Peri-urban landscapes

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https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.20242311122

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Peri-urban landscapes, urbanised landscapes, periurban explosion, eco-cultural values, urban processes

Abstract

Although peripheries have been shaped through the interaction between humans and nature, presently, due to the new processes of urban growth, the natural and agricultural spaces surrounding them are being shaped as a palimpsest, a collage of often fragmented, dispersed, empty, or residual spaces with mixed uses. These are not mere visual scenarios, but the manifestation of processes that shape the territory and territorial systems, the so-called peri-urban landscapes analysed by some urban geographers. Issue 23 of ZARCH is devoted to the study and understanding of peri-urban landscapes, with a specific emphasis on their eco-cultural values. It also delves into the importance of those landscapes that, due to their natural, agricultural, or other man-made features, could play a pivotal role in urban and landscape regeneration processes. The aim of this integrative approach is to recognise the complexity of these spaces and their potential, not only to preserve valuable elements from the past, but also to actively contribute to the future development of urbanised landscapes.

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Author Biographies

Raimundo Bambó, Universidad de Zaragoza

Raimundo Bambó Naya (Huesca, 1975) is an architect from the University of Navarre (2000) and holds a Doctorate in Architecture from the University of Zaragoza (2016). He is an Associate Professor of Urban Design at the School of Engineering and Architecture (EINA), University of Zaragoza. He has been a guest professor in international seminars and workshops at TEC de Monterrey (2006), IUAV di Venezia (2015), ETSA de Barcelona UPC (2017), and Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Brazil (2023). He is the coordinator, on behalf of the University of Zaragoza, of the CICES International Design Workshop in Dakar (2020). He has been a member of the Institute of Heritage and Humanities and of the PUPC research group since its creation in 2010. He is also the coordinator of the Doctoral Programme in New Territories in Architecture. He is the Principal Investigator of the R&D+i project "Strategic Peri-Urban Areas in Transition: Eco-Cultural Challenges in Urban Regeneration Processes in Spanish Cities," funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, in collaboration with Carmen Díez Medina. In parallel, he developed his professional career at IDOM between 2000 and 2013. His work has received several awards from prestigious institutions, including the Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, the São Paulo Biennial of Architecture, the European Biennial of Landscape, the Caja de Arquitectos Foundation, the Higher Council of Architects of Spain, and the Official College of Architects of Aragon. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7792-6192

Carmen Díez Medina, Universidad de Zaragoza

Madrid, 1962. She is an architect (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, UPM) and holds a Ph.D. from the Fakultät für Architektur und Raumplanung (Architecture and Planning), Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien). Full Professor of Architectural History at the Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura (EINA), University of Zaragoza. Visiting Professor at Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani (DAStU), Politecnico di Milano. Research stays within the frame of research projects at Institut für Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur (gta), ETH Zürich and at DAStU, Politecnico di Milano. Main researcher of the research group Paisajes Urbanos y Proyecto Contemporáneo (PUPC) (www.pupc.unizar.es). Recent books, Ciudad de Bloques. reflexiones retrospectivas y prospectivas sobre los polígonos de vivienda ‘modernos’ and Urban Visions. From Planning Culture to Landscape Urbanism (ed.), both with J. Monclús. Member of the editorial board of Planning Perspectives and of the executive board of the IPHS, ISUF-H and AhAU associations. Collaborating architect at Rafael Moneo in Madrid (1996-2001) and previously at Nigst, Hubmann & Vass in Viena (1989-95).

Javier Monclús, Universidad de Zaragoza

Javier Monclús Fraga (1951) is a Professor of Urban Design and Emeritus Professor at the University of Zaragoza. He was the Director of the Department of Architecture (UPA) at the School of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Zaragoza (2009-2016). Previously, he was a Professor of Urban Design at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (1980-2005), Director of the Accompanying Plan for the Zaragoza Expo 2008 Consortium (2005-2009), and a consultant in urban planning and design projects. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Planning Perspectives and the Director of ZARCH. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. He has been the President of ISUF-H (Hispanic International Seminar on Urban Form) since 2021.

He has participated as a guest or visiting professor in courses and seminars at several Spanish and foreign universities. He is the co-director of the reference research group "Urban Landscapes and Contemporary Project" (PUPC). He has published numerous works on the theory and history of urbanism, urban projects, and landscape urbanism. His publications include: La ciudad dispersa (editor, 1998); International Exhibitions and Urbanism: The Zaragoza Expo 2008 Project (2009); Urban Visions. From Planning Culture to Landscape Urbanism (co-editor, with C. Díez Medina, 2017); and Ciudad de Bloques. Retrospective and Prospective Reflections on Housing Estates (co-author, with C. Díez Medina, 2020), ¿Qué hay de nuevo? Conversaciones con urbanistas contemporáneos (in press, Asimétricas).

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2024-12-26

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Bambó, R., Díez Medina, C., & Monclús, J. (2024). Peri-urban landscapes. ZARCH. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Urbanism, (23), 4–9. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.20242311122

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No. 23 (2024): Peri-urban landscapes

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Editorial

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