Smartwater, Smartcities
The 5 th edition of the Conference on architecture, technology, design at the service of water and society, organized by the We Are Water Foundation, took place at the Roca Madrid Gallery on the 11 th April.
At the meeting attended leading architects of Latin America (origin of the Smartwater project), and by professionals linked to water architecture and design in this region. An initiative to share knowledge, experiences and new ways of collaboration to facilitate greater awareness and actions in good practices on water management in cities and their buildings, claiming the value of architecture and design together with technology.
Statements and reflections from the speakers during the conference.
Xavier Torras, director of the We Are Water Foundation; Liana Reyes, Grupo Punta Cana; César Ruiz-Larrea, architect; Laureano Matas; Secretary General CSCAE; Jandro Beivide, director automation and control, Acciona Agua; Jorge Gordillo, Director of GBA Arquitectos; Juan Guillermo Pérez, Architecture and Design manager; Victor Arroyo, Dir. Knowledge and Innovation Water CAF; Javier Figueras. Dir. General of Lacroix Sofrel Spain; and Jaime Nicolás Ventura, Ventura Architects.