Valldaura day
The 4th of December we celebrated the foundation of Valldaura, 852 years ago, by the Cister Monks. For such a commemoration we designed an event in four acts: First act The Path: We…
Oscar Tomico (Escuela de Eindoven) y Marina Castán (ESDI)
On Sunday Oscar Tomico and Marina Castán visited Valldaura. Tomico is directing research study «Close to the Body», within the framework of the Master in Advanced Interaction of IAAC. As part of the…
Valldaura’s history by Miquel Sanchez
Miquel Sanchez, a renown historian, will write the book on the history of Valldaura since the first settlement in the place, around 1150, until the present days. Monks, kings, nobles, illustrious and intellectuals,…
Kirstin Miller and Sebastian Moffatt visit Valldaura
Kirstin y Sebastian are part of the City protocol. They have been invited by the Barcelona City Council to participate in the Smart City congress.
Volunteers for Valldaura
The 25th of November was spent as a day of work, dedicated to the cleaning of the grounds and preparing the lands where more than a hundred trees would be planted, as part…
Mariano Bueno
Mariano Bueno visited the Valldaura premises in order to give advice about which materials would be the most suitable, while being natural and sustainable, in the works and the finishing of the construction…
Pluviometers by Josep Lascurain
Josep Lascurain, a biologist who focuses on ecology and the environment, has conducted a workshop in Valldaura called «Monitoring the Landscape». The workshop covered water issues, and a research was conducted in order…
Visit to Mariano Bueno’s “La Senyeta”
Part of the Valldaura team has visited «The Senyeta» farm, which Mariano Bueno started in Benicarló in 1982, with the clear purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of organic farming, renewable energy and healthier…
Non-degradable waste and recicling
One of the professional groups has met and made a trip to see the surroundings of Valldaura. During the visit, time was spent collecting any non bio materials, animal bones, plastics, cans, shoes…
Pier Giorgio Olivetti, member of the scientific comitee of Valldaura
Pierre Giorgio Olivetti, president of Slow Cities, has been invited by the IAAC, to give a conference on Slow Cities (Cittaslow), and the philosophy behind the idea. While in Barcelona, Olivetti has…
