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SUMMARY:School Lecture Series: Josep Maria Borrell / EPFL Architecture
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DESCRIPTION:Josep Maria Borrell\nJOSEP MARIA BORRELL\nCreating Communities
  and Changing Mindsets\n\nIMPSOL promotes a high-quality public housing mo
 del in the metropolitan area of Barcelona contributing to transform cities
  and improve lives. With financial independence\, we manage the full housi
 ng cycle — from land planning to maintenance-treating housing as permane
 nt social infrastructure. Through democratised architectural competitions 
 that ensure transparency\, participation\, and respect for architects\, IM
 PSOL practices proactive leadership\, stakeholder collaboration\, and a st
 rong commitment to decarbonisation and social innovation. Our housing mode
 l integrates architectural excellence with resident support\, fostering id
 entity\, sustainable habits\, and responsible living\, while spreading val
 ues for a fairer and balanced society.\n\nJosep M. Borrell Bru is an archi
 tect (ETSAB / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya\, 2001) with a postgra
 duate degree in Innovative Real Estate Development and Management by Escol
 a Sert / UPC. His final degree project received highest honours and was aw
 arded the Dragados Foundation Prize in 2002. Since the beginning of his pr
 ofessional career\, he has combined public and private sector practice\, h
 olding various technical leadership positions at IMPSOL while also working
  in his architectural studio with Maria González\, primarily focused on t
 he rehabilitation and construction of housing and public facilities.\n\nHe
  is currently General Manager of IMPSOL\, the public housing agency of the
  Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB)\, responsible for land management and d
 evelopment of public housing\, both through new construction and rehabilit
 ation processes. IMPSOL has advanced a model of contemporary public housin
 g that integrates environmental sustainability\, typological and technolog
 ical innovation\, gender-sensitive design\, and architectural quality\, un
 derstanding housing as a key social infrastructure for fostering more equi
 table and balanced urban communities. His approach combines architectural 
 excellence with user-centred allocation and post-occupancy support process
 es\, encouraging residents’ engagement\, comprehension\, and disseminati
 on of these values\, with the aim of scaling the model for a more just and
  balanced society.\n\n\nThis lecture is part of the School Lecture Series\
 n\nCOMMUNITY VOL.2\nSeven exemplary projects and case studies\n\nCommunity
  is an ambivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared custo
 ms and exclusion. Some claim that inclusive communities do not exist. Rece
 nt history shows people more often unite through exclusion than inclusion.
  However\, communities are not sealed. Philosopher Roberto Esposito explai
 ns that community ‘is not a property or territory to defend but a void\,
  a debt\, and a gift to others’\, reminding us of our otherness.\n\nThis
  lecture series explores the topic of community through architecture. How 
 does architecture explore\, define\, or enable communities? Can architects
  collaborate directly with communities\, bypassing institutional entities?
  How can design convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and establi
 shed architectural figures respond to these questions through their work\,
  which spans film\, exhibitions\, and communitarian buildings.\n\nSave the
  dates and join us on Tuesday evenings!\n 
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