Reus és una ciutat construïda històricament a partir del comerç, la producció, les vies de comunicació i la relació entre el centre urbà i el territori. La seva estructura radial, el paper del Mercadal, el tomb de ravals i la intensitat de les plantes baixes comercials configuren una ciutat viva, densa i canviant, on arquitectura i activitat econòmica han estat sempre estretament vinculades.
El recorregut començarà a la Granja Roca Soldevila, un conjunt productiu excepcional que conserva la memòria de la granja avícola i de l’arquitectura agroindustrial del Camp de Tarragona. Continuarà amb la Facultat d’Econòmiques i Empresarials de la URV, un exemple rellevant d’arquitectura universitària contemporània i de l’ús de sistemes industrialitzats de prefabricació.
La visita inclourà també la Residència del Passeig Mata, una peça assistencial dels anys setanta d’arrel brutalista, i el Taller d’Hipòlit Monseny, un espai extraordinari per entendre la cultura material del modernisme i la producció ceràmica vinculada a la construcció reusenca.
A les 13:30 h es farà una pausa per dinar al centre de Reus fins a les 15:30 h.
A la tarda, el recorregut es desplaçarà cap al Barri Gaudí, el passeig de la Boca de la Mina i l’Escola Mowgli, tres àmbits que permeten abordar qüestions com l’habitatge social experimental, el paisatge urbà, l’aigua, la pedagogia i la comunitat.
La sortida planteja, així, una lectura àmplia del patrimoni contemporani: no com una suma d’edificis singulars, sinó com una xarxa de llocs que expliquen formes de viure, treballar, aprendre, cuidar i conviure. Reus esdevé, en aquest sentit, un cas especialment ric per reflexionar sobre la preservació d’un patrimoni sovint poc reconegut, però fonamental per entendre la ciutat contemporània.
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Tuesday, 30 June: Becoming Embodied & Becoming Interdependent
The morning of the next day, Tuesday June 30th, will be dedicated to Becoming Embodied, the conceptual line delving into material research, construction processes and fabrication technologies. Sessions will examine how materials—especially those locally sourced or with low environmental impact—integrate environmental and social values, exploring structural potential, assembly systems and adaptability over time. Highlights include Aga Khan Award-winning Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum, who together with Palinda Kannangara will explore the relationship between materials, climate and community through situated practices, in which architecture is defined by specific cultural, environmental, and construction conditions. Bruther will analyze the coexistence of advanced technologies and vernacular logics, resulting in hybrid architectural expressions. Other participants in the program include BC architects & studies & materials, Hive Earth, and Lehm Ton Erde, who will address the potential of earth construction, connecting traditional knowledge with technological innovation. Additionally, Arquitectura G studio will deliver a joint lecture with Go Hasegawa on materials in their most poetic dimension, and how they are transformed into spatial experiences.
The afternoon programme on the second day focuses on the social, political and economic dimensions of the built environment, with Becoming Interdependent – the theme that proposes rethinking forms of coexistence based on care, cooperation and solidarity as drivers of social empowerment. The sessions will address topics such as spatial policies that promote the right to housing, the gender perspective and public space. Housing will be analysed from various angles: the collective futures of housing will be discussed in a panel featuring Lacol, Erika Nakagawa and Clauss Kahl Merz Atelier, whilst Mariana Mazzucato will analyse its economic dimension. Urban design and public space will be addressed by figures such as Jan Gehl, who in his presentation will analyse how urban design can foster encounter, trust and mutual support in increasingly fragmented cities, whilst the Rural Urban Framework studio and Rahul Mehrotra will explore the boundaries between the rural and the urban.
Wednesday, 1 July: Becoming Hyper-Conscious & Becoming Attuned
The morning of Wednesday 1 July will be devoted to Becoming Hyper-Conscious, a theme that examines how global-scale dynamics—including geopolitical relations, legislative frameworks, digitalisation and artificial intelligence—directly influence local realities and everyday life. The sessions will invite participants to develop a critical awareness of these phenomena and to explore their implications and potential for contemporary architectural practice. Among the featured talks is one by architectural historian Mario Carpo, who will trace the line from algorithmic thinking to artificial intelligence, situating computing within the history and theory of architecture. Meanwhile, Forensic Architecture and the Centre for Spatial Technologies will explore the geopolitics of space and the potential of architecture as a tool for investigating and documenting territorial violence.
In the afternoon, Becoming Attuned will explore the poetic dimension of architecture, paying close attention to material, cultural and emotional contexts. It calls for a more sensitive, openminded perspective, guided by desire and curiosity, which celebrates uncertainty, the everyday and the accidental, as well as physical and digital phenomena. This “Becoming” serves as a conclusion to the other five sessions and encapsulates how their convergence allows us to perceive the subtleties and beauty present in objects and spaces. Highlights of the day include a dialogue between Matilde Cassani, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and the filmmakers Bêka & Lemoine, who will examine how rituals shape spaces; as well as the conversations led by Enrique Walker and Philip Ursprung, which will delve into the work of the most recent Pritzker Prize laureate Smiljan Radić and Alexander Brodsky based on shared concerns regarding fragility, imagination and the provisional, moving between ephemeral structures, salvaged everyday materials, and practices that combine atmosphere and memory as tools of architectural form.
Over the course of the three days, there will be lectures, panel discussions featuring two or three speakers, round-table discussions, workshops for students, and presentations in plenary sessions moderated by the Critical Antagonists – figures who will seek to stimulate debate and open up new perspectives through critical interventions in various keynote presentations. This role will be taken on by Bas Smets, Enrique Walker, Giovanna Borasi, Juan Herreros, Marina Otero, Marina Tabassum, Mark Wigley, Matilde Cassani, Matthias Schuler, Philip Ursprung, Sana Frini and Timothy Morton.