Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
History and Theory of Architecture IV
Other languages of instruction: English
Teaching staff
Attention on the subject Architectural composition 4
Attention to students is given at all times when it is required, throughout the planned class schedule, both theoretical and practical. On the other hand, a specific schedule of personalized, individual attention is also established, which is set every Monday between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Without detriment to the choice of another time that can be arranged by appointment.
Appointment, professors:
Dr. Alberto T. Estévez - estevez@uic.es
Dra. Yomna K. Abdallah - yomnaabdallah@uic.es
Introduction
“You can learn from the past but you can't continue to be in the past; history is not a substitute for imagination.”
Frank Gehry
"And the Modern Movement is the past, it is history, which now, entering the third decade of the 21st century, is more than 100 years old."
Alberto T. Estévez
Within the “Project” Module (“Architectural Design Module”) of the Degree in Architecture, the Matter “Composition” (poorly translated as "History and Theory of Architecture") has 24 ECTS (European credits). These are distributed uniformly in 4 parts, in the respective 4 semesters of the second to third year: specifically, Composition 1, 2, 3 and 4. Also having an “Introduction” specific subject in the first year. As also have an “Introduction” specific subject in the first year for example the Matters of “Projects” and of “Construction”. The five subjects (Composition 1, 2, 3, 4 and this “Introduction”) should then be aligned in coherence with each other, updated and coordinated, as happens with the rest of the subjects of the Degree in Architecture.Well, teaching and studying “Composition”, entering the third decade of the XXI century as we are, is very different from teaching and studying it as it was done 50 years ago. It would be forgetting or not understanding everything that has happened in the last half century: a great evolution of ideas and an enormous enrichment of understandings that have existed until now about architecture around the world. Something that the current architecture student deserves to know and cannot be hidden from him due to ignorance or prejudice.
Thus, for example, today it must be asserted that architecture is not language: an idea that became especially fashionable many decades ago. Architecture is architecture, although it seems obvious to say so, which is what will be explained now in the subjects of Composition. Since every time it is said that architecture is language, poetry, “frozen music”, or any other assertion, what you do is establish a metaphor. And therefore, as in any metaphor, there is part of the truth and part of the lie. And “believing” it entirely, and building a single understanding around it, dogmatically clings, discriminates against other understandings, limits the horizon and impoverishes it.
In the same way that it is impoverished to think that the Matter of “Composition” tries to teach the history of art and architecture. Again, one must go to what is apparently obvious: in Composition, "Composition" is taught and studied, which is part of the “Project” Module. Module where one must also learn to project, to design, and to compose. And to project, and to design, and to compose, for our time, which is different from the last century. It is also in Composition where must be taught and studied to be an architect, not a historian. An architect of our time. In any case, it then tries more to teach to transcend history, to learn to “create objects”, which does not simply try to “listen to objects”, which is again a metaphor. And however erudite the quotations may seem to support certain understandings, they too become obsolete over time, and must be critically assumed. Thus, for example, today it is no longer understood that “architecture history is made because the meaning of current architecture is sought”, as Tafuri said more than half a century ago, but there are more ontological and experiential arguments behind it. Nor should it be generalized about "the anguish of the present" that he also said, to solve it by projecting. Concept more typical of a Eurocentric and existentialist world, of the last century, than of the global, multicultural and biodiverse world in which we are today. Etc.
Pre-course requirements
There are no specific pre-course requirements.
Objectives
Sobre los contenidos de la Materia Composición, los objetivos de la titulación que afectan especialmente a esta materia son:
1. Aptitud para crear proyectos arquitectónicos que satisfagan a su vez las exigencias estéticas y las técnicas;
2. Conocimiento adecuado de la historia y de las teorías de la arquitectura, así como de las artes, tecnología y ciencias humanas relacionadas;
3. Conocimiento de las bellas artes como factor que puede influir en la calidad de la concepción arquitectónica;
Así pues, los contenidos de esta materia se disponen en línea con tales objetivos, con el fin de desarrollar las correspondientes competencias
(03, 04, 34-T, 35-T, 40, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56 y 57, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 73, 74, 77):
- Composición, teoría e historia de los proyectos urbanos y de arquitectura.
- Crítica arquitectónica.
- Teorías generales de la forma, de la composición y de los tipos arquitectónicos.
- Historia general de la arquitectura.
