LANDSCAPE AND HERITAGE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE II: LA CASA DO BRASIL IN THE CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA OF MADRID

On the afternoon of May 14, the second edition of the International Symposium “Landscape and Heritage of Modern Architecture” will be held to celebrate the dorm Casa do Brasil. The event will bring together specialists in the history of architecture and urbanism of Madrid and Brazil, in architectural restoration and cultural heritage.

The symposium will take place at the dorm itself and will be divided into two sessions: one dedicated to the building and its context, and the other to a debate on the challenges of the heritage of Madrid’s Ciudad Universitaria. The event is aimed at professionals and those interested in the history of architecture, urbanism and heritage conservation.

International Symposium
14.05.2025
Auditorium of the Casa do Brasil, Av. de la Memoria, 3, 28040 Madrid

Organizers: Cultural Landscape Research Group and Department of Architectural Composition. ETSAM-UPM

Program 

17:00. Reception and presentation

17:15-18:15. About the building and its context

• Carlos Eduardo Comas. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
• Ana Esteban Maluenda. Professor at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.
• TBA.

18:15-19:00. Round table: Modernity and the Challenges of Cultural Heritage

• Pablo Olalquiaga. Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid.
• Ángeles Layuno. Professor at the Universidad de Alcalá.
• TBA. DOCOMOMO.

Moderator: Nicolás Mariné. Profesor at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.