The aim of the conference is to deal with two topics: how is the environment perceived by professionals (architects, urban planners etc.) and how do they use or apply this perception in their work including their proper contribution to the solution of environmental problems.

Programme · November 12th, 2007 ·  Free entry
Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)

8.30-9.00
Opening session
Lluís Torres, Joan Lluís Zamora, Miquel Vidal, Maurizio ogliazzo, Do Hau, Fernando Ramos

9.00-9.45
Environment perception, as applied in my work
Salvador Rueda (Barcelona)

9.45-10.30
Wood in architectural creation
Roland Schweitzer (Paris, France)

10.30-11.15
Construction materials and sustainability
Albert Cuchí (Barcelona)

11.15-11.30
Coffee Break

11.30-12.15
Extreme environmental event = natural disaster
James Scheeler (Washington, USA)

12.15-13.00
Environment conscience and architectural education;
a cultural process
Héctor García Escorza (Mexico DF)

13.00-13.45
Perception of identity in developing countries
Zakia Shafie (Cairo, Egypt)

14.00-16.00
Lunch Break

16.00-16.45
Planning - architecture design in accordance with ecological characteristics of Vietnam
Do Hau (Hanoi, Vietnam)

16.45-17.30
Dealing with relief maps
Josep Parcerisa (Barcelona)

17.30-18.15
To the ecology of culture: the dialogue of the old
and the new
Alexandre Koudryavtsev (Moscow, Russia)

18.15-18.30
Coffee Break

18.30-19.15
A view of experiencing my environment
Juhani Katainen (Tampere, Finland)

19.15-20.00
Toward shuffled space for sustainable use
Nobuaki Furuya (Tokyo, Japan)

20.00-21.00
Round table
Ferrán Segarra, Joan Lluís Zamora, Miquel Vidal, Maurizio Vogliazzo, Do Hau, Fernando Ramos and the conference lecturers

Programme · November 14th, 2007 ·  Free entry

Venue: Diap Meeting room, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, POLIMI, Milano

9.30-10.00
Welcome and opening.
Maurizio Vogliazzo

10.00-10.30
UPC Architectural Technology Students’ Competition: Environment Perceptions
Cristina Pardal and Rafael Irigoyen (Barcelona)

10.30-11.00
Landscaping project of territorial sustainability; function, identity and memory. Project and recuperation.
Miquel Vidal and Caterina Anastasia (Barcelona)

11.00-11.30
Environmental Issues in Urban Development Planning in Vietnam
Nguyen To Lang (Hanoi, Vietnam)

11.30-12.00
Necessary Proposals of Policies on Urban planning for the Sustainable Development of Hanoi Widen Area
Le Quan

13.00-14.00
Lunch break

Venue: Urban Center, Comune di Milano

15.00-16.00
Urban strategies for Milano sustainable development
Matteo Gatto (Milano)

16.00-17.00
Expo 2015
Giancarlo Tancredi (Milano)

Venue: Fondazione Catella

17.00 Guide visit to Catella Fondation for Porta Nuova new urban design