- Procesos de simbolización, funciones prácticas y ergonomía desde la composición, teoría e historia.
- Necesidades sociales, calidad de vida, habitabilidad y programas básicos de vivienda desde la composición, teoría e historia.
- Tradiciones arquitectónicas, urbanísticas y paisajísticas de la cultura occidental. / Sus fundamentos técnicos, climáticos, económicos, sociales e ideológicos.
- Estética. / Teoría e historia de las bellas artes y de las artes aplicadas.
- Relación entre patrones culturales y responsabilidades sociales del arquitecto.
- Bases de la arquitectura vernácula.
- Sociología, teoría, economía e historia urbanas.
Estos 11 apartados son a su vez los resultados de aprendizaje a exigir al alumnado para la evaluación de las competencias.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 03 - To acquire adequate knowledge of spatial representation systems applied to architecture and urbanism .
- 04 - To acquire knowledge and apply it to the analysis and theory of form and the laws of visual perception in architecture and urbainism.
- 34-T - Ability to design, practice and develop basic and execution projects, sketches and blueprints.
- 35-T - Ability to conceive, put into practice and develop urban projects
- 40 - Ability to express architectural criticism.
- 48 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the general theories of form, composition and architectural typologies
- 49 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the history of architecture.
- 50 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the study methods for the processes of symbolization, practical functions and ergonomics.
- 51 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the study methods of social needs, quality of life, habitability and basic housing programmes
- 53 - To acquire adequate knowledge of architectural, urban development and landscaping traditions of Western culture, as well as their technical, climate, economic, social and ideological foundations
- 54 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the aesthetics, theory and history of Fine Arts and Applied Arts.
- 55 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the relationship between cultural patterns and the social responsibilities of the architect
- 56 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the principles of vernacular architecture
- 57 - To acquire adequate knowledge of urban sociology, theory, economy and history.
- 63 - Ability to conceive, put into practice and develop architectural and urban planning projects adapting with new times.
- 64 - Ability to conceive, put into practice and develop architectural and urban culture.
- 65 - Ability to recognise contemporary characteristics and freedom in the understanding of architecture.
- 66 - Ability to internalise architectural form.
- 67 - Ability to understand and analyse architecture and the city in relation to philosophical and societal systems.
- 68 - Ability to apply the aesthetics, theory and history of Fine Arts to architecture and urban planning.
- 69 - Ability to discover the critical-cultural dimension of the role of the architect
- 73 - To acquire adequate knowledge of research, experimentation and innovation in architecture.
- 74 - To acquire adequate knowledge of new architectural concepts and practices.
- 77 - To acquire adequate knowledge of the analysis and theory of form and laws of visual perception.
Learning outcomes of the subject
See next section.
Syllabus
Architectural composition 4
Contemporary architecture: architectural composition of the 21st century architecture
Prof. Alberto T. Estévez + Prof. Yomna Abdallah
Program and planned work plan (agenda), 6 ECTS (x 25-30 h./ECTS = 150-180 h. dedication 15 weeks, 10-12 h./sem.)
WEEK 1 - EXAM DAY (Monday, January 17, 2022)
- NO LECTURES
WEEK 2 (Monday, January 24, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Introduction (Opening class: Justification - Objectives - Competences - Contents - Methodology - Bibliography - Evaluation - Attention - Documents)
- 09:00 h. Theoretical class: Evolution of architecture after World War II.
“The humanization of architecture”: On organicism and critical regionalism, architecture from the 1950s to the (bio) digital organicism of the 21st century.
- 10:00 h. Theoretical class: Avant-garde of the architecture of the 21st century 1: Biodigital Architecture & Genetics
- 10:45 h. Theoretical class: Avant-garde of the architecture of the 21st century 2: Nature and Architecture
- 11:30 h. Theoretical class: Avant-garde of the architecture of the 21st century 3: Key concepts (the pavilion, the paradigmatic typology of the XXI century)
Natural vs. Artificial / Biology vs. Technology / Life vs. Robotics / Biological vs. Digital / Biological techniques vs. Digital techniques / Genetics vs. Computing / Natural Intelligence vs. Artificial intelligence / Bio-learning vs. Machine-learning / Bio-manufacturing vs. Digital-manufacturing / Bio-architecture vs. Digital-architecture.
