Citation
Higueras García, Ester and Gregorio Hurtado, Sonia de and Lamíquiz Daudén, Patxi J. and Arquero de Alarcón, María
(2018).
La Cornisa de Tetuán : Paseo de la Dirección : An integral transformation towards a more sustainable urban model for the Tetuán District.
Fundación General de la UPM, Madrid.
Abstract
This document summarizes the
2017-2018 Parallel Workshop
Initiative between the Master in
Urban and Territorial Planning
at the School of Architecture at
Madrid Polytechnic University and
Taubman College of Architecture
and Urban Planning at the
University of Michigan.
The initiative is framed by two
institutional agreements defining
a shared agenda between the
Polytechnic University of Madrid,
the Madrid City Council and the
University of Michigan. Working
across neighborhood and district
scales, the workshop explores
strategies of urban regeneration
and integration to achive
sustainable, innovative and feasible
proposals in the case study “Paseo
de la Dirección,” Madrid.
The agreement signed with the
Madrid City Council (Dirección
General de Estrategia de
Regeneración Urbana) includes
these objectives:
- Evaluation of urban planning
solutions with sustainability
criteria
- Improvement of the energy
efficiency and solar urbanism of
the neighborhood.
- Management measures and
active participation strategies.
- Sustainable mobility and
walkable city.
- Urban design of public space
approaches with sustainability
criteria.
On the other hand, the agreement
signed with Taubman College
University of Michigan includes
these academic objectives:
- Show critical comprehension
of the principles and significant
theories concerning sustainable
cities, urban and rural
regeneration within historical
and geographical contexts.
- Demonstrate conceptual
understanding of the drivers
and the processes through
which cities are influenced and
strategies for the regeneration.
- Analyze and develop critiques
of policies when applied to
regeneration proposals including
the critical appreciation of
stakeholders’ perspectives.
- Evaluate regulatory strategies
integrating social, economic and
environmental issues.
- Evaluate critically real-life
solutions to specific regeneration
schemes.
- Propose alternate initiatives to
regeneration policy and strategy.
Over the course of the semester,
the Parallel Workshop introduces
theoretical content and an
applied, project-based exercise
addressing the agenda of
urban sustainability. Working in
collaboration throughout the
semester, participating students
bring a wide range of disciplinary
and professional backgrounds to
inform their proposals.
The semester included a one-week
field trip in Madrid, where students
engaged in site documentation,
lecture by experts, working time
and presentations. Over the course
of the semester, the course has
engaged technology to share
ongoing progress and generate
the final proposals.