Along July 2014 two important conferences on urban matters took place: the 21th International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF) from 3 to 6 in Porto, Portugal, and the 16th International Planning History Society (IPHS) in St. Augustine, Florida. The subjects were «Our Common Future in Urban Morphology» for the ISUF and “Past as Guide to Sustainable Futures” for the IPHS. In both cases, we’ve had a perfect organizati
In Barcelona, along the coming month of June, a cycle of public conversations will be held about the social and physical situation of Ciutat Vella, the historic center. The cycle is organized by independent local associations and will meet five different places around Ciutat Vella. More information here (in SPANISH and CATALAN): FACEBOOK EVENT You can also follow the #xerradesxcv on twitter. (the aerial picture is by
This is the dissertation of Alessandro Scarnato for his PhD title, in ESTAB school of architecture of Barcelona. Juanjo Lahuerta, ETSAB (left), Paola Di Biagi, IUAV (right) and Joan Busquets, Harvard (right edge) have been the members of the jury who gave the maximum evaluation, «cum laude» to the research led by Alessandro Scarnato under the supervision of Antonio Pizza, ETSAB (in the center). The research deals wit
