ESDI has secured two places among the 10 finalists of the 2026 Habit\u00e1cola Awards, one of the leading competitions for design and architecture students, promoted by ARQUIN-FAD. In this 38th edition, under the theme \u201cObservation Spaces\u201d, the competition invited participants to rethink the relationship between the city, infrastructures and the natural environment through proposals capable of observing, activating and preserving the landscape from a sustainable, sensitive and contemporary perspective. <\/p>\n
The ESDI finalist projects are “(DES)BORDE” by Sara G\u00f3mez Montolio, and “Ecos del temps” by Carla Izquierdo Martinez and J\u00falia Pozo Calzado. Both projects were developed under the supervision of Ivan Mases and Pau Gelp\u00ed. <\/p>\n
(DES)BORDE proposes an active observation space in the Ripoll River area of \u200b\u200bSabadell, to reflect on the historical, natural, and urban relationship between the city and the river. Through a system of compacted earth modules, the project creates a habitable route that adapts to the landscape’s cycles, improves conditions for wildlife, and transforms the river’s edge into a space of connection. <\/p>\n