{"id":157493,"date":"2026-09-14T13:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/?p=157493"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:23:10","slug":"total-immersion-in-the-craft-of-the-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/total-immersion-in-the-craft-of-the-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"Total immersion in the craft of the architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Uriel Torrents, the start of the academic year for Architecture students is completely &#8220;immersive&#8221;. He has just started his degree and, like the rest of his peers at the URV\u2019s School of Architecture (ETSA), he has literally got to straight down to work through the Hortical Workshop, an initiative which this year has also involved students from the final year of the degree course. The aim is that from day one students can put themselves in the shoes of an architect and follow a project from the conceptualisation of the proposal at the beginning right through to construction and installation. The results are installed at the School for the use of the entire community, given that the challenge posed by this initiative is to improve climatic comfort and the comfort of work and social areas.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"perfil_persona\">\n<div class=\"short-container\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mOG5N-Fw-0o?si=apx1O1_qbM8m6e-5\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Hortical Workshop takes its name from the combination of the concepts of<em> horizontal <\/em>and <em>vertical <\/em>because, using the format of a hackathon (a marathon to find solutions to challenges), it combines knowledge from the different subjects studied over the course of the degree and is organised into groups of students at different levels. Mariona Gen\u00eds, a lecturer at the ETSA, emphasises the usefulness of this format because first-year students are able to &#8220;find resources in their group that they can use throughout their degree&#8221;, whereas those in their final year get the opportunity &#8221; to manage a team and direct a construction process&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157438\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_157438\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157438 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005-384x287.jpg 384w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_005.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_157438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ETSA students participating in the Hortical Workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The more senior students lead the different teams, for example, N\u00faria S\u00e0nchez Mart\u00ednez, who explains the need for such leaders: &#8220;The workshop is very intense, you have to cram all your work into three days and it&#8217;s easy to lose focus.&#8221; The students also have the guidance of Esteban Serrano, a project and carpentry teacher, who has guided them in the use of tools, compliance with safety regulations and the handling of materials, which have been provided by various sponsors (the construction company Garcia Riera, Esteba Fustes, FetdeTerra, Gero10 and G10 Interior Design).<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Mu\u00f1oz, architect and Projects professor of the second year of studies, explains that the objective of these three days was to improve the school: &#8220;To address the shortcomings and needs that students see in their daily life at school&#8221;. That is why one of the novelties of this course has been to introduce climate comfort as a challenge, &#8220;because unfortunately the building has some deficiencies, especially during the warmest months&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157429\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_157429\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157429 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004-384x287.jpg 384w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_004.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_157429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woodworking area in the Hortical Workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thus, the more than 150 participating students devised and created a variety of proposals for the school where they spend many hours, including a mobile unit with all the necessary elements for dining that can be moved around the school; a device for displaying information during project presentations; and pergolas at the front of the building and in the courtyards. For example, N\u00faria S\u00e0nchez and Uriel Torrents worked together on wind and sun screens for which they erected two circular walls made of earth bricks to create an installation that will now remain permanently outdoors in the area planted with fox-glove trees.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157435\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_157435\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157435 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002-384x287.jpg 384w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taller-Hortical_002.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_157435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students N\u00faria S\u00e0nchez and Uriel Torrents, with the team that created the wind and sun screens at the ETSA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Final-year students, who also organise the Reus Architecture Festival, have helped to organise this year&#8217;s Hortical Workshop so that it also takes into account the students&#8217; perspective. Florencia Barcel\u00f3, a fifth-year student, explains that since the workshop is graded this year, accounting for 5% of the project modules, they have created a passport that needs to be stamped five times to record attendance. They designed it themselves, using projects from previous years for the images to be stamped, such as the bookshelf integrated into the school&#8217;s stairs or the lounge chairs in the entrance hall.<\/p>\n<p>The eleven participating teams presented the results of their work carried out over almost three days to a panel of professionals, who evaluated the projects and decided that the winning proposal was &#8220;Travessaire aire&#8221;. The facility, fruit of the collaboration among three groups, is now operational: they have placed furniture in the window bays to facilitate cross-ventilation within the building, while simultaneously providing spaces to sit and work next to the window.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157474\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_157474\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-157474\" src=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Travessaire-aire-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Travessaire-aire-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Travessaire-aire-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Travessaire-aire-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Travessaire-aire-384x287.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Travessaire-aire-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Travessaire-aire.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_157474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instal\u00b7laci\u00f3 &#8220;Travessaire aire&#8221;, que permet la ventilaci\u00f3 dels espais i ofereix un lloc on seure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architecture students create furniture to improve comfort at the School during a workshop that involves students from all years and brings together knowledge from different project subjects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":157433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3988,82,818,820,235,794,529],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bachelor","category-general-en","category-press-releases","category-school-architecture","category-society-culture","category-students","category-teaching"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}