ABOUT US

CAVIAR Quality of Life in Architecture research group is made up of teaching and research staff from the Architecture Department of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). It was established in 2006, supported by the structure of the new Master “Sustainable Construction and Energy Efficiency”, which was started in collaboration with the Environmental Resource Centre “Cristinaenea” (San Sebastian City Council). In 2015, recognition as an Integrated Group in the Basque Research System by the Basque Government was obtained for the first time.
The group addresses, from the field of Architecture, one of the EU’s priorities and distinctive areas, included in the European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP): Quality of Life. It places particular emphasis on the social responsibility of the actors involved in the creative-constructive process and on the need to articulate an interactive dialogue with users. Thus, human perception is brought back to the forefront of development and research activities. For this reason, the research areas of the group have been linked through three cross-cutting focus areas linked to people, the environment and efficient management.
The construction processes and the methods of management and intervention in the urban territory, which constitute the material object of our research, have a significant impact on the environment, on the saving of natural resources, on the preservation of ecosystems, on the city and on the quality of life of all its inhabitants. The concept of sustainability must be adapted to people’s needs, in the quest for continuous improvement of their quality of life.
WE ARE CAVIAR
Rufino J. Hernández Minguillón
PhD Architect | Research Professor
Olatz Irulegi Garmendia
PhD Architect | Senior Lecturer
Xabat Oregi Isasi
PhD Architect | Assistant Professor
Olatz Grijalba Aseguinolaza
PhD Architect | Assistant Professor
Alex Mitxelena Etxeberria
PhD Architect | Assistant Professor
Izaskun Aseguinolaza Braga
PhD Architect | Assistant Professor
Iñigo Rodríguez Vidal
PhD Architect | Interim Lecturer
Francisco González Quintal
PhD Architect | Interim Lecturer
Urtza Uriarte Otazua
PhD Architect | POSTDOC Basque Government
Matxalen Etxebarria Mallea
PhD Architect | Researcher
Alba Arias Royo
PhD Architect | Researcher
Itziar Modrego Monforte
PhD Architect | PIC
Silvia Pérez Bezos
Architect | PhD Student
Joseba Gainza Barrencua
PhD Architect | Researcher
Maitane Menayo Hurtado
PhD Architect | PIC
Saioa González Gutiérrez
Marketing student | Intern
Jorge Otaegi de Arce
Architect | PhD Student
Naiara Álava Aguirre
Architect | PIC
Miriam Varela Alonso
PhD Architect | Interim Lecturer
Alhelí Estela Álvarez
Architect | PIC