Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
La Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona Tech (UPC) és una institució pública de recerca i d'educació superior en els àmbits de l'enginyeria, l'arquitectura i les ciències.
L’activitat dels seus campus i centres fan de la UPC un punt de referència i, en complicitat amb el teixit productiu, són agent i motor de canvi econòmic i social, en posar en valor la recerca bàsica i aplicada i transferir tecnologia i coneixement a la societat.
Els investigadors i investigadores de la UPC treballen des dels laboratoris i centres de recerca per augmentar la producció científica, valoritzar-la socialment a través de la transferència de resultats i continuar liderant projectes internacionals d’excel·lència, ja sigui a partir d’iniciatives pròpies o en col·laboració amb altres centres de recerca i universitats d’arreu del món.
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In this thesis we tried to demonstrate that Park Güell of Barcelona (1900-1914), projected by Antonio Gaudí, is a rainwater receiver destined to control the erosion and to support to the reforestation. The slope where the ...
Being a fundamental element of the commercial process, the importance of a proper visual presentation of shop windows is critical. The present research analyzes this everyday urban element in the city of Barcelona, and ...
This thesis deals with sunny side-lit indoor atmospheres, in which an outdoor view is required and a calm environment to enhance concentration. Different window systems were compared: a single fully glazed façade and complex ...
The relationship between the environmental dysfunctions of the planet and the uncontrolled sprawl of the contemporary cities is world-wide recognized and has been studied by different points of view. Research identifies ...
Se trata de una relectura contemporánea del concepto de ‘ambiente arquitectónico’. A partir de una reflexión acerca de las transcendencias y transformaciones ocurridas en el Movimiento Moderno y el proceso de revisión ...
According to architecture, lighting design involves a high sensitivity keep with the intended use of each project. One of the key issues in defining the indoor environment is the optima! planning of daylight, providing ...
This work is an approach to the dynamic perception of architecture. lt seeks to provide parameters to help finding a way to analyze and graphically represent the architectural features that give a special and spatial quality ...
This research aims at exploring meanings, qualities and analytical abilities of density concept and its potential interpretations in architecture and sustainability fields. Despite the growing unsustainability of today's ...
Architecture and environment are strongly linked. In Mediterranean countries, the control of radiation is one ofthe most important environmental aspects to take into account, because of the high radiation levels reached ...
The great increase in natural phenomena with high destructive potential, that have materialized in events with social and economic catastrophic consequences for people and governments during the last decades, show the ...
En la historia de la arquitectura, la luz natural ha sido condicionante y se ha basado en el juego de iluminación y sombra, materializando volúmenes y desmaterializando espacios. La forma arquitectónica y la definición del ...
Esta tesis doctoral se enmarca en el urbanismo, entendido como práctica social, y en específico, en el urbanismo ecológico. Está orientada a definir ámbitos de mediación como entornos de oportunidad de la ciudad que ligan ...
This thesis approach the improvement of the sound insulation action in façade buildings with the barrier protection against to exterior airborne noise focuses specifically in the research of the acoustic performance of the ...
This paper considers the current status of our planet as well as the particular conditions of the economic crisis in Spain in order to propose an analysis of the efficiency involved in reconditioning the skin of the existing ...
The overall aim of the thesis is to encourage the presence of sunlight into indoor spaces. The specific objective is to show that, from the lighting point of view, a good design can harness the solar reflection on the ...
A través de esta tesis se investiga las soluciones utilizadas por el arquitecto Joao Filgueiras Lima - Lelé en los hospitales de la Red Sarah, situados en ciudades brasileñas. Sus proyectos cumplen con las exigencias ...
This study aims to analyze whether the increased use of wood for housing construction can mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and reduce embodied energy in the civil construction sector in Brazil. The emphasis is on environmental ...
In recent years, the sound is lawfully present in urban and architectural projects through new regulations approved acoustic. But also in the field of research which studies the characterization of a fuller sound. In various ...
El periodo de la arquitectura brasileña comprendido entre los años 30 y los 60 siempre ha sido reconocido internacionalmente y por la academia brasileña como uno de los más importantes de toda la historia arquitectónica ...
Nowadays there is a social demand to reduce the environmental impact in order to guarantee the human activity sustainability. When this demand is transposed to the construction sector, habitability must be redefined. Any ...
