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2022 SEMINAR

The seminar was developed as a classroom activity in the environment of the Seminar of the Department of Applied Mathematics and is included in the activities of the E.T.S. of Architecture for the week of June, from 20th to 26th.

Architecture has always played a vital role in transforming communities, sections of society, and even a single life. Although architects have always been known for their luxurious and cutting-edge projects; it is architects that can break these boundaries and play a vital role in changing the lives of, the climate and natural disasters, refugees, and war victims. In areas of the world where vulnerable people live below the poverty line a simple low-cost home, with a roof, that will not blow away in a storm is the ultimate luxury.

A shelter that will not be submerged in floods or destroyed in a saline environment saves the lives of communities, and public buildings that will withstand even the most severe earthquake changes the lives of societies, giving them security in times of disaster. Finally, refugees with nothing need a safe place, an address, to start again. For these vulnerable sections of our society, a home, a shelter, or building a new community can be life-changing. MDM Architects aim is to change the lives of vulnerable members of society through innovative architecture.

Facing the current environmental crisis is one of the greatest challenges for humans and makes it irremediably necessary to add planning to the set of urban policies carried out to reduce future risks and respond to the challenges posed by society. Its integrating role of different visions on the territory - environmental, social and economic - can be fundamental to achieve the goals set.

The study of biodiversity or the valuation of ecosystem contributions is not a novel issue in other fields of research, but it is relatively recent in the urban discipline. The importance of ecosystems and their contributions to improve territorial resilience and thereby optimize the adaptive capacity of cities and regions to the environmental crisis will be key in the future and hence the importance of integrating different visions in it. In this line, we want to discuss the importance of research in the field and especially the synergies that can be established with other disciplines ranging from mathematics to biology through educational projects that can be carried out from teaching to improve the dissemination of these issues among citizens.

These issues will be addressed through a brief presentation of the research carried out within the framework of the doctoral thesis and the initiatives carried out in collaboration with different City Councils to introduce bioclimatic aspects through undergraduate training and the Service Learning methodology, relating both issues to the professional world and the future importance of these actions