Taller de arquitectura: confluencia de ejes temáticos de innovación docente

[Resumen] El taller de arquitectura aparece por la necesidad de integración de las distintas competencias que deberá adquirir el estudiantado durante el aprendizaje en el desarrollo de una propuesta arquitectónica relevante, que le ha de acercar a la realidad interdisciplinar que supone el trabajo profesional arquitectónico a través de una intervención concreta. Para eso se tendrán en cuenta los conceptos de responsabilidad social y adaptación ambiental desarrollando siempre la capacidad crítica y el compromiso ético con la sociedad y las condiciones de confort actuales. Se pretende que el alumnado aborde un proceso complejo de desarrollo de una propuesta de intervención arquitectónica completa, desde su diseño hasta su realización técnica precisa, que abarque las fases de toma de datos, interpretación, elaboración y ejecución. Se utiliza una confluencia de ejes temáticos de innovación docente que han de ajustarse a un plan de trabajo establecido en un cronograma que fije fases para garantizar la elaboración del proyecto completo en el período docente establecido. Esta comunicación se centra principalmente en la exposición y valoración de las metodologías activas utilizadas, sus combinaciones y los resultados obtenidos. Las metodologías se analizan en relación con el resto de los ejes temáticos y su importante clave temporal.[Abstract] The architecture workshop arises from the need to integrate the different skills that students must acquire during their learning in the development of a relevant architectural proposal, which must bring them closer to the interdisciplinary reality of professional architectural work through a specific intervention. To this end, the concepts of social responsibility and environmental adaptation will be considered, always developing critical capacity and ethical commitment to society and current comfort conditions. The aim is for students to tackle a complex process of developing a complete architectural intervention proposal, from its design to its precise technical realisation, covering the phases of data collection, interpretation, elaboration and execution. It uses a confluence of thematic axes of teaching innovation that have to conform to a work plan established in a schedule that sets phases to ensure the development of the complete project in the established teaching period. This communication focuses mainly on the presentation and assessment of the active methodologies used, their combinations and the results obtained. The methodologies are analysed in relation to the rest of the thematic axes and their important temporal ke

Antecedentes de los talleres de arquitectura: una colaboración entre docentes

[Resumen] Se recogen los antecedentes de los Talleres de Arquitectura, experiencia de colaboración entre profesores, que gestionan la transversalidad de la naturaleza del oficio de la arquitectura. Éstos fueron concebidos para facilitar la confluencia de los contenidos de las diferentes asignaturas en torno al proyecto arquitectónico, garantizando la optimización de los recursos docentes y racionalizando el trabajo del alumnado. El modelo propuesto es un espacio de trabajo e intercambio al que asisten simultáneamente, no secuencialmente, los profesores de las diversas materias: proyectos, construcción, estructuras, urbanística, instalaciones y composición. Estos talleres están ahora incorporados en los nuevos planes de estudios de la titulación: grado y máster. Aquí se exponen y analizan los antecedentes, las experiencias previas, que determinaron la asunción de este modelo[Abstract] The history of the Architecture Workshops (Talleres de Arquitectura) is revised, where these workshops are a collaboration experience among professors who manage the transversal nature of the architecture trade. These workshops were conceived to facilitate the confluence of the contents of the different subjects that concern the architectural project, thus guaranteeing the optimization of the teaching resources and rationalizing the work of the students. The proposed model is a work and exchange space that is attended simultaneously, not sequentially, by the professors of the different subjects: projects, construction, structures, urban planning, installations and composition. These workshops are now incorporated in the new curricula of the School of Architecture: degree and master. Here the antecedents, the previous experiences that determined the assumption of this model, are exposed and analyse

The elastic bonding in stone rain-screen

[Resumen] Partiendo de un posicionamiento arquitectónico, este artículo propone la resolución técnica de los requerimientos formales de una fachada trasventilada en un proyecto concreto, y describe la investigación realizada para su comprobación y construcción. La propuesta concreta es contrastada posteriormente en otros edificios, desarrollándose una solución constructiva alternativa al anclaje mecánico de las placas de piedra[Abstract] This article, based on an architectural position, proposes a technical solution of the formal requirements of a rain screen wall on a specific project, and describes the process of research made for its verification and construction. The solution was subsequently proved in other buildings in order to develop an alternative solution to stone mechanical anchoring

