Thirty years later, the congress of the International Union of Architects returns to Barcelona with thousands of professionals. The central debate is how construction impacts society and climate change. The conclusions are expected to promote more sustainable housing and climate-adapted neighborhoods, with direct effects on future local projects. The event aims to improve long-term urban quality of life.
Data, sensors, and breathing facades 🌿
Technology applied to architecture is moving toward integrated environmental monitoring systems in buildings. Temperature, humidity, and air quality sensors allow real-time energy consumption adjustments. Cases of green facades and automated shading systems that reduce air conditioning use will be presented. The goal is to move from pilot projects to viable solutions in entire neighborhoods, using recycled materials and modular designs.
Architects discover that concrete doesn't breathe 🏗️
After decades of building concrete boxes that feel like ovens in summer, experts have detected that insulation is not enough. Now they propose green roofs and natural ventilation, as if rediscovering that windows open. We'll see if developers apply these ideas or continue selling apartments like greenhouses with air conditioning. At least, architects are meeting to talk about it, which is already a step.