Fernando Da Silva Domingo, student of 5th year of Degree in Architecture, attended in London with other colleagues of the subject of Projects IV, the visit organized to know in depth the site of project of this semester. There, they were accompanied by architect Deborah Saunt, from DSDHA architecture studio.

"Having traveled to London with the subject of Projects IV has helped us to get to know the English capital and understand the social, cultural, historical and urban context in which the project we have in our hands is built: an art gallery in Vauxhall, an area very close to the city center," Fernando explains.

The first stop on the visit was the studio of Deborah Saunt (DSDHA), guest lecturer at subject, along with several architects with whom she works. She had organized a visit to nearby art galleries and places of interest, such as the Cabinet Gallery, Newport Street Gallery (Gavin Turk) or Bonnington Square.

After the visits, the architects invited the students to their studio (DSDHA) where they presented their analysis of Spanish art galleries in Pamplona. After lunch, Ian Hurt, Art Critic and Professor at Goldmiths School of Art; Ellis Woodman, Architecture Foundation Director; Jack Self, Director of the REAL foundation and publisher-in-Chief of the Real Review; Charlotte Schepke, Large Glass Gallery Director; Mark Shaw, Studioshaw Director and John Bingmam-Hall, Researcher Theatrum Mundi / London School of Economics gave a seminar, "Cultural Infrastructures", in which they presented their own experiences related to art galleries.

"The presentations were very enriching, as the cultural or legal differences between our countries came to light," explains Fernando. The session was joined by two students from the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), and five students that Deborah teaches at the London School of Architecture (LSA). In the evening, they attended the Tate Modern, where the "Late at Tate Britain" took place and were able to tour the building without the seriousness that the museum has during the day.

On the second day, Deborah and José Ángel Medina, professor of Projects IV, invited the students to the entrance door of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the first museum in the world to include a cafeteria in its interior, something that is so taken for granted nowadays. Inside, they studied the spaces of exhibition.

The museum was the first stop on a tour that took them all over central London, passing through Hyde Park, the Serpentine Gallery and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, where they had a coffee at cafeteria, built by Zaha Hadid. Along the way, they were able to see projects carried out by DSDHA Studio throughout the city, such as a residential building in Soho, recently awarded by the RIBA, the Serpentine Galleries, Newport Street Gallery and the Cabinet Gallery, ending the visit at the British Museum, where, after touring the most interesting rooms, the workshop ended.

"Since we entered the School, and especially in the last courses, we are aware of the importance of living the places where our projects will be located. Just like the trip of the first semester to Israel, the visit to London has been essential to contextualize the projects we are working on this course, since traveling is basic for the architect's training ", concludes Fernando.