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January 2, 2013
Desde ecosistema urbano os deseamos…

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December 19, 2012
Today we introduce Blanca Abramek, an architecture student who did an internship with us last spring/summer. She did a great work actively helping us with the design and selection of contents for a book about Dreamhamar that we are now (finally!) finishing.

In her own words:
I’m in my final year of Architecture and Graphic Design at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA. As researcher at the Positive Psychology Center, I am investigating the relationship between urban design and well- being.
Because of my interest in fine arts, cultural anthropology, psychology and film I like to look at design from a holistic perspective. In my opinion architecture relies on an interdisciplinary exchange in which lies the opportunity for architects to seek broader strategies for impact. I believe that in today’s world we, architects and urban designers, need to seek radical new channels of influence that move design away from focusing only on providing professional services and toward a more ambitious role of cultural leadership in the built and social environments.

Here is a short summary about Blanca:
Occupation: Student
Interests: Dance, travel
City/country: Warsaw, PL
Social profiles: @tendrebarbare
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Both photos were taken at our office in Madrid. The first –amazing– one is by Emilio P. Doiztúa.
November 21, 2012
Como clausura de la presencia del Pabellón de España en la Bienal de Venecia, este jueves 22 de Noviembre tendrán lugar las micro conferencias y mesa redonda sobre LA INNOVACIÓN EN ARQUITECTURA en el Aulario de Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios a las 19.00 horas.
Modera el evento Martha Thorne y lo presentan Antón García Abril y Débora Mesa (Ensamble estudio), comisarios del Pabellón de España en la Bienal de Venecia 2012.

Para más información: spain-lab
Relacionado: La instalación de Ecosistema Urbano en la Bienal
November 13, 2012
Today we introduce Serena Chiacchiari, an Italian architect who’s doing right now an internship with us, being mainly involved in our proposal for the competition in Kiruna. Enjoy her introduction and the great photos from her trips around the world!

In November 2010 after graduating in Architecture in Rome I decided to go to Australia and New Zealand for a period. I was there 2 months, trying to visit as much as I could, from big cities to wild nature. When I came back I decided that what I had studied wasn’t enough so I started a professional master about sustainable architecture in IED Torino. The trip around Australia, where everything is so extreme, inspired me. I started asking myself “Is it possible to live without wasting what nature gives us?”, “Can we as architects help not to waste it?”. So I moved to Turin where I started studying the main elements of sustainable architecture.
Apart from theory, we had 3 workshops, one of which was held by “Arcò”, a young group of Italian architects, who helped us to understand how to build in extreme conditions with poor materials like earth, sand and tires. This workshop was awe-inspiring for me and I decided that I would like to start my architectural career in a young and active studio. I was very happy when I knew that I could have my internship in Ecosistema Urbano, which reflects perfectly my idea of what architecture should be: FUNNY, SUSTAINABLE AND PEOPLE’S.
This experience is very important for me because my passion has always been to travel and meet different cultures and this is the best way to do it!

Here is a short summary about Serena:
Occupation: Architect
Interests: Architecture, photography, travel, sports
City/country: Rome/Italy
Web: www.serenachiacchiari.com
Online profiles: Facebook, Linkedin
November 7, 2012
Belinda Tato and Jose Luis Vallejo will be teaching at the Master in Work Space Design organized by the IE School of Architecture and Design, which will take place next year. They will be conducting the Design and Technology Lab with attended sessions in London and Madrid and on line sessions during winter 2013.
‘The Master in Work Space Design is a pioneering program based on analyses, skills and strategies for understanding and proposing creative ideas for the changing work place. The complex issues affecting the work environment, business and the individual today must take into account changes in technology, new forms of communication, increasing globalization, sustainability and of course, stakeholders’ expectations. Within the Master of Work Space Design all these issues will be explored and the most innovative solutions will be developed’.
Next you can see the prospectus of the Master:
There will be a roundtable next November 23 at RIBA, London, with the topic ‘What’s next in workspaces; designing with change‘.
More information:
Master in Work Space Design: Official site
Roundtable: Registration
November 5, 2012

On November 15th-17th leading architects, artists, scholars, and industry from all over the Globe will meet up in Aarhus, Denmark to shape the media architecture of the future, and to discuss how media architecture is about to change cities.
What happens when heat sensitive concrete ‘freezes’ the shadows of passers-by, or when a façade turns into a screen by means of thousands of tiny LED lights? What happens to architecture, people, and cities, when buildings turn into a type of digital media and allows citizens to communicate with each other in completely new ways?
Questions like these are increasingly relevant, as media architecture gains ground in cities all over the world. And they will be top of the agenda when media architecture experts meet up in Aarhus in November. Among the speakers will be media artists Ben Rubin, architect and designer Jason Bruges, Bjarke Ingels Group, Gehl Architects, professor of architecture Antonio Saggio, professor of media archaeology Erkki Huhtamo – and many more.
The biennale also features an exhibition, awards, industry sessions, workshops, an iPad compendium, and a gala dinner.

You can still register until 8 November 2012. Just a couple of days left!
More information:
Official website: mab12.mediaarchitecture.org
Social media: Facebook + Twitter
October 22, 2012
¿Qué es CONTESTED_CITIES?
CONTESTED_CITIES es una red internacional de acción, investigación e intercambio de investigadores en la cual participan ocho universidades europeas y latinoamericanas de Madrid (UAM), Leeds, México D.F., Querétaro, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires y Rio de Janeiro. El proyecto comienza en Octubre de 2012 y durará hasta Septiembre de 2016.
¿De qué temáticas se ocupa?
CONTESTED_CITIES investiga, desde una perspectiva crítica con los actores políticos tradicionales y comprometida con los movimientos sociales, las consecuencias del modelo neoliberal en las ciudades europeas y latinoamericanas. Efectúa un análisis comparativo de las variadas geografías y políticas de gentrificación, de los múltiples impactos de las políticas neoliberales en la vida urbana y de las estrategias de resistencia, lucha y reapropiación del espacio urbano por los movimientos sociales en Europa y América Latina.
A continuación os dejamos la convocatoria del seminario para mañana martes 23 de octubre:
CONTESTED_CITIES: Acto de Inauguración en el Departamento de Ciencia Política y RR.II. de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Martes 23 de octubre de 11.00 a 14.00 horas
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Derecho, Edificio de Ciencias Económicas, Jurídicas y Políticas, c/Marie Curie 1, Primera Planta, Aula 3
Al acto de inauguración está invitado Fernando Díaz Orueta, profesor de la Universidad de La Rioja, que expondrá sobre Ciudad, neoliberalismo y crisis. Y a continuación, Víctor Delgadillo (Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México), María Carman (Universidad de Buenos Aires) y Marcelo Lopes de Souza (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) discutirán sus respectivas investigaciones relacionadas con las diferentes vertientes del proyecto. En el programa adjunto se especifican los títulos de las intervenciones.
CIUDAD, CRISIS Y RESISTENCIA. Diálogos entre activismo y ciencia.
Martes, 23 de Octubre de 18.00 a 21.00 horas
La Corrala (UAM), c/Carlos Arniches 3-5, Lavapiés
Intercambio de ideas y debate con militantes en diferentes colectivos de activistas, artistas-militantes y de reflexión militan-te-académica, entre otros: Observatorio Metropolitano, Universidad Nómada, Todo Por la Praxis, Basurama, Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH), Asamblea de Vivienda de Madrid, Asamblea de Vivienda de Usera, y muchos más.
La asistencia al seminario es gratuita para todos los participantes.
Para más información: contested-cities.net