The PhD research by Ignacio Galán receives a special mention in the Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize 2025 for doctoral theses in urbanism.
Every two years, the Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize recognizes the best university research in the field of urbanism carried out by a student granted a PhD.
The award honours the memory of professor in urbanism, and architect, Manuel de Solà-Morales Rubió (1939-2012), who understood his subject as a creative and intellectual activity, committed to improving cities through what he called «persistent research.» The award seeks to give continuity to, and expand his vision of, the field; as many disciples and admirers have demonstrated since the first publication issued in tribute to him Papers D’UR núm. 03/2012.
The award is an academic initiative of the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) where he taught for more than forty years. The Barcelona Urbanism Laboratory (LUB) which he founded in 1969, organizes, oversees and facilitates the development of the award and the maximum dissemination of the works which receive it.
During this fifth edition of the prize, out of 68 PhD theses submitted, from 43 European universities in 17 different countries, the jury selected 8 finalists, from which they chose one winner and four special mentions.
https://lub.upc.edu/es/msm-prize/
International jury MSM Prize: Han Meyer (TUDelft), Virginie Picon-Lefebvre (ENSAPB Paris-Belleville), Naiara Montero (CESUGA – Arquia Foundation), Álvaro Clua (ETSAB UPC).
PhD thesis title: “(RE)OCCUPY THE RUIN. Unveiling the capacity of vernacular heritage for the regeneration of depopulated settlements in mountain territories under transformation. A study case of the Spanish Central Pyrenees.”
Supervisors: Yves Schoonjans, Gisèle Gantois.
Assessors: Ángel Comeras, Bruno Notteboom, Kris Scheerlinck.
Examination Committee: Hans Leinfelder, Kathrin Golda-Pongratz, Jo Van den Berghe (Chair).
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