WEEK 3 (Monday, January 31, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation in vertical DIN A1 of 100 nature images (10x10)
- 10:00 h. Theoretical class: Approaches 1, what is architecture
WEEK 4 (Monday, February 7, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation in pwp of assigned pavilions (from A to J)
- 10:00 h. Theoretical class: Approaches 2, about what it is architecture?
WEEK 5 (Monday, February 14, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation in pwp of assigned pavilions (from K to Z)
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 1 of the "course book”
- 10:00 h. Theoretical class: Approaches 3, what is being an architect?
WEEK 6 (Monday, February 21, 2022, 09:00-13:00 h)
- 09:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation of 20 ideas of pavilions as a brainstorming
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 2 of the "course book”
WEEK 7 (Monday, February 28, 2022, 09:00-13:00 h)
- 09:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation of 5 ideas of pavilions with 5 models
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 3 of the "course book”
WEEK 8 (Monday, March 7, 2022, 09:00-13:00 h)
- 09:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation of 5 ideas of pavilions with 5 models
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 4 of the "course book”
WEEK 9 (Monday, March 14, 2022, 09:00-13:00 h)
- 09:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation of 1 pavilion idea
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 5 of the "course book”
WEEK 10 (Monday, March 21, 2022, 09:00-13:00 h)
- 09:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation of 1 pavilion idea
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 6 of the "course book”
WEEK 11 (Monday, March 28, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation of 1 pavilion idea with 1 model
Entrega de la síntesis del capítulo 7 del “libro del curso”
WEEK 12 (Monday, April 4, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: presentation of 1 pavilion idea with 1 model
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 8 of the "course book”
HOLY WEEK (Monday, April 11, 2022)
- NO LECTURES
WEEK 13 - EASTER MONDAY (Monday, April 18, 2022)
- NO LECTURES
WEEK 14 (Monday, April 25, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: final corrections in DIN A 1 of pavilion with model
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 9 of the "course book”
WEEK 15 (Monday, May 2, 2022, 08:00-12:00 h)
- 08:00 h. Theoretical-practical class: final corrections in DIN A 1 of pavilion with model
Delivery of the synthesis of chapter 10 of the "course book”
EXAM WEEK (Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 12:00 h)
- 12:00 h. Exam of the course book, of the key concepts of the architectural composition of the XXI century, and final deliveries 1st call
REVIEW WEEK (Friday, June 3, 2022, 11:30 h)
- 11:30 h. Review by appointment
EXAM WEEK 2nd CALL (Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 12:00 h)
- 12:00 h. Examination of the course book, of the key concepts of the architectural composition of the XXI century, and final deliveries 2nd call
REVIEW WEEK (Tuesday, July 5, 2022, 11:30 h)
- 11:30 h. Review by appointment
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Methodology of the subject Architectural composition 4
Some of the words that will now appear in this paragraph were already written years ago: “The course program does not announce the teacher's lessons that students could attend, but rather indicates the work of the students throughout the course. Thus, it is not a program of shows to be offered to a passive audience that ‘takes notes’, but a work program, provisionally articulated in four levels: readings, exercises, lessons and visits”.[1]
Well, the readings have no secret. They are there, waiting for each student for years, decades, marked in the bibliography as “the course book”, and “the four books of the subject”, and others, general or specific according to topics. For some of these readings, the hours after the classes are reserved, thus helping to enrich and theoretically support what was developed in the classes. And on the other hand, the individual writing of a synthesis of the “course book”, chapter by chapter, must be delivered on the dates set for it.
The exercises will make it possible to specify objectives, apply theory, stimulate teaching-learning, accelerate the acquisition of skills, knowledge and capacities for today’s architect, etc. Specifically, the exercises will be those that take their title from the same name in this area and in this subject, exercises in “architectural composition”, corresponding to the time in which we live, the third decade of the 21st century: “Der Zeit Ihre Kunst”, each age corresponds to its art and architecture and in architectural composition subjects, as is explicit in its name, one must learn to compose architecturally.
The lessons (theoretical classes) necessarily offer the student only a personal distillation of the concepts that are considered key for each program, in an operation that, in fact, the student himself will have to carry out, to pass the level of each subject. Where the emphasis of such teaching is rather on advising of the distillation criteria, and not on a dry enumeration of concepts. It is more explicit “why is important”, and not a mere landing of “everything that is important”. Likewise, such a synthesis is supported by bringing out a selection of projects and texts before the student, where –again– it will teach them to calibrate why one is chosen and not the other, given the current chaos of information. Understanding that the theoretical-practical classes are part of the teaching content of the subject, whose comments must be reflected in the work of each student.
