Vallés’s participation in this Congress, one of the most important architectural forums in the world, was as sponsor of the Architecture and Society Foundation that organized the event. Other professionals from Sorigué who work in this area were also in attendance.

During her presentation, Vallés called on the audience to reflect and take action given the drastic transformation the planet, society, and architecture itself are all undergoing. The expected increase in life expectancy, the shift in the age pyramid, the concentration of global population in megacities, the energy revolution, and the digital revolution, as well as unique perspectives offered by new generations, are all contributing to the creation of a new world, a world which architects must respond to.

Speaking to the more than 500 architectural professionals in attendance, the President of Sorigué indicated that “the architectural industry has much to contribute, because as architects, you have the ability to anticipate the future, to imagine other realities and construct those realities, and to react to changes, together with the industry to which I belong, that of construction, engineering, and services for people”. 

During the session, titled “Aesthetics of Energy”, Iñaki Ábalos and Renata Sentkiewitckz spoke of how they approach in their projects the demands of our changing climate, applying both technical solutions and aesthetic criteria.

Fourth International Architecture Congress

The fourth edition of this congress was inaugurated by His Majesty Felipe VI and Her Majesty Queen Letizia, bringing together key figures in this field such as Rem Koolhaas and Pierre de Meuron (both winners of the Pritzker Prize, considered to be the “Nobel Prize” of architecture), Louisa Hutton, Jean-Philippe Vassal, Kjetil Traedal Thorsen, Iñaki Ábalos, and Renata Sentkiewicz. 

Organized by the Architecture and Society Foundation, this Congress was held at the Baluarte-Palacio de Congresos y Auditorio de Pamplona on June 29 and 30.