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Second- and third-year students of the course Urban Planning, Spatial Planning and Urban Design Projects move their academic activity into the city with an open session in Tenor Stagno Square, in the context of the TAC! Urban Architecture Festival.

On the occasion of Architecture Week 2025, the School of Architecture of ULPGC hosts a program of conferences, presentations, and activities between October 6 and October 10, 2025, with the participation of professionals and entities from the sector.

Downloads

• Final Program (PDF)
• Presentation / Dossier (PDF)

Program Overview

• Monday 10/06/2025
  • 9:00–14:00 · Exhibition of MMFT 2025 competition works
  • 10:30–11:00 · Opening ceremony and exhibition IV Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre Award (COAGC)
  • 11:30–12:30 · Lecture «House of Caves. Artenara» · Gloci Arquitectura
  • 12:45–13:45 · «Technology and Heritage. Surveying, recording, and research techniques»
• Tuesday 10/07/2025
  • 9:00–14:00 · Exhibition of new products and MMFT competition works
  • 10:00–11:00 · «Building healthy and sustainable constructions»
  • 11:30–12:30 · «Urban planning as good news»
  • 13:00–14:30 · Round table «Culture as a tool for urban transformation»
• Wednesday 10/08/2025
  • 9:00–14:00 · Exhibition of new products and MMFT competition works
  • 9:00–10:00 · ITC: «Integration of renewable energies in building and urban planning: RESMAC Project»
  • 10:00–11:00 · Technical demonstration: «Reality capture and 3D point clouds»
  • 11:30–12:30 · Presentation «Gabinete. Teaching Manual 2024–2025 EA_ULPGC»
  • 12:45–13:45 · «Large-scale interventions: El Risco–Agaete Road»
• Thursday 10/09/2025
  • 9:00–14:00 · Exhibition of new products and MMFT competition works
  • 9:00–11:00 · Technical presentations (Onduline, La Escandella, Marazzi, Emac, JUNG, CORTIZO, ISOVER)
  • 10:00–11:00 · «A common language in sustainable architecture»
  • 11:30–12:30 · «Crisis of the spatial model of architecture and the city: new archetypes»
  • 12:45–13:45 · «Documenting the design and construction process» · SCALAE
• Friday 10/10/2025
  • 9:00–14:00 · Exhibition of new products and MMFT competition works
  • 9:00–10:00 · «IS_LAB/GDR: Islands as laboratories of the Anthropocene. Gáldar»
  • 10:00–11:00 · «Development of the Tafira Campus facilities (ULPGC)»
  • 11:30–12:30 · «From Bedrock» · Winning Pavilion TAC Fundación Arquia
  • 12:45–14:00 · Closing at EA_ULPGC headquarters with music (DJ)

Location

School of Architecture · University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC).

The School of Architecture at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) announces the application periods for the compensatory examination corresponding to the Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture for the 2025-2026 academic year.

• Special call: from December 3 to December 15, 2025.
• Ordinary call: from February 2 to February 12, 2026.
• Extraordinary call: from July 20 to July 30, 2026.

Applications must be submitted through the ULPGC electronic headquarters within the established deadlines.

By Resolution of the Vice-Rector for Equality, Inclusion, and Coexistence of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, dated July 23, 2025, the 4th edition of the “Advancing in Equality” Awards is announced. These awards aim to recognize excellence in Bachelor’s and Master’s Final Projects related to gender equality.

The awards are funded by the Island Council of Gran Canaria, through the budget allocation dedicated to promoting equality within the university environment.

This edition will especially value projects that address:

• Challenges or issues related to effective equality between women and men.
• Strategies, proposals, practices, or protocols in the field of equality.
• Resources or studies incorporating gender as a category of analysis.

Financial awards:

• €500 for the Best Bachelor’s Final Project.
• €800 for the Best Master’s Final Project.
• A runner-up prize of €300 in each category may also be awarded by the Evaluation Committee.

Evaluation criteria: originality, impact, relevance, interest, scientific rigor, methodology, and quality of sources used.

With this initiative, ULPGC reaffirms its commitment to promoting real and effective equality between women and men, and to raising awareness within the university community about the importance of this goal.

Application period: from August 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, both inclusive.

For more information, visit:

More information about the “Advancing in Equality” Awards on the ULPGC website