The visits to be made have to do with giving the students the most direct opportunity to relive within themselves the fascination for which the protagonists of the evolution of art, architecture and design lived. Visits that necessarily change from course to course, also adapting to the offer of the exhibitions of each moment and of each place where each student passes (naturally voluntary). The most common will be visits to exhibitions offered by Barcelona institutions related to course content, which will be notified and commented.
[1] QUETGLAS, Josep, Pasado a limpio II, p. 153, Editorial Pre-textos – Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya, Demarcació de Girona, Girona, 1999.
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | COMPETENCES | ECTS CREDITS |
| Class participation | 03 04 34-T 35-T 40 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 73 74 77 | 0,75 |
| Clase practice | 03 04 34-T 35-T 40 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 73 74 77 | 0,75 |
| Tutorials | 03 04 34-T 35-T 40 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 73 74 77 | 0,75 |
| Individual or group study | 03 04 34-T 35-T 40 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 73 74 77 | 3 |
| Class exhibition | 03 04 34-T 35-T 40 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 73 74 77 | 0,75 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
Assessment of the subject Architectural composition 4
Continuous evaluation, “every week counts” the attendance and participation in class, the presentations, the exercises, and the exam. The evaluation criteria will prioritize creativity and critical depth, intelligence, effectiveness of fascination, capacity for analysis and synthesis, as well as scientificity and professionalism (erudition, precision, diligence, punctuality, presentation, typographical, spelling and syntactic correction). Active participation in class will also be encouraged during the course, which will be especially valued. And, of course, the attendance and interest of the students will be taken into account.
Percentages… As seen in the program and planned work plan (agenda), this course consists of 15 weeks. Each week will have a grade relative to the exercises to be done for each day of class, adding up to a total of 70% of the final grade for the subject.
On the other hand, the exam of the “course book” (10% of the final grade) will be held on the date indicated in the program, and will consist of three questions, three on the 10 chapters of the book, so it is recommended that throughout the course, personal summaries of each chapter are prepared, which in fact must be delivered in the designated weeks, chapter by chapter. A second part of the exam (10% of the final grade) will be an essay writing question in a limited time on the key concepts of the architectural composition of the XXI century, as discussed in class. All this will be evaluated according to the evaluation criteria set out above. In turn, such an exam will allow in its preparation –throughout the respective previous weeks– work especially on information management and self-learning. On the other hand, for the correct answer to the questions of the exam, as it will be evaluated, due to the limited time for their answer, it will be advised of the need to have exercised before, during its preparation, in the analysis, synthesis and criticism.
The face-to-face (face-to-face monitoring) of the subject will in turn count for 10% of the final grade. And since this face-to-face follow-up of the subject is mandatory, because it appears in the academic curriculum of each student, the subject cannot be considered as passed if there is absence in the face-to-face follow-up of more than 25%.
