Teresa García, PhD 

Tribuna | "El avance de la minería ilegal en la Amazonía venezolana no es solo un problema ambiental; es un fenómeno que está reconfigurando las dinámicas poblacionales y urbanas del país", Teresa García, @la_UPC elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

"El avance de la minería ilegal en la Amazonía venezolana no solo está devastando el ecosistema, sino que también está forzando a miles de personas a migrar hacia ciudades intermedias" Gran artículo para @Planeta_Futuro de @archithoughts elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

I am excited to share my latest #openaccess article “Decoding urban power: Architecture, symbolism and territorial control in Caracas” published in City, Culture and Society journal. Feel free to read it. Happy to discuss your thoughts. doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.…

La infografía de la semana en @Nature es sobre la ciudad de los 15 minutos. Europa gana la media, con Zurich en cabeza. EEUU pierde en casi todo. Los ciudadanos de megalópolis asiáticas como Shanghai y Mumbai necesitan media de media hora de tránsito para llegar a los servicios.

A very productive morning talking about therapeutic gardens and the impact of nature in healthcare architecture. Thanks #Ahead for the invite!

Summer and autumn reads

I am happy to announce the publication of my #OpenAccess article: “The prospect of ‘interstitial practice’ in the in-between spaces of Caracas" in the journal #CityTerritoryandArchitecture. Feel free to read and share it among your peers: …erritoryarchitecture.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

I’m very happy to announce the publication of my open access article: 'Embracing throwntogetherness: Unravelling the relational dynamics of borderlands in divided cities,' in the journal #Cities. Feel free to read and share it among your peers: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I’ve been struggling to write about architecture amid the destruction of Gaza. Not sure others feel the same but I felt I needed to write this to get it off my chest. Thanks to ⁦@dezeen⁩ ⁦⁦@tomravenscroft⁩ ⁦@natatdezeen⁩ for publishing dezeen.com/2024/03/07/gaz…

Los japoneses llevan 1200 años anotando la fecha de floración de los cerezos. Vean cómo esos arbolitos se han unido a la conspiración del cambio climático para imponernos la Agenda 2030.

EU countries could save 238,000 lives a year by meeting WHO air pollution guidelines theguardian.com/global/2024/fe…

“The mayor of Paris, @Anne_Hidalgo, has now proposed tripling parking rates for SUVs in central Paris to €18 an hour, and €12/hour for the rest of the city. The measure…would affect roughly 10% of the cars in the city.” Cybertruck isn’t allowed at all. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#BookReview: The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities reviewed by Teresa García Alcaraz ow.ly/rho950QtapT @springerpub @archithoughts #UrbanEcologies

Honored to be featured in the February 2024 issue reviewing a compelling book on the ecologies of divided cities. Thank you @USJ_online !

The February 2024 issue (Volume 61, Issue 2) of #UrbanStudies is out now, featuring papers and reviews by @snmarkley @Siqi_MIT @YinhuaT @celine__janssen @archithoughts and many more journals.sagepub.com/toc/usja/61/2

Starting 2024 writing an overview of the strategies of two major cities in the Global South facing climate challenges and the pursuit of local solutions to a global challenge. Find out more on @Planeta_Futuro #seresurbanos @el_pais (in Spanish) elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

TRIBUNA: Un vistazo a las estrategias de dos grandes ciudades del Sur Global frente a los embates climáticos y la búsqueda de soluciones locales ante un desafío global. Por Tere García #ciudadessostenibles #Echobox=1704264075" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

¿Cómo resuelven las megaurbes del Sur Global los embates climáticos? Buscando soluciones locales ante los desafíos globales. Ejemplos de #DaresSalam y #Daca de la pluma de @archithoughts para #SeresUrbanos de @Planeta_Futuro en @el_pais elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

Why Thomas Heatherwick’s misguided ramblings are too dangerous to ignore theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

New readings for the upcoming month: "Cities of power" by #GöranTherborn @VersoBooks