Energy exchanges have their own laws and obey their own principles that reach far beyond the results of our actions, and knowledge of them is a great opportunity to improve the capacity for relation with our environment. The objective of the “Energy” seminar is not to solve specific problems inasmuch as to try to represent the broad scenario of which they form part, with the intention of adopting attitudes that set out to address these issues from a similarly global viewpoint. 

Agustí Obiol, Director of the Energy seminar

Session 1 Energy, technology and society
The formulation of energy.
Friday 30 October, 16 h – 20.30 h.

Presentation: Agustí Obiol ARCHITECT, BIArch BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA, CO-FOUNDER OF BOMA 

• Aleksandar Ivancic ENGINEER, BARCELONA REGIONAL, BARCELONA
• Julio Martínez Calzón ENGINEER, DIRECTOR OF MC2 ESTUDIO DE INGENIERÍA, MADRID

Discussion moderated by Lluís Ortega ARCHITECT, F451 ARQUITECTURA, BARCELONA

Session 2 Energy considerations in urban design
Construction and energy
Saturday 31 October, 10 – 14 h.

• Matthias Schuler ENGINEER, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, FOUNDER OF TRANSSOLAR, CAMBRIDGE/STUTTGART
• Philippe Rahm ARCHITECT, PRINCIPAL OF PHILIPPE RAHM ARCHITECTS, PARIS

Discussion moderated by Juan Gallostra ENGINEER, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF GRUPO JG, BARCELONA

Session 3 Energy control in buildings.
Structure and energy.
Saturday 31 October, 16 – 20.00 h.

• Chris Wise ENGINEER, DIRECTOR OF EXPEDITION, LONDON
• Rafael Úrculo ENGINEER, PRINCIPAL OF ÚRCULO INGENIEROS CONSULTORES, MADRID

Discussion moderated by Agustí Obiol 

Download a detailed program of the event here.

All sessions will be held in English. Access is free, but limited. Registration is required for attendance. If you are interested in attending, please send an email with your name, DNI (or personal ID), phone number and email address to info@biarch.eu

Update: Limit capacity for the seminar has been reached and registration is now closed.