The research project aims to assess the use of traditional materials and techniques for the retrofitting of urban self-constructed dwellings in the peripheral neighborhoods of three cities representing the main climates zones in Colombia as a strategy for climate adapted architectural and urban renovation according to a NZEB approach. The study takes into account the technological culture of the city studying its architectural heritage and exploring its transformations with a “catalogue of elements” used throughout time (materials, construction techniques, systems and equipment).

Bio

Colombian architect, works in the field of Architectural technology. Passionate about innovation, sustainability and circular economy, after obtaining the title of Architect at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia Bogotá in 2014, she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Architecture for the Sustainable Design from the Politecnico di Torino in 2017. She has worked in several architectural firms in Italy and Colombia and has also collaborated in historical research about the Colombian territory. She currently carries out her research about climate adaptation in NZEB retrofitting for self-constructed dwellings.

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2018 / Research intership, Winner of the competition 38/17/F/AR-A. Research fellow at the Department of Architecture and Design of the Politecnico di Torino
2017 / MSc in Architecture for the Sustainable Design, Politecnico di Torino
2014 / BSc in the Faculty of Art, School of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

2017–2018 / Junior Architect, Officina di Architettura Arch. Alberto Sasso – Torino
2016–2017 / Junior Architect, G*AA – Giaquinto Architetti Associati – Torino
2016 / Intern, Impresa Manutenzioni Edili Torino IMET srl – Torino
2015–2016 / Junior Architect, Rino Antonio Bosco Architetto – Moncalieri
2013–2014 / Architect, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Faculty of Engineering – Bogotá, Colombia
2011–2012 / Research assistant, Niño Murcia Arquitectos LTDA. – Bogotá, Colombia

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