«TOWARD S4 ARCHITECTURE: SMART, SUSTAINABLE, REGENERATIVE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR». Tuesday 17 March 2026, MCAS, ETSA.

Master’s Degree in Sustainable City and Architecture [MCAS] presents:
Toward S4 Architecture: Smart, Sustainable, Regenerative International Seminar.
 
Date: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Time: 09:30–14:00 and 16:00–20:00
Venue: Sala de Doctorado, A0033 ground floor, ETSAS — University of Seville
 
Organisers:
Prof. Dr. Emanuele Naboni (Distinguished Professor at ETSAS)
Prof. Carlos Tapia Martín (Professor at ETSAS, Director of MCAS Master’s Degree)
 
 

PROGRAMME

Morning session

09:30–09:40  Welcome Address — Prof. Carlos Tapia Martín

09:40–09:45  Opening & framing — Organisers (S4 conceptual structure and seminar logic, publication)

09:45–11:05  Computational Regeneration: Algorithmic Architecture for Ecological Engineering — Toni Kotnik (Aalto University) (60’ lecture + 20’ discussion)

11:05–12:15  Supporting the EU transition to a carbon-neutral environment: Climate-Adaptive Building Envelope Design — Jacopo Gaspari (University of Bologna) (50’ lecture + 20’ discussion)

12:15–12:35  Break — —

12:35–13:45  From Sustainable to Regenerative Design: Rethinking Building Performance across the Life-Cycle — Lia Marchi (University of Bologna) (50’ lecture + 20’ discussion)

13:45–14:00  Open discussion & transition — Organisers (Key takeaways and questions for the afternoon)

14:00–16:00  Lunch break — —

 

Afternoon session

16:00–17:10  Nature-Based Regeneration within Regenerative Design: Methodological Development and Critical Boundaries — Maicol Negrello (Politecnico di Torino) (50’ lecture + 20’ discussion)

17:10–18:20  Creative Regenerative Design: Ecology, Decarbonisation and Health in Climate-Change Coordinates — Emanuele Naboni (University of Seville) (50’ lecture + 20’ discussion)

18:20–18:40  Break — —

18:40–19:40  Round Table: Integrating Intelligence, Performance and Regeneration — All speakers (Moderated discussion and synthesis)

19:40–20:00  Closing remarks & networking — Organisers