Klaudio Muca holds a degree in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano and is an R&D architect at CEBRA a Danish architectural office. CEBRA investigates the impact of the built environment on people through two initiatives the tech startup Common Sense and the research unit WISE, which recently launched the WISE Journal a publication on the relationship between architecture, humans and human activities. In this session, Klaudio talks about how his work in the R&D team informs design proposals and why studying working and learning behaviors is key to improve our physical environment.

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https://urbannext.net/cognitive-control/

https://www.wise-journal.com/

Firas Safieddine is an architect, designer artist and neurotech enthusiasts. In this session we talk with him about neuroscience in the field of architecture and how these two disciplines are contributing to each other.

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https://urbannext.net/electrical-ecologies/

https://urbannext.net/electrical-ecologies-ii/

https://urbannext.net/emergent-topographies/

Firas Safieddine is an architect, designer artist and neurotech enthusiasts. In this session we talk with him on working on different ecologies at different scales by addressing the electrical layer.

Related content:

https://urbannext.net/afterlives-orbital-infrastructure/

https://urbannext.net/electrical-ecologies/

https://urbannext.net/electrical-ecologies-ii/

https://urbannext.net/emergent-topographies/

Intertwined Environments is the series hosted by Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, which discusses the natural, the physical and the digital realms in constructing environments that respond to current and future challenges.

We have to rethink the way we understand the city and the role of architecture. Ben van Berkel and Manuel Pérez Romero talk about the city and health and how putting technological tools at the service of sustainable development can aid build our cities.

Learn more about Ben’s work:

https://www.unstudio.com/

https://urbannext.net/brainport-smart-district/

https://urbannext.net/increasing-affordable-housing/

Learn more about Manuel’s work:

https://www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design/people/faculty/manuel-perez-romero/

https://nodo17.com/

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The urbanNext_exchanges series is curated by Ricardo Devesa and Marta Bugés. Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected] if you want to comment on the podcast or share your work with us.

Intertwined Environments is the series hosted by Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, which discusses the natural, the physical and the digital realms in constructing environments that respond to current and future challenges.

Architecture can be seen as a catalyst to move communities forward. Stefano Boeri and Flavio Tejada have explored the power of architecture and urban planning not only to improve the context but also to contribute to the collective memory of the city.

Learn more about Stefano’s work:

https://www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/

https://urbannext.net/vertical-forest/

https://www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/pubblicazioni/mutations-2/

Learn more about Flavio’s work:

https://www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design/people/faculty/flavio-tejada/

https://www.arup.com/es-es/our-firm/flavio-tejada

This space was produced by IE School of Architecture and Design, its Center for Sustainable Cities and urbanNext.net. Visit the IE School of Architecture and Design website to learn more about their commitment to building sustainable cities, and subscribe to urbanNext.net for access to exclusive digital content.

The urbanNext_exchanges series is curated by Ricardo Devesa and Marta Bugés. Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected] if you want to comment on the podcast or share your work with us.

Intertwined Environments is the series hosted by Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, which discusses the natural, the physical and the digital realms in constructing environments that respond to current and future challenges.

Creating resilient communities is key for any city to thrive, but also for a university campus, a business and other realms. In this session, Michael Green and Jerónimo van Schendel talk about leadership and taking risks in architecture.

Learn more about Michael’s work:

http://mg-architecture.ca/

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_why_we_should_build_wooden_skyscrapers

Learn more about Jerónimo’s work:

https://www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design/people/faculty/jeronimo-van-schendel-erice/

https://bildia.com/

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The urbanNext_exchanges series is curated by Ricardo Devesa and Marta Bugés. Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected] if you want to comment on the podcast or share your work with us.

Intertwined Environments is the series hosted by Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, which discusses the natural, the physical and the digital realms in constructing environments that respond to current and future challenges.

Creating resilient communities is key for any city to thrive, but also for a university campus, a business and other realms. In this session, Jeanne Gang and Cristina Mateo talk about how to boost community building in an increasingly digitalized world.

Learn more about Jeanne’s work:

https://studiogang.com/

https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/jeanne-gang/

https://studiogang.com/project/solstice-on-the-park

https://studiogang.com/project/nature-boardwalk-at-lincoln-park-zoo

https://studiogang.com/project/kresge

https://urbannext.net/university-chicago-campus-north-residential-commons/

https://urbannext.net/beloit-college-powerhouse/

Learn more about Cristina’s work:

https://www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design/people/faculty/cristina-mateo/

https://urbannext.net/the-extracurricular-as-an-institutional/

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The urbanNext_exchanges series is curated by Ricardo Devesa and Marta Bugés. Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected] if you want to comment on the podcast or share your work with us.

Intertwined Environments is the series hosted by Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, which discusses the natural, the physical and the digital realms in constructing environments that respond to current and future challenges.

We are often unaware of the power of design and its effect on human behavior. Michael Leube and Elvira Muñoz consider the cultural impact of any project or intervention in our environment in order to ensure sustainable development.

This space was produced by IE School of Architecture and Design, its Center for Sustainable Cities and urbanNext.net. Visit the IE School of Architecture and Design website to learn more about their commitment to building sustainable cities, and subscribe to urbanNext.net for access to exclusive digital content.

The urbanNext_exchanges series is curated by Ricardo Devesa and Marta Bugés. Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected] if you want to comment on the podcast or share your work with us.

Intertwined Environments is the series hosted by Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, which discusses the natural, the physical and the digital realms in constructing environments that respond to current and future challenges.

Addressing the social component in the urban milieu is key, as we look to goals of sustainable development. Deborah Berke and David Goodman talk about the role of architects in crisis times, everyday architecture and how to be an engaged professional.

Learn more about Deborah's work:

https://www.dberke.com/

https://www.architecture.yale.edu/faculty/419-deborah-berke

https://www.dberke.com/writing-lectures/architecture-of-the-everyday/

https://www.dberke.com/project/the-womens-building/

Learn more about David's work:

https://www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design/people/faculty/david-goodman/

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=d53GQbQAAAAJ&hl=en

This space was produced by IE School of Architecture and Design, its Center for Sustainable Cities and urbanNext.net. Visit the IE School of Architecture and Design website to learn more about their commitment to building sustainable cities, and subscribe to urbanNext.net for access to exclusive digital content.

The urbanNext_exchanges series is curated by Ricardo Devesa and Marta Bugés. Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected] if you want to comment on the podcast or share your work with us.

For centuries, architecture and gender has been a silent debate but in the last decades there has been a very fruitful conversation about how design can have biased implications. This has awaken the need to find which strategies can lead to the building of more gender inclusive cities.

Today we are going to talk with Inés Sánchez de Madariaga, director of the UNESCO Chair on Gender and professor of urban planning at Technical University of Madrid.

Learn more about her work:

https://urbannext.net/gender-sensitive-city/

This space has been sponsored by Actar Publishers and urbanNext.net.

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