IN-PERSON Prague Research & Teaching Conference
Abstract
Educational architecture serves as a powerful framework for transferring knowledge to society, shaping cities and communities as the end recipients of students’ learning outcomes. Graduated architects, in particular, have a significant impact, as their skills directly influence urban spaces and contribute to the built environment, reflecting both educational insights and community needs.This paper seeks to bridge the gap between universities and society by exploring how educational knowledge, particularly in architecture and urban planning, can extend beyond classrooms and influence everyday life. This point highlights the idea that universities are not just places for theoretical learning but can act as dynamic centers for innovation and societal impact. It aims to demonstrate how academic insights and skills acquired by students can be applied practically to enhance community spaces, public infrastructure, and sustainable practices, the paper emphasizes a framework where universities serve as hubs of innovation, actively transferring theoretical knowledge into practical applications that benefit society’s daily functions, and foster a stronger connection between academia and the community. The paper will conduct a mixed method strategy to test and evaluate the students’ opinions and perspectives from different study cases (Europe, Middle East, UK) in collaboration with other stakeholders of academics, practitioners. The paper finding is to shape a framework that connects university education with broader societal needs by establishing a dynamic, iterative learning process. The framework prioritizes “connective learning,” where students not only acquire knowledge but actively test and refine their skills in community-focused projects, allowing theory to transform into impactful practice. This iterative model fosters adaptive learning, where universities become catalysts for sustainable development, social innovation, and knowledge exchange.
Professor Aburamadan is an Assistant Professor at Applied Science Private University. With over 20 years of experience and £700,000 in grants, she has worked extensively in sustainable built environments and urban planning, in connection with educational field including areas such as urban farming, community engagement, and socio-economic local development. Her research spans various fields, including refugee studies in collaboration with agriculture and urban development, the impact of urban farming on urban regeneration (with case studies in the MENA region).
Carlos Tapia, PhD. architect and Professor at Department of History, Theory and Architectural Composition in the Higher Technical School of Architecture in Seville, Spain. Visiting Scholar at Instituto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Vice-director of the Master in Sustainable city and Architecture (U. Seville) and member of the doctorate program (U. Seville). Deputy Coordinator of the Laboratory for Socio-Spatial Studies and Epistemologies of the South and researcher of the Institute of Architecture and Building Science (IUACC) at University of Seville. In addition, he is a researcher of the group OUT_Arquias, investigation in the limits of the architecture. He investigates the ‘symptoms of contemporaneity’, and at this moment, he develops two related investigations: ‘Critique and Epistemology of Future City’s Dream’ and ‘Space and Negativity’. Codirector journal Astragalo, culture of architecture and the city.
Victoria is a PhD candidate at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. She holds a double master’s degree in Building Engineering-Architecture at the University of Salerno, Italy, and the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. Victoria’s research interests are particularly oriented toward the field of digitalisation of Cultural Heritage and AI technologies. Her extensive experience includes teaching activities, with a specific focus on architectural surveying and the application of BIM management to heritage assets. In addition, she was involved in a wide range of architectural and restoration projects as a BIM Coordinator/Manager in Italy. She is currently a visiting researcher at the Faculty of Engineering and Digital Technologies (FEDT) at the University of Bradford (UK), where she collaborates with the Artificial Intelligence and Visual Computing Research Unit developing ML and DL applications for point cloud segmentation and classification in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Thursday 12th June, 2025