projects

phd project UNIZAR, UBI 2025-10-15

Women and Architecture in Film: Representation, Gender/Genre, and Microhistories in [Ibero]America

Doctoral research focused on the study of the image and cultural construction of women architects in 20th-century fiction cinema, focusing on Spanish and Ibero-American cinema.

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other project Zaragoza 2025-09-01

Comprehensive Study of the Casa Palacio de los Torrero with Sustainability Criteria

Comprehensive, data-driven assessment of a Renaissance heritage building to define sustainable renovation strategies that balance energy performance, indoor environmental quality and heritage conservation.

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phd project Zaragoza 2025-05-05

The Right to the Park: An Intersectional, Feminist, and Decolonial Analysis of the City of Cuenca, Ecuador.

This doctoral research examines the "right to the park" using a mixed-methods approach—combining a literature review, spatial audits of case studies, and interviews with adolescents—to explore spatial exclusion and safety from a gender perspective in Latin America. Ultimately, the thesis proposes context-sensitive public policy actions to dismantle Western-centric urban models and promote spatial justice in public spaces.

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phd project Zaragoza 2025-03-14

Circular strategies for the decarbonisation of architectural heritage: empirical basis for an energy transition compatible with conservation

This doctoral research explores the convergence between architectural heritage conservation and sustainability, examining how to achieve decarbonisation in protected buildings through circular renovation strategies without compromising their historical value. To this end, it proposes an empirical methodology based on real in-situ data collection and life cycle assessment, moving beyond the inaccuracies of conventional theoretical models and providing rigorous criteria for decision-making in heritage architecture.

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phd project Zaragoza 2025-01-01

Domesticity, Representation and Dissident Identities: A Historical and Critical Study for the Inclusion of New Housing Models, 1982–Present

This research examines how domesticity, gender, and dissident identities are represented in architectural discourse and housing design in Spain from 1982 to the present. It studies how spatial configurations, relationships, and forms of inhabitation challenge or reproduce conventional models of domesticity.

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main project Zaragoza 2024-09-01

CircularREGEN. Assessment of the benefits of circularity in building renovation in Spain (PID2023-151255OB-I00).

This is an ongoing four-year research project funded by the Spanish State Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación, AEI) and co-funded by the European Union. The project was submitted to the 2023 call for “Knowledge Generation Projects” (Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento) under the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, within the framework of the Spanish Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research 2021–2023.

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phd project Aragón 2023-12-01

Architects and Heritage in Aragon (1970–2010). Historical Review and Feminist Critique

This doctoral thesis examines the role of women architects in the conservation, restoration, and protection of architectural heritage in Aragon between 1970 and 2010. From a feminist perspective, it reassesses their professional contributions and examines the historiographical, social, and cultural factors that have contributed to their invisibility and to the lower valuation of heritage intervention within canonical architectural history.

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contract project 2023-01-01

Research Contract for the Monitoring of Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Conditions in Residential Buildings

This research project focuses on the continuous monitoring of indoor air quality and environmental conditions in residential dwellings through the measurement of CO₂, PM1.0, PM2.5, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), radon, temperature, and relative humidity. The study aims to assess indoor environmental quality, occupant comfort, ventilation performance, and exposure to airborne pollutants.

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contract project X:01 Y:01 2022-06-01

RuralREGEN. Study on the state of energy renovation of housing in rural areas in Spain: diagnosis, barriers and solutions

RuralREGEN investigates the specific challenges of energy renovation in rural housing in Spain, analysing the characteristics and energy performance of the rural residential building stock, its renovation potential, existing policies and funding programmes, and the barriers that hinder renovation in rural areas. The project aims to provide an evidence-based diagnosis and formulate recommendations for renovation policies and programmes better adapted to the specific conditions of rural territories.

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main project 2020-06-01

LocalRegen. Multi-criteria methodology for the evaluation of local renovation strategies of housing from the perspective of Life Cycle thinking (PID2019-104871RB)

The LocalREGEN project was a 3-year coordinated research initiative funded by the Spanish Ministry that successfully developed a life-cycle methodology to evaluate local residential decarbonization strategies through advanced data modeling and real-world IoT sensor monitoring.

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contract project 2018-11-01

Optimization of Construction Solutions in Architectural Projects in Compliance with Regulatory Requirements

This research project focuses on the identification, evaluation, and optimization of construction solutions for architectural projects, with the aim of improving material efficiency and cost-effectiveness while ensuring full compliance with applicable building regulations.

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other project Zaragoza, Spain 2018-01-01

Sustainable Mobility Research

Collaboration agreement between Zaragoza City Council and the University of Zaragoza to research sustainable mobility, focusing on the identification of suitable locations for park-and-ride facilities and their potential integration with photovoltaic systems.

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main project X:01 Y:02 2014-01-01

EcoREGEN: Integrated Design Protocol for the Refurbishment of Social Housing and Urban Regeneration (BIA2013-44001-R)

EcoREGEN developed an integrated approach to the energy renovation of social housing and urban regeneration, combining physical, environmental and socio-economic indicators with technical, cultural, urban and legal considerations. Awarded before the creation of the research group later known as GIA and now Built4Life Lab, the project played a key role in bringing together the researchers who would subsequently form the group.

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