Bibliography and resources
Bibliography of the subject Architectural composition 4
“The course book”
RASMUSSEN, S. E., La experiencia de la arquitectura, Labor, Barcelona, 1974
“The five books of the subject” (minimal bibliography)
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., Biodigital Architecture & Genetics: writings / escritos, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2015
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., Biodigital Architecture & Genetics writings 2 / escritos II, iBAG (UIC), Barcelona, 2021
ESTÉVEZ, A. T. (ed.), Genetic Architectures / Arquitecturas Genéticas, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2003
ESTÉVEZ, A. T. (ed.), Genetic Architectures II / Arquitecturas Genéticas II, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2005
ESTÉVEZ, A. T. (ed.), Genetic Architectures III / Arquitecturas Genéticas III, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2009
General bibliography
ESTÉVEZ, A. T. (ed.), International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2011
ESTÉVEZ, A. T. (ed.), 2nd International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2014
ESTÉVEZ, A. T. (ed.), 3rd International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2017
ESTÉVEZ, A. T. (ed.), 4th International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics, iBAG (UIC), Barcelona, 2020
Additional general and / or specific bibliography of interest (see also UIC Barcelona Library, Section “Biodigital Architecture”)
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “De Gaudí a Calatrava: sobre el bando perdedor (entre dos fines de siglo)”, D’Art, n. 22, pp. 281-295, Dep. Hist. Arte, Univ. de Barcelona, Barcelona, 1996
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Barcelona Green Project”, chap. pp. 204-207, in VV.AA., Barcelona metápolis, Editorial Actar, Barcelona, 1998
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Arquitecturas genéticas: el nuevo proyectar cibernético-digital y el nuevo proyectar ecológico-medioambiental”, vol. II, chap. pp. 406-409, in AA.VV., Memorias, Conferencia Iberoamericana en Sistemas, Cibernética e Informática, CISCI, Orlando, 2002
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Arquitecturas Genéticas”, chap. pp. 21-28, in VV.AA., Apuntes de Arquitectura, GEKA / NOBUKO, Buenos Aires, 2005
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Arquitectura biodigital”, chap. pp. 484-487, in VV.AA., Memorias SIGraDi 2008, SIGraDi / CUJAE, La Habana, 2008
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Biodigital Architecture”, chap. pp. 681-686, in VV.AA., Computation: The new realm of architectural design, eCAADe / Istanbul Technical University-Faculty of Architecture / Yildiz Technical University - Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul, 2009
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Application of Life information in Architecture: Biodigital Architecture and Genetics”, chap. pp. 168-173, in Aaron Sprecher, Shai Yeshayahu, Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa (eds.), LIFE in:formation / On Responsive Information and Variations in Architecture ACADIA 2010, ACADIA, New York, 2010
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Universos biológicos y metaversos digitales: arte y arquitectura biodigital y genética (Gencity project) / Biological universes and digital metaverses: biodigital art and architecture and genetics (Gencity project)”, chap. pp. 51-60, 163-169, in VV.AA., Universos y metaversos: aplicaciones artísticas de los nuevos medios, Ed. AASD - Publicaciones y Ediciones Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2011
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “No models, no moulds!”, chap. pp. 211-214, in Paulo Jorge Bártolo et alt. (ed.), Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Ed. CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group / A Balkema Book, London / Leiden, 2012
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Barcelona Genetic Project”, chap. pp. 68-69, “Kindergarten”, chap. pp. 70-71, “Biodigital Chair”, chap. pp. 120-121, in William Myers (ed.), Biodesign: Nature+Science+Creativity (The Convergence of Science, Technology and Creativity), Ed. Thames & Hudson - MOMA N.Y., London - New York, 2012
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Interacciones entre arte, arquitectura y ciencia en la era biotecnológica”, chap. pp. 133-140 / 267-273, in VV.AA., Innovaciones artísticas y nuevos medios: conservación, redes y tecnociencia, Ed. AASD - Publicaciones y Ediciones Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2013
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “The Future of Architecture: Biodigital Architecture and Genetics”, Architecture Research, vol. 4, n. 1B, pp. 13-20, Rosemead-California, 2014
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Learning from Nature: Architecture & design in the first biodigital age”, chap. pp. 10-23, in Alberto T. Estévez (ed.), 2nd International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2014
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Breeds of buildings: (‘In inverted commas and in brackets’)”, chap. pp. 146-169, in VV.AA., Interactive Geographies: productive landscapes in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2014
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Biodiversity & Archidiversity: Horizons of Architecture and Nature”, chap. pp. 122-127, in VV.AA., Cutting-Edge Landscapes: New Opportunities for Peri-urban Scenarios in Barcelona, Barcelona, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2015
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., et alt., “Del microscopio electrónico a la estrategia digital en arquitectura”, Blucher Design Proceedings, vol. 3, n. 1, pp. 734-742, São Paulo, 2016
