Last January saw the launch of "Terminus. Beyond Criticism" 2026 in Madrid. The sample the best final degree program PFC) by alumni Master's Degree Architecture (MUA) and is now in its eleventh edition.
The project Diego Berrogui proposes a program of residencies and work Carabanchel, a district with an industrial past and a creative present that "demands new spaces for exhibition production and exhibition ." With a blend of the present and the past, a palace is being renovated as a nod to its symbolic value and surrounded by new spaces that reinterpret the old warehouses.
Irene de la Torre presents an intergenerational co-living space located between Atocha and El Retiro with the aim of promoting "mutual care and the creation of social bonds through coexistence and contact nature." The proposal common areas and individual spaces to foster intergenerational relationships and alleviate loneliness.
In an industrial setting in the Simancas neighborhood, the proposal Sara Esparza emerges with the intention of providing shelter from the surrounding buildings, highlighting its specificity and uniqueness, while generating new public, social, and urban scenarios. The goal the proposal to create a protected public space by training that accommodate both public and private uses.
The proposal Carlos Jiménez Aldaba It is characterized by a social vocation that seeks to alleviate the isolation of older people and the difficulties young people face in becoming independent through an residency program . Its proposal "bring the street, vegetation, and social life into the building" and proposes.
Guest architects Paolo Mauri ( Paolo Mauri Interiorismo), Juan Ortiz (Zumárraga Ortiz Arquitectos), and Carmen Bistuer (Cantiera Estudio) participated in the critique of the projects, which consisted of evaluating the successes and challenges posed by the projects in the exhibition. The exhibition on display at the Eugenio Trias Public Library in El Retiro, Madrid, and can be visited until February 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekends.
