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El patio y las muchas miradas

Sobre el diseño residencial orientado hacia el interior, la visibilidad mutua y la ambivalente búsqueda de comunidad This essay was originally published in English on Atlas of Attention . Del cuartel al patio La remodelación del antiguo Parque de Artillería de Burgos se ha celebrado como un importante hito urbanístico. Tras décadas en las que el recinto militar permaneció en gran medida inaccesible, su transformación ha reconectado distintas partes de la ciudad, ha incorporado nuevos parques y calles y ha devuelto una importante extensión de suelo a la vida cotidiana de este sector urbano (Burgos Conecta, 2024). En términos estrictamente urbanísticos, la operación puede entenderse como un acto de reparación. Sin embargo, la historia del lugar encierra una interesante ironía. El antiguo cuartel representaba uno de los mayores espacios cerrados de la ciudad. El acceso estaba controlado y el recinto permanecía en gran medida al margen de la vida urbana ordinaria. L...
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Communicating Diversity and Equality through Teaching and Engagement

As teachers we cannot be satisfied that our role in society has been fulfilled by limiting our teaching to what happens within the 4 walls of our classrooms.

We have the ability to remove walls and any other obstacle so that we can reach further. Our classrooms ought to be open so that as many people as possible can join and benefit from the opportunity to learn with others.

We can design our teaching so that it is accessible and inclusive. If we can, we must. For it is only when we give that we have. To give as much as it is possible is only in our best interest as educators. We all want to live in societies that are knowledgeable, sensitive and tuned in. We want healthy communities. Education makes us all healthy. If there are people who do not have access to education,  it means that the body of our community, our global village, is not yet well. We have to keep open minded to change that.
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