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Rosa Urbano Gutierrez

Dr Rosa Urbano Gutierrez
BArch, MArch, MDesS, PhD

Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • PLEA Passive and Low Energy Architecture (A Coruña, Spain, 2020)
  • Ceramic Narratives in Architectural Practice, Research and Education (The Building Centre, London, 2019 - present)
  • ECAlab: the Role of Crafts in Contemporary Architectural Production, by Invitation (The Building Centre, London, 2019 - present)
  • Constructive Dialogues. Spanish Ceramic Innovations in Context Symposium (Liverpool, UK, 2018)
  • Design for Life Forum, by Invitation (Brantwood (Ruskin House), Coniston, 2016)
  • Paper presented, by Invitation (Energy Forum, Advanced Building Skins, 2015)
  • Presentation, by Invitation (SCIN Gallery, London, 2015)
  • Member of the Organising Committee of Art, Science and City International Conference 2015, by Invitation (Valencia, Spain, 2015)
  • Presentation, by Invitation (Seminar Light and Sustainability: Concepts, Practices, Experiments, Manchester University, 2015)
  • Lecture, by Invitation (RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), London, 2015)
  • Presentation (Architectural Ceramics in the 21st Century. MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2014)
  • Paper Presented, by Invitation (Energy Forum, Advanced Building Skins, 2014)
  • Lecture, by Invitation (School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Valencia, 2014)
  • Invitation to Speak "Light in Ceramic Architectural Skins", by Invitation (Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2013)
  • Presentation, by Invitation (ExpoCatedra, Valencia, Spain, 2012)
  • Invitation to Present, by Invitation (MIT Energy Conference, 2009)
  • PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) Conference, by Invitation (2017 - 2018)
  • University of Virginia, School of Architecture, by Invitation (2008 - 2009)

Editorships

  • Architectural Review Quarterly (Invited Journal Article Reviewer)
  • Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (Journal Article Reviewer, 2015 - 2016)
  • Elsevier-Energy and Buildings (Journal Article Reviewer, 2013 - 2016)
  • Journal of construction History (Journal Article Reviewer, 2012 - 2016)
  • Qatar National Research Fund (Research Grant Reviewer, 2011 - 2016)

Event Roles

  • Ceramic Narratives Symposium (Workshop, The Building Centre [London])
  • Moulding Futures Symposium (Workshop, RIBA North)
  • Hand Held to Super Scale: Building with Ceramics, by Invitation (Exhibition, The Building Centre, London, 2019 - 2020)
  • Sustainable Retrofits, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Workshop, Naples, Italy, 2019)
  • Cerámica (Exhibition, Liverpool, UK, 2017 - 2018)
  • PlatFORM Project, by Invitation (Exhibition, Liverpool, UK, 2018)
  • Desarrollo de Sistema Constructivos para Edificaciones: Caso Fachadas, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Workshop, Bogota, Colombia, 2018)

Examination Roles

  • Kent School of Architecture and Planning , BA (Hons) in Architecture - ARB/RIBA Part 1 (2019)
  • School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid, PhD in Architecture Examination (2017)
  • School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid, PhD in Architecture Examination (2016)

External Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Member of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Scheme Peer Review College, Invited (UKRI, 2018 - 2022)
  • Judging Panel (RIBA President's Awards for Research, 2016)
  • Judging Panel (RIBA President's Awards for Research, 2015)
  • Organising Committee (Qualicer International Conference, 2015)
  • Design Awards Judging Panel (Universidad Internacional Catalunya, 2014)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Senate Member 2015-2018
  • MArch Director of Studies (Department, 2019 - present)
  • School of the Arts Academic Coordinator for Placements, Careers and Employability 2014-2016

Organisations I have been associated with

  • Qatar National Research Fund (2011 - 2016)
  • Royal Institute of British Architects (2013 - 2016)
  • ASCER (Spanish Association of Ceramic Tile Manufacturers) (2011 - 2016)

Professional Body Memberships

  • HEA (Higher Education Academy) (Fellow, 2014 - present)
  • Construction History Society (Member, 2013 - present)
  • Commission Internationale d'Eclairage (CIE) (Member, 2012 - present)
  • AHRA-Architectural Humanities Research Association (Member, 2010 - present)
  • Fulbright Programme (Fellow, 2006 - present)
  • Harvard - Real Colegio Complutense (Fellow, 2006 - present)
  • Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (Registered Architect, 2004 - present)