The projects generated for “Containers Re-Visited” changed substantially since the mid-review and offered a great variety of solutions for the discussion panel, which had Alessandra Kosberg (JVA Architects) as guest architect.
The Energy & Sustainability Specilty started with a revealing speech by director Javier García Germán and was followed by a LEED certification practical seminar taught by official instructor Daniel Martín.
Edouard Francois lit up the fire for the mid-review and triggered the projects.
Juan Herreros and Auxi Gálvez have chosen the Edificio España (España Building), an empty building recently refurbished to test their research program: Containers Re-visited.
Carlos Arroyo, Jaime Coll and Judith Leclerc spoke about their projects and afterwards a debate regarding regeneration and requalification of urban enclaves was held.
Why is the bathroom an intimate space? What are the axioms for an objective criteria? How do we innovate when regulations are so restrictive?
Luis Fernandez Galiano opened the first session lecturing about the state of the art and the relevance of density and collectivity today.
Andres Cánovas opened the Housing Projects seminar with a 5- hour lecture that explained the goals of this specialty and went through his work establishing connections with other case studies.
The opening ceremony of MCH 2012 will take place next Monday January 9.