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SANTIAGO QUESADA GARCÍA | PABLO J. VALERO FLORES

Course Program

June 30 - MONDAY

OPENING

Welcome and course opening by academic, regional, and local authorities.

  
MODULE 1. ARCHITECTURE OF WELL-BEING
 9.00 / 14.30 h
Salutogenesis at the service of the architecture of well-being.
Santiago Quesada García. Professor of Architectural Design. Director of the Healthy Architecture & City group – University of Seville		 9:00 / 11:30 h.
Break  
Social determinants of health, life course, and healthy environments.
Manuel Sobrino Toro. Professor of Pediatrics. Director of the Department of Pharmacology, Pediatrics and Radiology, University of Seville		 12.00 / 14:30 h.
Break  
[H]ARTE Foundation; Humanizing through art.
Tamara Kreisler. Co-Founder and President of the [H]arte Foundation		 17:00 / 19:30 h.
   

July 1 - TUESDAY

MODULE 2. COGNITIVE ACCESSIBILITY AND ACTIVE AGING
 9.00 / 19.30 h
Challenges and strategies of Universal Accessibility as key foundations of healthy architecture.
Delfín Jiménez Martín. PhD in Architecture – Polytechnic University of Madrid. Specialist in Universal Accessibility in the Built Environment		 9:00 / 11:30 h.
Break  
Contributions of accessibility to healthy ageing.
Miguel Ángel Valero Duboy. PhD in Telecommunications Engineering – Polytechnic University of Madrid		 12.00 / 14:30 h.
Break  
ROUND TABLE:
Active Ageing: A Perspective from User Associations and University Research.

  • Ángela García Cañete. President of the Andalusian Confederation of Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias – CONFEAFA
  • Jose Manuel Ramirez Navarro. Promoter of the Living at Home research project, University of Malaga
  • Sonia Vallejo Río. President of the Association of Relatives of People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias – AFA Aljarafe
 17:00 / 19:30 h.

July 2 - WEDNESDAY

MODULE 3. NEUROARCHITECTURE AND INCLUSIVE INTEGRAL WELL-BEING
 9.00 / 14.30 h
Neuroarchitecture and comprehensive well-being.
Juan Luis Higuera Trujillo. PhD in Architecture. Professor at the University of Cádiz, President of the Spanish Chapter of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA)		 9:00 / 11:30 h.
Break  
External exposome criteria and their control through architectural design.
Sonia Hernández-Montaño Bou. Architect, Founder of Arquitectura Sana		 12.00 / 14:30 h.
Break  
MODULE 4. HEALTH CARE ARCHITECTURE AND HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS
 17.00 / 19.30 h
Rethinking spaces for health: Theory and practice applied to healthcare architecture.
Clara Rius Sambeat. Architect. Partner and director of Ahead Barcelona Healthcare Architecture.		 17:00 / 19:30 h.

 

July 3 - THURSDAY

MODULE 5. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STRATEGIES
 9.00 / 14.30 h
Housing prototype and architectural solutions for people with cognitive impairment.
Pablo Valero Flores. PhD in Architecture. Researcher at the Healthy Architecture & City group – University of Seville		 9:00 / 11:30 h.
Break  
ROUND TABLE:
Healthcare Architectures: Public and Private Strategies.

  • Agustín Gómez Jiménez. Education, Health, and Community Participation Technician. Head of External Communications, Clinical Management Unit, Promotion, Prevention, and Health Surveillance, AGS East Málaga-Axarquía.
  • Jesús Burgos Perraut. Institutional President of the Southern Territory of HM Hospitals.
  • Encarnación Peláez Galvez, Head of the Healthcare Planning and Evaluation Service of the Territorial Delegatio in Malaga of the Department of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Andalusian Regional Government.
 12.00 / 14:30 h.

CLOSING

By academic, local, and regional authorities

  

 

After extreme situations such as those experienced during the recent pandemic, society has become aware of what living and working spaces should be like. Well-being and health are closely linked to the way the human body and mind interact with the environment and how it influences the body. Today, spaces must not only be sustainable, functional, and aesthetically beautiful; they must also be comfortable, safe, and accessible, but above all, healthy.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings have a significant impact on the health of their occupants and can cause or worsen diseases. Exposure to inadequate architectural parameters and indicators that affect indoor air quality, thermal comfort, noise, lighting, atmosphere, and ionization, among others, affect people’s quality of life in the short, medium, and long term.

The objective of this course is to address the challenges and strategies of healthy architecture as a new paradigm in cities and buildings.

This summer course is a training and outreach activity aligned with two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all people and planning more sustainable cities and communities.

This activity is aimed at a wide audience and is organized through lectures given by leading specialists from different areas of knowledge such as architecture, medicine, engineering, and social work, among others. The various experts will highlight the transversal and interdisciplinary nature of this topic and its significance for society. The course is structured through a series of classes and roundtables, spread over four days, addressing the following thematic areas:

 

  • Well-being architecture
  • Neuroarchitecture
  • Active aging
  • Accessibility and universal design
  • Healthcare architecture: public and private strategies

MORE INFORMATION

  • Total course duration: 25 hours
  • Course eligible for doctoral training
  • Ten sessions with a maximum duration of two and a half hours
  • Location: Malaga – Technology Headquarters of the International University of Andalusia. June 30th, July 1st, 2nd
                    Torre del Mar – Cultural Hall Azucarera, July 3th
  • A Certificate of Achievement with a number of hours will be awarded to students who meet the attendance and assessment requirements.
  • A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to students who require one and who have attended at least 80% of classes.
  • Dates: June 30, to July 3, 2025

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