Building with earth rammed: pool in Toro

[Resumen] Este artículo transmite la experiencia arquitectónica obtenida en la construcción con tapial de grandes muros de cerramiento para una piscina en Toro (Zamora). Partiendo de los aspectos compositivos y espaciales se llega a los técnicos, describiendo las soluciones utilizadas, tales como el postensado del tapial. Se prosigue con la descripción de las incidencias y se propone una serie de medidas a considerar en nuevas construcciones de características similares.[Abstract] Th is article tries to convey the architectural experience gained through the construction of the rammed earth walls of the new Municipal Indoor swimming pool in Toro(Zamora – Spain). From compositional and spatial matters to technical questions,the text describes the solutions used in the construction of the pool enclosure, such as the post-tensioned walls. It continues with a description of the problems found to finally, proposes a number of actions to consider in similar constructions

The Energy Efficiency Plan of the University of a Coruña: a Commitment to Photovoltaic Solar Energy in The Face of The Challenge of Renewable Energies

[Abstract] Since 2020, the University of a Coruña (UDC) has been developing an Energy Efficiency Plan that is already yielding its first beneficial results. An ambitious plan to renovate the building envelopes to make them thermally efficient, together with a determined policy of centralization in district heating and a commitment to photovoltaic solar energy on the roofs, constitute the essence of this Energy Efficiency Plan. The renewal of aerothermal heat pump systems, at the limit of their useful life, and the replacement of diesel boilers with aerothermal or gas boilers, which are more efficient and require less maintenance, is another major challenge. The climatic peculiarity of our area, a temperate oceanic climate with cool summers, allows the use of free cooling throughout the year with high performance. The widespread changeover of lighting to LED technology has been a determining factor in energy savings. We raise two fundamental questions to be determined for the proposed model plan: what indicators can we establish as efficient performance and what capacity does the model plan have to maintain its efficiency in another location

HTLV-1 infection in solid organ transplant donors and recipients in Spain

HTLV-1 infection is a neglected disease, despite infecting 10-15 million people worldwide and severe illnesses develop in 10% of carriers lifelong. Acknowledging a greater risk for developing HTLV-1 associated illnesses due to immunosuppression, screening is being widely considered in the transplantation setting. Herein, we report the experience with universal HTLV testing of donors and recipients of solid organ transplants in a survey conducted in Spain. All hospitals belonging to the Spanish HTLV network were invited to participate in the study. Briefly, HTLV antibody screening was performed retrospectively in all specimens collected from solid organ donors and recipients attended since the year 2008. A total of 5751 individuals were tested for HTLV antibodies at 8 sites. Donors represented 2312 (42.2%), of whom 17 (0.3%) were living kidney donors. The remaining 3439 (59.8%) were recipients. Spaniards represented nearly 80%. Overall, 9 individuals (0.16%) were initially reactive for HTLV antibodies. Six were donors and 3 were recipients. Using confirmatory tests, HTLV-1 could be confirmed in only two donors, one Spaniard and another from Colombia. Both kidneys of the Spaniard were inadvertently transplanted. Subacute myelopathy developed within 1 year in one recipient. The second recipient seroconverted for HTLV-1 but the kidney had to be removed soon due to rejection. Immunosuppression was stopped and 3 years later the patient remains in dialysis but otherwise asymptomatic. The rate of HTLV-1 is low but not negligible in donors/recipients of solid organ transplants in Spain. Universal HTLV screening should be recommended in all donor and recipients of solid organ transplantation in Spain. Evidence is overwhelming for very high virus transmission and increased risk along with the rapid development of subacute myelopathy

