ABOUT US

David Lladó i Porta

Architect ETSAB-UPC (1991), Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, UPC (1998). Registered architect with COAC No. 22289-5 since 1992 and Ordinary Member No. 140 of ACE.

Co-founder of DAC Arquitectura (2005), responsible for Building, Rehabilitation, and Structural/Construction Consultancy. He has extensive professional experience, including collaborations with Robert Brufau & Associates (1997–2003) and BIS Structures (2003–2005).

He has developed a distinguished academic career as a lecturer in the Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture at the School of Architecture UIC (2004–2023). He has served as Director and Lecturer of the Postgraduate Programme in Rehabilitation at Escola Sert; Lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme in Public Administration Specialisation for Technicians and Architects; Lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme in Hotel Architecture; and Director and Lecturer of the Structural Calculation in Rehabilitation Course.

He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in History, Geography and Art History at the UOC (Open University of Catalonia).

Carmen Mendoza Arroyo

Architect and PhD in Urbanism and Spatial Planning (DUPT-UPC). Associate Professor of Urbanism.

Co-founder of DAC Arquitectura (2005), responsible for Urban Projects. She leads and develops consultancy work and research projects focused on addressing the increasing impacts of climate change, migration, and spatial inequality in urban contexts. Her professional and academic trajectory centers on practice-based learning and community-centered approaches.

She directed the Master’s Program in International Cooperation: Sustainable Emergency Architecture (MICSEA) at UIC Barcelona for thirteen years. She currently directs the Master in Post-Crisis Design at UPC School.