Laura Trujillo Cabrera, architect from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria School of Architecture, has been awarded a scholarship during the XXIV Call for the Arquia Scholarships program for paid professional internships for young architects, organized by the Arquia Foundation in 2023. Laura Trujillo Cabrera was selected among 434 participants in the academic record category and has been assigned Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, Madrid as the host institution. The internship will be carried out under the arquia/scholarships program, according to the agreement signed between the Arquia Foundation and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda.
About the Scholarships
The scholarships aim to provide candidates the opportunity to complement their education through professional internships, enhancing the knowledge acquired during their training and fostering a connection between professional and academic fields. They facilitate access for recipients to highly qualified European architecture studios.
Additionally, the program promotes mobility within Europe, understanding it as an enriching factor for personal development. The internship must be carried out at an architecture studio located in an autonomous community different from the recipient’s place of residence or study.
Members of the SEALabHaus Canary Islands Regional Action Group
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:
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.
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.
Haus: Introduce the innovative and integrated approach promoted by the New European Bauhaus (NEB).
Presentation of the SEALabHaus Atlantic Area LaboratoryFirst SEALabHaus Regional Meeting in the Canary IslandsRoundtable on Best Practices among Members of the SEALabHaus Canary Islands Regional Action Group
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.”