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Towards genetic posthuman frontiers in architecture & design”, chap. pp. 450-459, in VV.AA., ACADIA 2016. Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines. (Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture), ACADIA - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2016
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “End of degree course, end of cycle”, chap. pp. 138-143, in VV.AA., R_Urban Hubs: Questioning the Boundaries of 21st-Century Barcelona, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2016
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “From Alberto to Alberti, ‘and I roll because it's my turn’”, chap. pp. 24-31, in VV.AA., Full Contact: Barcelona - Llobregat City, ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona, 2017
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., et alt., “Biomanufacturing the Future: Biodigital Architecture & Genetics”, Procedia Manufacturing, vol. 12, pp. 7-16, Elsevier Science Publishing, 2017
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Biodigital”, chap. pp. 104-107, in VV.AA., Becoming - La Biennale di Venezia 2018, Gobierno de España - Ministerio de Fomento / Fundación Arquia, Madrid, 2018
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Digital tools for architectural conception”, chap. pp. 1087-1097, in VV.AA., Graphic Imprint: The influence of Representation and Ideation Tools in Architecture, Springer International Publishing AG / Springer Nature, Cham, 2019
ABDALLAH, Y., ESTÉVEZ, A. T., et alt., “Employing Laccase-Producing Aspergillus sydowii NYKA 510 as a Cathodic Biocatalyst in Self-Sufficient Lighting Microbial Fuel Cell”, Journal Microbiol. Biotechnology, Dec 28; 29 (12), pp. 1861-1872, 2019
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “La naturaleza es la solución”, Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Diseño y Comunicación, n. 105, pp. 165-193, Universidad de Palermo - Carnegie Mellon University, Buenos Aires, 2020
ABDALLAH, Y., ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Methodology of Implementing Transformative Bioactive Hybrids in Built Environment to Achieve Sustainability”, chap. pp. 953-961, in Natalia Builes Escobar, David A. Torreblanca-Díaz (eds.), Conference Proceedings, SIGraDi 2020 / Transformative Design, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, 2020
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Sustainable Living? Biodigital Future!”, chap. pp. 137-162, in Jacqueline A. Stagner, David S-K. Ting (eds.), Sustaining Resources for Tomorrow, Green Energy and Technology, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, 2020
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “The fifth element: biodigital & genetics”, chap. pp. 195-212, in Ahmad Vasel-Be-Hagh, David S-K. Ting (eds.), Environmental Management of Air, Water, Agriculture, and Energy, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2020
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Arquitectura biodigital y genética: adecuación, relevancia y compromiso”, chap. pp. 103-123, in Iliana Hernández, Raúl Niño, Jaime Hernández (eds.), Paisajes artificiales: virtuales, informales y edificados, Colección estética contemporánea, Departamento de Estética, Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, 2020
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., URBANO, J., “Back to the basics: return to the origin, Gaudí and Nature”, chap. pp. 273-286, in Jacqueline A. Stagner, David S-K. Ting (eds.), Green Energy and Infrastructure: Securing a Sustainable Future, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2020
ABDALLAH, Y., ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Bioactive devices as self-sufficient systems for energy production in architecture”, Journal of Green Building, College Publishing, Glen Allen, vol. 16 (2), pp. 3-22, 2021
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “A pesar de todo, dicho en el vacío es más...”, Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios en Diseño y Comunicación [Ensayos], n. 132, , pp. 181-199, Universidad de Palermo - Carnegie Mellon University, Buenos Aires, 2021
ESTÉVEZ, A. T., “Sustainable Nature-Inspired Architecture”, chap. en David Ting, Jacqueline Stagner (eds.), Sustainable Engineering Technologies and Architectures, AIP Publishing, Melville, 2021
Biblioteca especial de sostenibilidad
- Derek J. Clements-Croome, Designing Buildings for People: Sustainable liveable architecture, The Crowood Press Ltd, Ramsbury-Marlborough, Wiltshire (Gran Bretaña), 2020
- Jacqueline A. Stagner, David S-K. Ting (eds.), Green Energy and Infrastructure: Securing a Sustainable Future, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton (EE.UU.), 2020
- Jacqueline A. Stagner, David S-K. Ting (eds.), Sustaining Resources for Tomorrow, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham (Suiza), 2020
- Ahmad Vasel-Be-Hagh, David S-K. Ting (eds.), Environmental Management of Air, Water, Agriculture, and Energy, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Ratón (EE.UU.), 2020
- Jacqueline A. Stagner & David S-K. Ting (eds.), Engineering for Sustainable Development and Living, Brown Walker Press / Universal Publishers, Inc., Irvine (EE.UU.), 2021
- David S-K. Ting & Jacqueline A. Stagner (eds.), Sustainable Engineering Technologies and Architectures, AIP Publishing, scitation.org/books, Melville (EE.UU.), 2021
- David S-K. Ting & Jacqueline A. Stagner (eds.), Climate Change Science - Causes, Effects and Solutions for Global Warming, Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos) / Oxford (Gran Bretaña) / Cambridge, MA (EE.UU.), 2021
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