The aim of the panel is to present the two most important cities in Spain by tackling, from the perspective of the city, the most paramount issues on the current agenda of cities, including: measures to combat Social disconnection from politics and institutions; how cities are contributing and can contribute to current migration and refugee policy (in the context of President Trump's executive order); the housing problem; social inclusion policies, etc.... Read more about The role of the Cities in a Changing World: How Barcelona and Madrid put citizens first

RCC is pleased to announce this talk, featuring Prof. Claudi Catala from Barcelona School of Architecture.

The modernist architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) left us a wonderful legacy of original buildings. We will show how Gaudi’s code was based on geometrical resources in space (transformations, curves and surfaces). We will present the main challenges to be faced (2016-2026) for culminating now his main project: the Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia) in Barcelona.

... Read more about Breaking Gaudí's code; geometrical creativity in space

We are pleased to announce this informative session by RCC Fellow and Director of Cultural and Artistic Projects Francisco Prado-Vilar, on the International Symposium "Art and Ideology in the Twelfth-Century Western Mediterranean,”  to  be held at the Bard Graduate Center of New York (Lecture...

RCC is pleased to announce this workshop organized by Profs José Manuel Páez Borrallo, Rector’s Delegate of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) at RCC-Harvard, and Iñaki Ábalos, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design.... Read more about Workshop on Historic Heritage Preservation: Patrimonio Histórico + Cultural Iberoamericano (PHI)

RCC is pleased to announce this workshop organized by Prof. José Manuel Páez Borrallo, Rector's Delegate of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) at RCC and Dr. Carlos del Cañizo Nadal, Professor of Photovoltaic Solar Energy at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Visiting Fellow School at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University and RCC Fellow.

... Read more about Workshop on Nanomaterials

"City Metrics" will describe the value of urban performance indicators in the understanding of city morphologies and dynamics. It will introduce students to multiple metrics approaches and goals, and will examine through some case studies how these indexes inform design and policy-making decisions. 

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The purpose of this conference is to expose American and Spanish scholars to the research projects they are pursuing in the hopes of identifying common interests and concerns.... Read more about Workshop on Urban Research (Harvard-MIT & Universities CEI Moncloa)