HFT Stuttgart doctoral candidate Juan Sardi Barzallo received the Best Poster Award at the 2025 International Symposium on Resilience in Urban Environments. He was recognised for his research on the use of Mixed Reality (MR) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) for non-invasive architectural designs at cultural heritage sites – an innovative contribution to communication in the planning process that has received international recognition.
His award-winning poster, titled “Mixed Reality at Architectural Design Interventions in Heritage Sites: Methodology for Communication of Design ideas through BIM", presents his innovative research on non-invasive methods for on-site communication and modification of design intervention ideas in heritages sites. This approach emphasizes the use of MR as tool for non-invasive architectonical intervention and its integration with BIM to enhance collaboration in design processes.
The award highlights the relevance and quality of his ongoing research. The “2025 International Symposium on Resilience in Urban Environments” is organized by the University of Florida and the University of Cuenca. The 3rd edition of this symposium focused to explore how AI, urban data, and participatory design shape more resilient and inclusive cities addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
You can explore the full collection of articles and posters athttps://resiliencesymposium.com/wp-content/pdfs/UrbanResilience.pdf
Juan Sardi Barzallo is currently pursuing his doctorate as part of the HFT Research Training Group “HIRE”, under the joint supervision of Prof. Dr. Volker Coors, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Haala, University of Stuttgart.
We are proud to see his outstanding work being recognized and celebrated at an international level – we are excited to see what’s next!
Author: Isabella Fischer