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Members of the SEALabHaus Canary Islands Regional Action Group

The First Regional Seminar of SEALabHaus took place at the School of Architecture, showcasing the SEALabHaus Laboratory. Conceived as the Laboratory of the New Atlantic Space, SEALabHaus is dedicated to the research and development of blue tourism and cultural industries related to the sea and maritime heritage in Atlantic Coastal Communities, aligned with the principles of the New European Bauhaus.

From the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), participants included Professor Lucía Martínez Quintana and Professors Francisco Antonio García Pérez and Juan Manuel Santana Pérez.

The Interreg SEALabHaus Project is envisioned as an international network where institutions across the Atlantic Arc — Ireland, France, Portugal, La Coruña, and the Canary Islands — collaborate. The Atlantic Community aims to build an international cooperation network in blue tourism and maritime cultural industries among Atlantic coastal communities, bringing together partners to address shared challenges through collaborative, collective problem-solving and experience sharing. Acting as a connector of maritime-related projects, it supports mutual learning, testing, and developing tools and solutions to address existing issues across participating regions.

The primary goal is to establish a community that fosters innovation, research, knowledge-sharing, and collaborative learning among its members, ensuring that the knowledge generated reaches society as a whole. Efforts are focused on five main thematic areas where partner organizations excel: Blue Tourism, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Sea and Sustainability, and Professional Development and Training.

With funding of €3.47 million, the SEALabHaus project will run until late 2026, organized around three main pillars:

1. SEA: Innovate the value chain of blue tourism and culture by transforming, revitalizing, and enhancing coastal ecosystems and maritime heritage, balancing these with the sea as a key factor for resilience, well-being, and sustainability.
2. Lab: Establish the Transnational Laboratory of the New Bauhaus in the Atlantic Area (SEALab), promoting networking and intelligent specialization through support for unique, innovative, sustainable, and inclusive projects.
3. Haus: Introduce the innovative and integrated approach promoted by the New European Bauhaus (NEB).

The School of Architecture, with the collaboration of the Vice-Rectorate for Culture, Sports, and Social Activation of the Campuses, has decided to award the prize funded by the budgets of the School of Architecture and the Vice-Rectorate for Culture, Sports, and Social Activation of the Campuses.

Students of the School of Architecture may participate in the ideas competition, either individually or as a group. Each participant, whether entering individually or as part of a group, may submit more than one proposal; in such cases, the proposals must be submitted as independent and separate entries. Participants must decide whether to compete individually or as part of a team. Teams may consist of up to four members. Participation of students from other ULPGC degree programs is allowed, provided they are part of a team in which students from the School of Architecture are the majority. The competition guidelines have been circulated via email to all Architecture students and faculty.

The final submission deadline is September 15, 2023, at 11:59 PM.

A group of second-year Architecture students visited the Bioclimatic Houses Living Lab this July to gain firsthand knowledge of the work being done at the facilities of the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (ITER), located in Granadilla.”

• Go to the article published on Radio Televisión Canaria.
• Go to the article published on Europa Press.

New furniture has been arranged in the central seating area and in the space behind the ramps and stairs. In the seating area, cushions made from recycled banners used during the School’s fiftieth anniversary have been placed. In the area behind the central stairs and ramps, furniture has been set up to encourage social activities at the School, creating a new meeting and relaxation point for the students.