This project emerges from the need to reassess the growing disconnect between human habitats and the natural world. The objective is to reverse this trend through an innovative approach that combines the promotion of biomes, bio-construction, and collaborative robotics for the construction of regenerative and resilient buildings. The methodology proposes the development of software capable of generating adaptive architectural models, integrating them into their natural context, maximizing energy efficiency, and promoting biodiversity.

After a protocol with École d'Ingénieurs (CESI), a research project will be developed through the funding of 4 internships, that will be integrated in a wider project "Generative Architectural Design: Promoting Human-Biome Interaction through Traditional Approaches and Emerging Technologies". This internship will be integrated into ongoing research at ISTAR-Iscte at the intersection of advanced architectural design and construction, focusing on reimagining human-nature coexistence through the integration of living systems with built structures. The research leverages artificial intelligence, structural biomimetics, and emerging technologies to develop methodologies for regenerative architecture. A key focus is on Earth-Sheltered Construction, addressing the challenge of automating its labor-intensive processes by integrating Humanoid Robotics with Biomimetic Design and Vernacular Knowledge. 

 O projeto de investigação visa desenvolver um software de arquitetura generativa que integra Inteligência Artificial (IA) para combinar conhecimento de técnicas de construção vernacular e de vanguarda, bem como ferramentas de avaliação ambiental. Este software de arquitetura inteligente procura resolver a crescente desconexão entre os seres humanos e os ambientes naturais, um problema crítico com vastas implicações para o desenvolvimento humano. A investigação abrange o desenvolvimento de software orientado por IA para protótipos que utilizam materiais locais e incorporam coberturas vivas, bem como a construção de protótipos à escala da habitação integrados no bioma e a geração de simulações urbanas para uma validação eficaz.

The InCITIES project aims to achieve the transformations of HEIs and their surrounding ecosystem centred around on cities’ needs of inclusion, sustainability and resilience. Its specific focus on widening countries (Portugal and Slovakia) will allow to overcome structural, sociocultural, economic, political and institutional barriers to transformation fostering. Addressing the European-global challenges of cities, InCITIES has 4 objectives: 1) Map institutional transformation strategies towards research-based sustainable universities including open science and career opportunities. 2) Build a long-term network of participating HEIs and surrounding ecosystems based on integrated knowledge HUBs. 3) Increase scientific, technological and staff capacity by sharing the best pedagogical, research, management and administrative practices in the consortium, and piloting leverages to widening HEIs. 4) Promote digitally driven universities by creating an open and innovative education and training platform in synergy with the project research and innovation agenda on inclusive, sustainable and resilient cities. The 5 methods jointly developed will set the foundation for the consortium role model: 1) Method for a common research map, 2) Capacity building actions based on the Learning by Developing pedagogical model, 3) Capacity building in talent scout and career opportunity strategy (attractiveness of research careers, including open science incentives), 4) Capacity building on equality, diversity and inclusion, 5) Methods to address enablers and barriers to integration of the InCITIES Alliance. From knowledge co-creation to joint production between European HEIs, surrounding ecosystems and citizens’ involvement, integrated actions play a key-role in achieving the consortium objectives. Capacity building actions implemented are a step towards the submission to the European Universities Initiative; it will strengthen the ERA, the EEA, and Europe’s approach to coope...