http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/8 2026-06-19T02:21:20Z 2026-06-19T02:21:20Z Rodríguez Aybar, Marta Pedreño Rojas, Manuel Alejandro Porras Amores, César Morales Segura, Mónica Marín Palma, Ana María http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/4005 2025-06-04T18:22:46Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

New Experimental Teaching Proposal to Evaluate Foreign Students in Technical Subjects Rodríguez Aybar, Marta; Pedreño Rojas, Manuel Alejandro; Porras Amores, César; Morales Segura, Mónica; Marín Palma, Ana María With the implementation of the European Higher Education Area (Bologna Plan), there is a desire to equate the university degrees of the different countries involved in the project. This fact, in addition to having important repercussions from the point of view of professional opportunities once the degree is finished, facilitates the exchange of students between European countries (Erasmus scholarships among others). In this way, as there is a clear tendency to unify and equalize degrees, problems to validate subjects between universities tend to be fewer. However, there are some subjects, typical of degrees with a significant regulatory dependency (such as Law, Architecture or Engineering), in which it is very difficult to establish interrelationships between what is taught in two different countries. Thus, this work shows the results of a pilot experience developed at the Higher Technical Building School of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain). In it, a differentiated evaluation methodology was proposed for foreign students who were studying some of the subjects of the discipline of “Construction Materials” of the “Degree in Building” of the institution. The explained proposal consisted in the development of a supervised course work in which students had to analyze and compare the regulations and differentiating aspects of both: the destination country (Spain) and their countries of origin, in relation to some of the materials studied during the subject. In this way, it was possible to give a solution to one of the great problems that these students encountered when they returned to their countries: the total ignorance of the regulations of their territories (having studied those of Spain, which, in most of the cases, they will never need in their professional life). The results show a wide degree of satisfaction by the students, as well as for the professors involved in the experience. It has been a very interesting activity that shows us peculiarities and aspects of other countries, and that some of them, perhaps in the future, could be considered to update Spanish standards.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Vergara Muñoz, Jaime Martínez Monedero, Miguel http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/3999 2025-05-26T16:13:34Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Graphic Description of the Religious Heritage of the Medina of Asilah: Mosques, Zaouias and Shrines Vergara Muñoz, Jaime; Martínez Monedero, Miguel The city of Asilah, Morocco, has one of the most interesting Islamic medinas in North Africa. It has a very characteristic religious architecture, including a total of 16 mosques, zaouias and shrines. The present article describes the construction details of these hitherto practically unknown buildings of the Maghreb region. The data used to create the cartographic database were gathered under the direction of the authors of the article during the period 2015–2016. The article includes a planimetric survey and a typological study of each building. It also describes their functional, formal and constructive features, establishing interesting relationships between them. The result is intended to provide knowledge about the religious architecture of the medina of Asilah which may be a useful tool for future conservation and stewardship programmes.

2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Martínez Monedero, Miguel Vergara Muñoz, Jaime http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/3998 2025-05-26T16:13:30Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Landscape and Heritage, Cave Dwellings, and Tourism in the Geopark of Granada as a Teaching Strategy for the Learning of Architecture Martínez Monedero, Miguel; Vergara Muñoz, Jaime The initiative “Landscape, Heritage, Cave Dwellings, and Tourism” represents an ongoing teaching project at the School of Architecture in Granada since 2018. The project involves the active participation of the areas of architectural graphic expression, architectural projects, and architectural constructions. Within this framework, the task of teaching architecture has transformed into a genuine academic laboratory where diagnostics and proposals have been developed in various work areas. These have evolved into novel research projects due to the lack of rigorous prior documentation, becoming case studies that are now groundbreaking. The inclusion of cartographic contributions has been instrumental in guiding academic efforts towards student learning. This educational approach has delved into topics not previously explored in specialized literature. The educational outcomes carry a significant applicability intent, aiming to foster knowledge transfer to society at large and, particularly, to the Geopark. Moreover, they serve as a means of raising awareness about the crucial role of architecture in this distinctive territory. The continuous engagement in this dynamic teaching methodology contributes to the creation of a unique academic environment that integrates research, education, and the dissemination of valuable knowledge about the Geopark of Granada. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Pérez del Hoyo, Raquel Andújar Montoya, María Dolores Mora, Higinio Gilart Iglesias, Virgilio Mollá Sirvent, Rafael http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/3897 2025-05-22T05:52:54Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Smart City Initiative for Participatory Urban Accessibility Planning and Management Pérez del Hoyo, Raquel; Andújar Montoya, María Dolores; Mora, Higinio; Gilart Iglesias, Virgilio; Mollá Sirvent, Rafael Visvizi, A.; Troisi, O. Social awareness towards maintaining urban accessibility is a growing concern in modern societies. This consciousness opens up necessary research fields in regard to the possibilities of new technologies to provide innovative methods for monitoring and preserving the accessibility of urban areas. Because of that, the present research focuses on the synergy of the use of new technologies and the information provided by citizen themselves that allows to meet the real needs of people with movement disabilities in a dynamic manner. The methodology proposed in this work allows the deployment of information and communication technology for the analysis of the urban user’s experience and accessibility to movement, allowing accurate information on urban barriers to be obtained directly from citizens. In addition, it not only provides information on accessibility issues, but also allows the monitoring of their effectiveness over time. In this respect several case studies have been carried out in different urban environments to validate the proposed methodology. First, the system was tested in the environment of the University of Alicante in Spain, detecting existing accessibility issues in different scenarios of the University Campus. The evaluation was focused on the analysis of students and lecturers’ daily paths across the campus (outdoors) and their movements inside of the buildings (indoors). Afterwards, the sample was expanded to the identification of the degree of inclusion in one of the city’s neighbourhoods. As a result, the authors determined that Technology today is a great ally to promote citizen participation actions, becoming an effective channel for communication between citizens and Administration, and involving the citizens as the core of all the processes concerning the city from planning and design to management and maintenance.KeywordsInclusive cityCitizen participationSensing technologiesSmart citySocial inclusionTechnology-aided urban designUrban accessibility.

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