As part of Science Week, organised by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI), the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture will host a roundtable discussion on 12 November at 18.00. The event, featuring experts on Antoni Gaudí, will explore the continuing relevance of Gaudí’s architectural thinking and its influence on contemporary architecture.

The speakers scheduled to take part in the discussion are:

• Josep Miàs, architect and full professor at The Bartlett School of Architecture, in London.
• Alberto Estévez, full professor of architecture and founder of the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture.
• Judith Urbano Lorente, holder of a PhD in art history and former dean of the Faculty of Humanities at UIC.
• Manuel Arenas, architect and former Head of the Department of Graphic Expression at UIC.
• Josep Maria Tarragona, doctoral researcher at UIC, historian and biographer of Gaudí.

The roundtable discussion will be moderated by Ricardo Gómez Val, vice-rector of the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture.

The event is open to the public and may be attended in person in the Saló de Graus on UIC’s Barcelona Campus or streamed online.