Pérez Otín, and Guillem Martínez Piera, for the Basque town of Sestao. Europan11′s topic this year was the … Read more

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