IN-PERSON Barcelona Livable Cities. Section A
Abstract
This lecture examines the concept of dwelling as a unifying framework for addressing contemporary challenges in housing and public space development, particularly in relation to sustainable development. It draws on insights from two recently completed European projects. A-Place (2019–2023), co-funded by the Creative Europe programme, focused on strengthening a sense of place and belonging in multicultural and interconnected societies. Through creative, community-based activities involving residents, artists, students, educators, local authorities, and cultural organizations, the project fostered cross-cultural connections in six European cities by linking local experiences and interpretations of place. RE-DWELL (2020–2024), an EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie research network, aimed to advance affordable and sustainable housing in Europe. It brought together early-stage researchers, universities, and partner institutions through transdisciplinary collaboration in three interconnected areas: design, planning and construction, community participation, and policy and financing.
Full Professor, School of Architecture La Salle. Leandro Madrazo, earned his degree in Architecture from the School of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ETSAB-UPC) and completed a Master’s in Architecture at UCLA and Harvard University as a Fulbright scholar. He obtained a PhD from ETH Zürich, where he also taught and conducted research from 1990 to 1999. Since 1999, he has been teaching and researching at La Salle School of Architecture, Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona. His research focuses on sustainable and affordable housing, urban regeneration, digital tools in architecture, and architectural education. He has coordinated several European projects on sustainable housing and urban development, including A-Place, RE-DWELL, TIMEPAC, OIKONET , OIKODOMOS , and SEMANCO, as well as nationally funded research such as PROHABIT and BARCODE HOUSING SYSTEM. His work has been widely published in journals, conferences and books. His most recent edited volumes include “Global dwelling: Intertwining Research, Community participation and Pedagogy” and “A-Place. Linking places through networked artistic practices”.
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Friday 18th July, 2025