Presentation of the report “City and Territory in Regeneration”

This week we had the pleasure of participating in the presentation of a key piece of work for urban agendas in Spain in the coming years.

The report, developed by the Spanish Council of Architects’ Associations together with the professional group forming the Urban Regeneration Working Group, aims to establish consensus among sector professionals on the definition, evaluation, benefits, phases, and stakeholders involved in regeneration projects. The document is intended to provide support and guidance for administrations initiating these processes for the first time, and to assist those already engaged in addressing strategic uncertainties they may encounter.

With Spain facing the challenge of an aging housing stock, there is a pressing need to update urban fabrics collaboratively with the residents who inhabit and care for them. This transformation aims not only to adapt to climate change but also to foster a more equitable society, ensuring regeneration reaches every corner. Accelerating the transformation and adaptation of our municipalities is urgent. We have successful case studies to learn from, data to inform decisions, and identified challenges to improve our legal framework and financing instruments. We have the necessary components; now we must synchronize their efforts.

300,000Km/s has been involved in the final stages of this report, integrating diverse perspectives, providing and supplementing information as guided by the expert committee, and ensuring the document represents all stakeholders comprehensively and cohesively. We contributed data and case studies, and visually enhanced key content. Above all, we have taken pride in shaping this publication, which we hope will contribute to tackling one of the most significant challenges in the years ahead.

The report is available for download on the CSCAE website:
https://lnkd.in/dX6fXkGA

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Architecture, city, landscape

On Monday, April 29th, at the Argiletum headquarters on Via della Madonna dei Monti 40, DIPARTIMENTO DI ARCHITETTURA ROMA TRE, as part of the series of meetings for the PhD program "architecture, city, landscape," Mar Santamaria Varas and Pablo Martinez Diez gave a lecture titled "The Invisible Cities," to discuss methods of narration/description and urban projects.

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Barcelona is curiosity

On April 8th, we participated in the presentation of the book "Barcelona es curiosidad" by Carlota Rubio and Alfons Cornella. This book, in which we are featured, aims to celebrate the richness and freedom of ideas and actions that have curiosity at their core and that are created, developed, and distributed from the city to the entire world. It is a celebration of the curiosity of the people of Barcelona that makes the world better.

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Urban Regeneration round table

Mar Santamaria, co-founder of 300,000 Km/s, participated in the roundtable on urban regeneration held at the Construmat fair in Barcelona. The event, moderated by Sergio García-Gasco, General Coordinator of the 2030 Observatory, also invited Carles Donar, Co-director of the Barcelona Metropolitan Housing Observatory, Eduardo Brunet, Founder of the Green Finance Institute in Spain, Miguel Hernández, Head of Strategy of Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte, and David Martínez, Manager of Urban Planning of the Barcelona City Council.

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“The erratic city” in the Master of Urban Mobility

On the 4th of April, we conducted a talk titled "The Erratic City" as part of the Master of Urban Mobility program at the School of Architecture of Barcelona.

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Embarriados at COAC

Last Wednesday, March 20th, at 6:00 PM, the presentation of Embarriados: Atlas of the new urban and social vulnerability in Spain, was held in the auditorium of the COAC in Barcelona. EMBARRIADOS is a research project by 300.000 Km/s in collaboration with the Cotec Foundation, aiming to provide new insights into the relationship between the city, mobility, and urban inequality to support the formulation of public policies and mitigate the potential consequences.

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Royal danish academy visiting 300.000Km/s

The Royal Danish Academy visited the offices of 300.000 Km/s during their trip to Barcelona, where they were given a presentation showcasing the studio's projects related to the theme of their journey.

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Embarriados presentation to DIBA

At the end of February, we presented the Embarriados project to the technicians of the Barcelona Provincial Council. This research project, developed in collaboration with Cotec Foundation, seeks to provide new knowledge about the relationship between city, mobility and urban inequality to support the formulation of public policies and avoid the potential risks of social segregation resulting from decarbonisation. Amid a climate crisis, energy supply problems and lifestyle changes (teleworking, e-commerce, e-learning) are reducing daily commuting. The mobility decrease reduces greenhouse gas emissions, improves health and increases collective well-being, but it also has a negative effect. Reduced daily mobility reduces social mix and increases the risk of vulnerabilities.

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Inhabiting the Territory, Planning Urban Settlements

On February 15th, Mar Santamaria participated in the debate organized by the Catalan Society of Territorial Planning (SCOT) titled "Inhabiting the Territory, Planning Urban Settlements" alongside Benet Fusté (Sociologist) and Josep Báguena (Geographer and President of SCOT).

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GigaDay

300,000 Km/s participated in the Giga Day, an event created through collaboration between the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and UNICEF, a partnership born with the ambitious goal of connecting every school in the world to the Internet by 2030. The event was conceived as a showcase of innovation and collaboration among various initiatives in the city of Barcelona, including the practices of 300,000 Km/s.

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Engaged with better cities