Meetings
BIA KLIMA 2.0
reGENERAR FUTURO. Clima y Energía
ETORKIZUNA birSORTU. Klima eta Energia
reGENERATING THE FUTURE. Climate and Energy
BIA Klima II will delve deeper into the technical, specific, and social aspects of the architect-climate relationship and SDGs:
The meetings will take two formats.
BIA FORUM + PENTSA-KUTXA
BIA FORUM. This will take place over two consecutive dates: on May 28th and 29th, in the mornings, and will conclude with the presentation of the 2026 BIA AWARD to architect TATIANA BILBAO
PENTSA-KUTXA. These are conferences that will be held monthly with the dynamic and participative exhibition of architects’ projects throughout 2026.
BIA FORUM
Debates
At each panel, two topics will be debated, with presentations by prestigious professionals and representatives from different administrations, and they will conclude with a topic-based round table discussion and the presentation, on the final day, of the BERO UHARTEAK-ISLAS DE CALOR in Bilbao International Contest Award for students and young architects.
The conferences will conclude with the presentation of the BIA Award to one of the leading voices in this dialogue between architecture-energy-climate-urban renewal and mobility: architect TATIANA BILBAO.
May 28. COAVN Bizkaia Headquarters. Function room. Bilbao.
| 9:00 | Opening of the ‘Tribute to BIA Sponsors’ event – 7th Edition Pablo Nistal Curto (COAVN Bizkaia Chair) Jose María Gonzalez Pinto (COAVN Dean) Javier Martínez Callejo (Bilbao City Council) |
| ENERGY SESSION Presented and moderated by Ignacio de la Puerta |
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| 9:30 | Planning in order to transform: a new Master Plan for the capital of Honduras Francisco Javier Aguilar Fernández (SENER) Carlos Mateo Arroyo (SENER) |
| 10:10 | A New Organisational Model for Large-Scale Retrofitting Joaquim Arcas-Abella (Cíclica) Albert Cuchí Burgos (UPC) |
| 10:30 | Aramotz, the Comprehensive Urban Renewal with Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Nature-Based Solutions Ángel M. Cea Suberviola (Maab Arquitectura) Lorena Torres Modrego (SOiL) |
| 10:50 | Panel |
| 11:10 | COFFEE BREAK |
| CLIMATE SESSION Presented and moderated by Arantxa Quintana |
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| 12:00 | Domesticating within and outside the home Anna Llonch (Cierto Estudio) |
| 12:40 | Rewilding the City Arantza Gracia Ceballos (Bilbao City Council) |
| 13:00 | From Nippur to Bakio: Old Solutions for Old Problems Rubén Santos Alonso (URA-Basque Water Agency) |
| 13:20 | Innovative Management of Empty Spaces at Local Level in the BAC Loli Lorenzo Vicente (IHOBE) Irati Burgués (B-studio, collaboration with XORTU) Matxalen Acasuso (collaboration with XORTU) |
| 13:40 | Panel |
| 14:00 | CLOSING SESSION |
May 29. Guggenheim Bilbao Auditorium
| 9:30 | INSTITUTIONAL OPENING SESSION Pablo Nistal Curto (COAVN Bizkaia Chair) Susana García Chueca (Basque Government) |
| URBAN REGENERATION SESSION Presented and moderated by Ignacio de la Puerta |
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| 9:40 | Asier Abaunza (Bilbao City Council) |
| 10:00 | From Urban Regeneration to the New European Bauhaus: Shaping the Future of EU Cohesion Policy Marcos Ros Sempere (European Parliament) |
| 10:20 | Ana Beatriz Jordao (UN-Habitat Spain) |
| 10:40 | Mapping Urban Renewal: The Three Rs Teresa Taboas (R1-UIA) |
| 11:00 | From strategy to transformation, Three approaches to urban regeneration Isabel Tomé (AMB) |
| 11:20 | Panel |
| 11:40 | BREAK |
| MOBILITY SESSION Presented and moderated by Arantxa Quintana |
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| 12:00 | The Train as an Opportunity for Urban Renewal in the Basque Country Miguel Ángel Paez (Basque Government) |
| 12:20 | All Iron and Promenades of the River Estuary: Urban Renewal for Sustainable Mobility Miguel Ángel Castilla Saiz (Bizkaia Provincial Government) |
| 12:40 | Liveable Streets: Projects and Strategies for a Care City María Pia Fontana (mayorga+fontana arquitectura / UPC) Miguel Mayorga Cárdenas (mayorga+fontana arquitectura / UPC) |
| 13:00 | Rail Projects to Build the Cities of the Future Antonio López (ETS) |
| 13:20 | Abando: Towards a Sustainable Cross-Cutting Mobility Model Marta González Cavia (GC-Arquitectos) |
| 13:40 | Panel |
| 14:00 | CLOSSING SESSION |
May 29 . Philharmonic Society. Bilbao
| Presentation of the 2026 BIA Award to TATIANA BILBAO | |
| 19:00 | Presentation of the event |
| 19:30 | Award giving to TATIANA BILBAO |
| 19:35 | TATIANA BILBAO SPEECH Tatiana Bilbao. Architect |
| 20:30 | Gala Cocktail |
PENTSA-KUTXA
forum for reflection
architecture professionals
in their day to day, face,
in practice and in theory,
the challenge of integrating:
climate, energy, mobility, and urban renewal
COAVN Bizkaia Headquarters. Function room.
Consult days, schedules, and registration at: