From May 19 to 23, the students of the Degree in Architecture participated in the International Seminars, an initiative in which students worked with international experts in different fields of architecture and urban planning, in addition to carrying out case programs of study to learn about future trends.
The International Seminar on Timber Construction, directed by School of Architecture professorJosé Manuel Cabrero, was attended by professor Markus Hudert, who was also a guest speaker. Markus Hudertfrom the University of Aarhu. This seminar explored the potential of modular timber Structures , with special attention to ruled surfaces and hyperbolic paraboloid (hypar) geometry, highlighting their ability to combine structural efficiency, architectural expressiveness and constructive circularity. Through theoretical sessions and practical workshops, a modular wood construction system was developed, the feasibility of which was demonstrated through the design and construction of a small-scale structure on the university campus .
On the other hand, in the International Seminar on Urban, directed by the School of Architecture professor Esperanza Marrodán Esperanza Marrodánvisiting professor Alberto Odériz guided the students in a study on movement in the city and its representation through mapping, 'City and Movement: Owls do not nest'. The experience included a visit to the Museo Universidad de Navarra to attend the exhibition 'Muybridge (1830-1904)', a pioneer in the photographic research of movement, along with a complementary workshop. The seminar proposal focused on a series of theoretical and practical exercises oriented to the representation of movement in space.
The International Seminar with Alberto Odériz included a visit to the University of Navarra Museum.
Finally, the third International Seminar was dedicated to the conservation and restoration of architectural cultural heritage, led by School of Architecture professorJoaquín Torres and guest professor Benedetta Caglioti. Benedetta Cagliotifrom the University of Ferrara. The seminar dealt with the methodological evolution in the intervention on historical heritage, with special attention to the Italian experience, combining theory and practical cases in which the professor has intervened directly. The students worked on a specific project to propose a suitable protection for the Romanesque doorway of the parish church of Labiano (Navarra), with the partnership the Diocese of Pamplona and Tudela, the Institución Príncipe de Viana and the Council of Labiano.
