October 18, 2022

On October 18th, 2022, the Escuela Politécnica Superior at Universidad CEU San Pablo in Spain hosted a lecture by Larisa Ovalles on the topic of “Reducing Risk through Design.” Ovalles presented several design projects from the MIT Urban Risk Lab, which focus on reducing risk and increasing resilience in the urban environment across scales - from individual action to community and regional strategies.The lecture was part of a design studio at the Escuela Politécnica Superior, titled “Ecologies of Intimacy: Borders. In Between Devastation and Life: The dynamics of the burnt forest and their communities.” The studio, led by Professors María Auxiliadora Gálvez Pérez and Valerio Oriol Canals Revilla, focuses on exploring the connections between architecture, ecology, and community.