On May 26 Manuel Pérez Romero be joining the #TransatlanticExchange on energy efficient buildings to present: Energy Between Buildings. Using the Flow of Materials and Energy to Enhance Sustainable Cities.
Building your Future Sustainable Home
Tomorrow, I will be part of the IE Eco Club Panel “Building Your Future Sustainable Home”, with Manuel Quirós and Ana María Durán. Wednesday 12th at 6:30 pm, Madrid Time.
The replacement of asphalt.
Article written by Manuel Pérez Romero, featured in Archdaily, about how to design more sustainable and open cities, once that the land area allocated for vehicles is gradually decreasing.
https://www.archdaily.com/960481/replacing-asphalt-can-build-a-more-sustainable-and-open-cityç
Special Event with Carol Ross- Thursday 29th APRIL, 5PM CEST.
Join us for an Instagram Live session with Carol Ross Barney FAIA, founder of Ross Barney Architects, and Manuel Perez Romero, Chair of the Center for Sustainable Cities at IE School of Architecture and Design.
From #climatechange to the pillars of happiness, our guests will discuss the various roles that architects and designers play in creating healthy living environments.
Follow us on Instagram @iearchdesign

Cities and Circularity.
Interview with Manuel Pérez Romero, about Cities and Circularity.
https://www.larazon.es/sociedad/20210420/inplwkir4rbujje5t7yurffhyu.html
Manuel Pérez Romero has been recently appointed Chair of the Center for Sustainable Cities at IE University.
https://www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design/center/center-sustainable-cities/
Cities are ecosystems, as rain forests are. They are the result of a continuous flow of production (energy, materials, people) and return (waste, services, conflicts).
The Center for Sustainable Cities aims the convergence of disciplines and knowledges associated to the city, to build the Whole City Ecosystem. In this context, it is critical to understand its behavior, in order to evaluate the real impact, in terms of sustainability, of any action or event. The Center for Sustainable Cities embraces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and seeks to further their implementation through research, education and outreach.
HOUSE CITY WALL nominated for the 2021 Building of the Year Awards

How cities have faced challenges as catastrophes and pandemics.
Check the article written by Manuel Pérez Romero about how cities have changed and evolved to prevent catastrophes and pandemics.
https://www.ie.edu/insights/articles/past-lessons-can-ensure-covid-makes-cities-stronger/

House-City Wall published in Archdaily

Equilibrium Hotel- Precast Structure
Ground floor precast arcades.

Manuel Pérez at Summer Booster Program, IE University
Today we finished the first week of the #IE_Summerbooster program, an interdisciplinary effort between all five Schools at IE University, aimed at Master and Bachelor students and recent graduates with an interest in a range of diverse topics, held in a #hybrid format, with students attending classes physically and online, simultaneously.
During this first week, in which IE School of Architecture and Design was in charge, our School Dean: Martha Thorne and Professor Manuel Perez Romero, run the workshop “The City of the Future”, to promote an understanding of the interrelationship of #city systems, people, and our environment. Participation and interaction were key!

Emergency Strategies for Cities
Full article in English “Emergency Strategies for Cities”
Emergency_Strategies_for_Cities_PEREZROMERO
Published in Korean Maeil Financial Newspaper.
Cities and disaster prevention.
Article written by Manuel Perez Romero, about how cities have been shaped by disaster prevention strategies, in order to reduce the risk of fire, flooding or epidemics.
On-line Learning. MOOC “Making Architecture”
Some years ago, at IE School of Architecture and Design, professors Manuel Pérez Romero, David Goodman and Nenad Katic, developed a MOOC (Massive On-line Open Course), called “Making Architecture”, which today is an ideal preparation for those interested in undertaking an undergraduate degree in Architecture.
http://www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design/
https://www.coursera.org/learn/making-architecture?action=enroll

HONORABLE MENTION_SEOUL COMPACT CITY COMPETITION.
nodo17 group has been awarded with an Honorable Mention in Seoul Compact City International Design Competition.
We proposed an extremely fluid urban design for Seoul Compact City. An urban catalyst, based on diversity, connectivity, density, and a vibrant urban life. We designed from the small scale, of two neighbors talking and walking, to the bigger scale of the connection of Sinnae 3 with Sinnae 4, and to Sinnae metro station.

A system of different types of slope streets, formed by Main and Community Streets, will connect smoothly Sinnae 3 with Sinnae 4. The neighborhood squares located on the top of Bukbu Expressway will act as a meeting place for both districts. These squares are accomodating permanent and temporary programs, as weekend markets.

Finally, the identity of Seoul Compact City will be based on its capacity for building a recognizable landmark, from the scale of the northeast gateway, to the small scale of the Community Streets.


3rd Prize- International Design Competition for Hanyang Country Club, Seoul.
nodo17 group + Seoinn Design Group have been awarded with 3rd Prize in the International Design Competition for Hanyang Country Club, Seoul.
VIRGINIA TECH_Practice Research Seminar
Manuel Pérez Romero has been invited as Guest Reviewer, at the innovative Practice Research Seminar at Virginia Tech University. Honored to be part of that amazing group. 25-27 Oct.


Lecture at DCDESIGN2019
September 16th: Manuel Pérez Romero will deliver one of the educational sessions at DCDesign2019 Conference, under the title “Can Tourism be Sustainable?. 8:30 am at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington DC.

Equilibrium hotel Mock-up
Testing connections between precast concrete and steel structure.

Equilibrium Hotel- Foundation moving forward.
Pile foundations have been started!.

A’19. AIA Conference on Architecture 2019.
June 6-8: Manuel Pérez Romero, as Board Member of the International Practice Committee, will attend to AIA’19 (AIA Conference on Architecture 2020).

Creating the Cities of the Future.
May 29th: Manuel Pérez Romero will be one of the Panelist for the event: “Creating the Cities of the Future”, organized by the European Union at the Embassy of Sweden, in Washignton D.C.

Lecture at WAAC: “Close to equilibrium”.
April 22nd: Manuel Pérez Romero will give a lecture at Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, at Virginia Tech University, under the title: “Close to equilibrium”

Lecture at Burning Tree Elementary School: Imagine What Architects Can Do!
April 15: Manuel Pérez Romero will give a lecture to 5th and 4th graders at Burning Tree Elementary School, Maryland.”Imagine what architects can do!”

FINALIST: “World Car Center International Competition”, Vigo, Spain.
nodo17group + MTM architects have been shorlisted for the “World Car Center International Competition” in Vigo, Spain.
