Journal articles
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Cuenca R, Canet J, Gómez E, 'Architectural Schools should be at the forefront of Social Innovation'
Charrette 5 (2) (2019) pp.66-82
ISSN: 2054-6718
Abstract Since the early 1990s, Social Innovation (SI) has developed as a field of research, with advancements being applied to management, entrepreneurship and policy-making. In exploring SI processes, we realize that aspects of them have much in common with the architectural design process, but there is little awareness of these processes in architectural practice or in architectural schools. One of the weaknesses of architects as a result of their training is a lack of skills and tools to manage effectively the social aspects of their projects. Architectural education typically focuses on the final product as a built form or a spatial design. This essay analyses the potential role of SI in user-centred architectural projects through a case study of the workshop “From Territory to Detail”, which was realised in rural Colombia. The workshop was aligned with Live Project’s educational model, which emphasises the importance of the social aspects of a project. The aim of the essay is to identify theories and models which will be of mutual benefit to architecture and SI, and to suggest a way forward for SI processes to be incorporated within architectural schools.
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Book chapters
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Canet J, Cuenca R, Gómez E, 'Produ-Activa; Socio-productive Cycles for the Improvement of the Habitat' in Ana Esteban Maluenda, Vicente Esteban Medina, Laura Sánchez Carrasco, Antonio Martín Soria (ed.), Ibero-american routes: Exchange paths in the twentieth century architecture, Mairea Libros (2017)
ISBN: 9788494683107
Conference papers
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Cuenca R, Canet J, Gómez E, 'The City as a Learning Platform'
(2017) pp.518-521
ISBN: 9780992929978
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Cuenca R, Canet J, Gómez E, 'Immersive learning experiences. The case of Bamboo Think Tank in rural Colombia.'
(2017) pp.375-383
ISBN: 9780992929978
Abstract Using the workshop “Bamboo Think Tank; from Territory to Detail” as a tool, this paper examines the pedagogical value of immersive Live Projects in design education. The distinctive innovative characteristics of this workshop are the varied group of students working together coming from different international backgrounds with different levels of skills and resources; the organisers being a platform formed by professionals, academics and local community members with an interest in bamboo; and the focus on bamboo considered not just as a material but as a tool to empower all participants involved.
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Other publications
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Jane Anderson, Ruth Cuenca, Tutors and students in Year 1, School of Architecture: OB1 LIVE., 'Performance Pieces and Places'
Live project with Year 1 students in the School of Architecture (OB1 LIVE) to design and install "Pop-up" Performance Pieces to support an open mic performance night at Harcourt Hill Campus. This was followed by a speculative project to make proposals for a new Theatre Foyer at Harcourt Hill to stimulate performance activity now and in the future as the campus redevelopment takes place over the next ten years. (2017) Abstract https://www.brookes.ac.uk/architecture/live-projects/
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Cuenca R, Canet J, Gómez E, 'Bamboo Think Tank. From Territory to Detail'
(2017)
Cuenca, R., Canet, J., Gómez, E., 2012. ‘Post-disaster regeneration of San Cristobal; the potential of bamboo’, in Vinagre, I. (ed) Emergency Interventions, OPPTA Competition. Nimar Ediciones, pp 56-68. ISBN 978-84-695-3967-5.
Cuenca, R. 2016. ‘Implementing Live Projects in Architectural Education; benefits and barriers’. In Inquiry and Reflection in Higher Education. PGCTHE. Oxford Brookes University. June 22 2016
Cuenca, R., Canet, J., Gómez, E., 2014. ‘Habitability improvements through the implementation of the socio-productive cycle of bamboo-guadua’. In Arcadia III Conference: Transversal Actions in Cooperation and Development, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Nov 6-7 2014. Proceedings pp 157-166.
Canet, J., Cuenca, R., Gómez, E., Hernandez, C. 2014. ‘Palomino society under construction, proposal for a vocational School’ in Arcadia III (above). Proceedings pp 512-521.
Canet, J., Cuenca, R., Gómez, E. 2013. ‘The city-territory in the Guajira Department through productive rural housing as an alternative model to the extensive growth of cities. Three possible models of masterplan development in a rural area’. In Housing, Cities and Territory in Latin America Conference. Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, Colombia. Nov, 13-15 2013
Cuenca, R., Canet, J., Gómez, E., 2017. ‘First international workshop: From Territory to Detail. Development of eco-social projects in the coffee region, Colombia’. In IV Symposium of Research applied to Cooperation and Development. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. Oct, 24 2017.
Cuenca, R. 2016., ‘Implementing Live Projects for Year 1 students of Architectural Design at Westminster University’, London 2015-16. In Inquiry and Reflection in Higher Education Conference. Oxford Brookes University. March 16 2016.
Gómez, E., Cuenca, R., Canet, J., Hernández, C., 2014. ‘Palomino society under construction’. In Arcadia III Conference: Transversal Actions in Cooperation and Development, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Nov 6-7 2014