4th International Congress on Urban Landscape
ICOUL San Jose 2025
Schedule
Program
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Santiago Uzal
Director Comité Organizador
Ronald Bonilla
Director CTLSJ
María Estrada Sánchez
Rectora del TEC . Presidenta del Consejo Nacional de rectores CONARE
Diego Miranda Méndez
Alcalde de San José
Marlen Luna Alfaro
Presidenta Ejecutiva del IFAM
Eva Felicia Martínez Sánchez
Embajadora de España en Costa Rica
URBAN GREEN LANDSCAPE
Exploring innovative and exemplary strategies to promote more sustainable and resilient urban environments.
Moderator: Samantha Montoya
Bernard Sasserath (Belgium)
Lucia Artavia (Costa Rica)
Jan Bazant (México)
LANDSCAPE AND CULTURE
We will immerse ourselves in the essential connection between landscape and culture.
Moderator: Enmanuel Salazar
Alexandra De Simone, Mariela Hernández, Juan Pablo Campos (Costa Rica)
Laura Chaverri Flores (Costa Rica)
Jorge Negrete (México)
Grigoris Kalnis (Chipre)
Program
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
COEXISTENCE, HERITAGE AND NEW ARCHITECTURES
We will examine how these three dimensions intertwine to build more inclusive and culturally rich cities
Moderator: Rosa Elena Malavassi
Joan Closa (Spain)
Kennia Garcia Baltodano (Costa Rica)
Maria Gabriela Jimenez Jara (Costa Rica)
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, NEW PERSPECTIVES
Exploring innovative approaches to managing and conserving urban landscapes.
Moderator: Erick Calderon
Michael Smith-Masis(Costa Rica)
Carlos Jankilevich (Costa Rica)
Mirela Fiori (España-Brasil)
URBAN REVITALIZATION AND LANDSCAPE
Urban revitalization with a comprehensive approach to the fundamental role that the landscape plays in this process.
Moderator: David Porras Alfaro
Regina Monteiro, Prefeitura de Sao Paulo (Brasil)
Claudia Grangeiro, Prefeitura de Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)
Jairol Antonio Araya Andrade, Municipalidad de San José (Costa Rica)
Xose Cesareo Mosquera Lorenzo, Concello de Pontevedra (España)
Program
Thursday, April 10, 2025
IFAM & DIPUTACIÓ DE BARCELONA
Space for sharing models and experiences of cooperation with local entities.
Moderators: Santiago Uzal and Tomás Martínez
Maricela Hernández, Directora Ejecutiva de IFAM
Joan Closa Pujabet, Gerente de Servicios de Equipamientos, Infraestructuras Urbanas y Patrimonio Arquitectónico de la Diputació de Barcelona
Xavier Ramos Pujol, exalcalde de Castellbí de la Marca, y Asesor Técnico del Área de Infraestructuras y Territorio de la Diputació de Barcelona
Special session of IFAM (Costa Rica) and Diputació de Barcelona (Spain) on supra-municipal governance.
LANDSCAPE ANS SMART CITIES
An exploration of the interaction between sustainable urban development and emerging technologies.
Moderator: Patricia Rivera Figueroa
ADDAX Group (Costa Rica)
Sebastián Orozco (Costa Rica)
Eduardo Picado Rodríguez, Felipe Calcáneo Maduro (Costa Rica)
Marlen Luna Alfaro
Presidenta Ejecutiva del IFAM
Presentation of the 3rd International Award "The city is the people - Eusebio Leal Spengler Memorial" to Concello de Pontevedra (España)
Eva Felicia Martínez Sánchez
Embajadora de España en Costa Rica
Karen Porras Arguedas, Directora Ejecutiva UNGL
Maikol Porras, Presidente ANAI
David Porras Alfaro, Director Escuela de Arquitectura y Urbanismo TEC