Marcela Aragüez is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in Architecture at IE School of Architecture & Design in Spain. She received her PhD in architectural history and theory at the Bartlett, University College London, where she also received a Master of Science in spatial design (ULC Turner Prize for best dissertation). Marcela’s research focus lies in the production of adaptable architecture, with an emphasis on cross-cultural postwar practices. She has recently coordinated the joint research project “The Culture of Water” in collaboration with the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. She is a licensed architect with professional experience in Spain and Switzerland. Her work has been exhibited at the Haute École D’art et de Design in Geneva (HEAD) and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Marcela has lectured widely in the UK, Switzerland, Japan, France and Spain, and her work has been acknowledged by grants and awards from institutions such as the Japan Foundation, Sasakawa Foundation, Canon Foundation and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.