HTLV-1 infection in solid organ transplant donors and recipients in Spain

Background: HTLV-1 infection is a neglected disease, despite infecting 10–15 million people worldwide and severe illnesses develop in 10% of carriers lifelong. Acknowledging a greater risk for developing HTLV-1 associated illnesses due to immunosuppression, screening is being widely considered in the transplantation setting. Herein, we report the experience with universal HTLV testing of donors and recipients of solid organ transplants in a survey conducted in Spain. Methods: All hospitals belonging to the Spanish HTLV network were invited to participate in the study. Briefly, HTLV antibody screening was performed retrospectively in all specimens collected from solid organ donors and recipients attended since the year 2008. Results: A total of 5751 individuals were tested for HTLV antibodies at 8 sites. Donors represented 2312 (42.2%), of whom 17 (0.3%) were living kidney donors. The remaining 3439 (59.8%) were recipients. Spaniards represented nearly 80%. Overall, 9 individuals (0.16%) were initially reactive for HTLV antibodies. Six were donors and 3 were recipients. Using confirmatory tests, HTLV-1 could be confirmed in only two donors, one Spaniard and another from Colombia. Both kidneys of the Spaniard were inadvertently transplanted. Subacute myelopathy developed within 1 year in one recipient. The second recipient seroconverted for HTLV-1 but the kidney had to be removed soon due to rejection. Immunosuppression was stopped and 3 years later the patient remains in dialysis but otherwise asymptomatic. Conclusion: The rate of HTLV-1 is low but not negligible in donors/recipients of solid organ transplants in Spain. Universal HTLV screening should be recommended in all donor and recipients of solid organ transplantation in Spain. Evidence is overwhelming for very high virus transmission and increased risk along with the rapid development of subacute myelopath

Clase magistral del profesor de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidade da Coruña, Antonio Raya de Blas

Celebrada en la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, miércoles 18 de noviembre de 2015. Clase del Máster universitario Arquitectura y acondicionamiento con tecnologías de comunicaciones para hoteles sustentables, A2TECHS. Dentro de la asignatura Escala y proyecto flexible en la arquitectura para hoteles

Rehabilitación del Teatro Colón en A Coruña, España

Rehabilitación del Teatro Colón de A Coruña en España, intervención estructural, actualización y sistematización de sistemas propios del teatro, conservación del plafón a partir de la memoria histórica del mismo.La intervención adecuada de una edificación construida en 1948, que si bien no tiene una valoración como viene de interés cultural en la ciudad de A Coruña, si tiene una gran valoración y recordación en la memoria de los habitantes de la ciudad. Para la intervención se planteaban retos significativos como que la rehabilitación se debía hacer manteniendo en servicio las oficinas de la Diputación y que el reforzamiento estructural implicaba unos retos constructivos que implicaron acciones casi que milimétricas puestas en obra para evitar el colapso del edificio. La propuesta: El tratamiento de fachada sigue la premisa de fomentar la permeabilidad visual entre el teatro y la ciudad favoreciendo que los eventos que se desarrollen en l sala tengan una repercusión a escala urbana. La iluminación de la sala se renovó por completo y se incorporó una gran luminaria central a modo de araña. Así mismo la presencia de sistemas de proyección cinematográfica y video digital ha obligado a instalar medios de amplificación de sonido. Dentro de las obras complejas que afectaban a la estructura, estaban previstas el apeo de un pilar de la fachada para permitir el acceso de escenografías de grandes dimensiones. El apeo del pilar se realizó manteniendo el uso de las oficinas y mediante un diseño por una firma de ingeniería para evitar los movimientos producidos por las deformaciones de la viga de apeo al entrar en carga. Algo sorprendente de ´éste pilar de 35 x 35 centímetros de sección era el contraste entre su dimensión y su exiguo armado y su zapata de más de cien metros cúbicos de hormigón, paradójicamente con un mayor peso que el que era capaz de transmitir el propio pilar. Enlace al evento en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZPMG7o-Kx0&list=PLQmO5DIlGNOxAZzws-OM26_7h016_UWiJ&index=3

Piscina de Toro: una arquitectura de tapial

A partir de un material tradicional como el tapial, VIER Arquitectos desarrolló el proyecto y la obra de la piscina municipal de Toro, que ha sido extensament reconocida y premiada como obra singular.Peer Reviewe