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[EN] Due to the proximity of the Nasrid western sector of the kingdom of Granada to the border with Castile, some rural settlements had to equip themselves with defensive structures between the thirteenth to the fifteenth century, especially when the insecurity conditions were particularly pressing. Consequently, in some of the farmsteads a tower has been preserved. It was the most visible and predominant element of defensive enclosures that often had walled spaces to protect people, animals, and movable property. From an architectural and functional point of view, this type of towers with an enclosure for protection present great typological diversity in terms of the dimensions of plan and elevation, interior rooms, interior levels, layout of stairways or presence of cisterns or warehouses. Constructively, the walls of rammed earth with lime and gravel content, which allowed for the modulation of prism-shaped towers, were gradually replaced by masonry from the fourteenth century onwards due to Castilian influence. The change towards masonry construction was also born from a need to reinforce the earlier defences built with earth and facilitate the construction of structures with fewer edges, as those were less vulnerable for the increasingly widespread use of artillery system as a whole was completed and reinforced during the Nasrid period. This paper is devoted to the environmental and constructional analysis of a number of selected watchtowers from the western border of Granada, some of them built with crusted rammed earth and others in masonry with gravel filling. The structural stability of these towers has also been studied. They have been documented and analysed in depth due to the preservation of enough material structures for their physiognomy and materiality to be recognized. This allowed developing a set of in situ tests that has made its characterization possible from an integral perspective.

Among all the Spanish regions, the province of Granada stands out for the large number of isolated towers of which there are still remains. More than 150 are of medieval origin and preserved to a greater or lesser degree. This is due to the fact that Granada was the core of the Nasrid kingdom, the last surviving Andalusian territory in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It had more than 400 km of land border with the kingdom of Castile through the Penibaetic System and another 400 km of Mediterranean coastline. This kingdom, whose centre of power was the Alhambra in Granada, came to occupy approximately 2,949,373 ha after the Pact of Jaén, the agreement signed in 1246 between Ferdinand III of Castile and the first Nasrid king, Muḥammad I ibn Nasr, which established the border between the two kingdoms. The kingdom of Granada was maintained with few modifications over the next two and a half centuries, until the War of Granada, which caused it to collapse between 1482 and 1491. Many of these towers were reused, remade or built in the Nasrid period, but, after the Christian process of conquest, many of the towers in the interior were rendered unusable or totally or partially destroyed. This work develops the methodology of the workflow that has been followed to detect the location of many other nodes of this dense network based on the analysis of topony-my. The historical accounts show that there were many more watchtowers to survey and protect this kingdom than the ones previously known.

[EN] The last Islamic kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula was ruled by the Nasrid dynasty during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries around Granada. It was divided into about twenty administrative districts, and Loja, located in the northern center area, was one of the most important and strategic ones. It had a high density of fortifications of different nature, some of which date back to very ancient times. This contribution is the result of the intense digital documentation that has been carried out on the graphic representation of these assets. They have been completed with the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to obtain the necessary graphic information to represent these architectures by means of precise planimetrical surveys, documenting and diagnosing their current state.

[ES] La diversa tipología y morfología del patrimonio defensivo que nos rodea constituyen un testimonio de las distintas formas de vertebración territorial que se han sucedido a lo largo de la historia.

Esta visita se centra en parte del patrimonio defensivo de la ciudad. Un dispositivo bélico formado por la suma de inmuebles de distintas épocas que constituyen un patrimonio arquitectónico de primer orden y cuyas siluetas han dado identidad a nuestros paisajes durante siglos. Torre Ladrones es una singular torre medieval caracterizada por ser la más alta de todo el litoral malagueño. El Lance de las Cañas es resultado de la modernización del sistema defensivo costero en el siglo XVIII y tiene la peculiaridad de ser la única torre a la que se puede acceder. La Torre de las Bóvedas, enclavada en una zona ajardinada, es un magnífico ejemplo de las denominadas "de tonel", el tipo que más se repite en la costa mediterránea.

El Centro de Interpretación del Trogloditismo y la Cultura Funeraria de Benamaurel (Cementerio antiguo), acogió desde el día 9 de abril de 2022 la exposición "Las torres y atalayas conservadas en el entorno de Benamaurel y en la provincia de Granada", con la producción científica de la Escuela de Estudios Árabes del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) junto al Departamento de Arte y Arquitectura de la Universidad de Málaga. La exposición muestra las últimas investigaciones sobre la arquitectura defensiva medieval conservada en el antiguo Reino de Granada. La idea es mostrar y contribuir a difundir este rico legado patrimonial a la sociedad que habita en los entornos donde se encuentran muestras de arquitectura defensiva medieval en la provincia de Granada, haciendo especial hincapié en las zonas del altiplano de Baza y Huéscar, que cuentan con torres de alquería y atalayas andalusíes que fueron construidas en estos territorios bajo el dominio islámico. La exposición presenta una selección de paneles que incluyen representaciones gráficas de las construcciones conservadas estudiadas, siguiendo una metodología de trabajo basada en la documentación fotogramétrica de todos los ejemplares que han sido objeto de diferentes análisis.

El Museo Histórico Municipal de la Alcazaba (MHA), en Loja (Granada), acogió desde el día 22 de marzo a 22 de mayo de 2022 la exposición "Las fortificaciones medievales conservadas en el distrito de Loja", con la producción científica de la Escuela de Estudios Árabes del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) junto al Departamento de Arte y Arquitectura de la Universidad de Málaga. La exposición muestra las últimas investigaciones sobre la arquitectura defensiva medieval conservada en el antiguo Reino de Granada. «La idea es mostrar y contribuir a difundir este rico legado patrimonial a la sociedad que habita en los entornos donde se encuentran muestras de arquitectura defensiva medieval tales como la alcazaba lojeña junto a otras fortificaciones, así como las torres de alquería y atalayas que fueron construidas en este territorio», explica el investigador Luis José García Pulido, de la Escuela de Estudios Árabes, coordinador del proyecto en el que se enmarca la exposición. «La exposición se presenta mediante paneles que incluyen representaciones gráficas de las construcciones estudiadas, siguiendo una metodología de trabajo basada en la documentación fotogramétrica de todos los elementos de la arquitectura defensiva medieval que han sido objeto de diferentes análisis» añade García Pulido. Para apoyar la exposición, se ha elaborado un catálogo de 89 páginas gráficas con cada uno de los ejemplares estudiados, que pudo descargarse a través de un código QR.

[EN] The analysis and identification of historical mortars is essential for decision-making in restoration processes. In addition, its mineralogical-petrographic analysis, as well as its chemical characteristics, can provide relevant information that allows determining the chronological sequence of later interventions, which makes it possible to delimit and define different construction phases. Based on the defensive towers of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, the study has been approached from an archaeometric point of view for the characterization of the historical mortars of their factories, obtained from both their coatings and the constituent materials of the walls. In this paper the preliminary results obtained in the Torre de Pimentel or de los Molinos and the Torre del Salto de la Mora or de la Sal, both located on the coast of the province of Malaga, are shown. A comparison is established between the two types of towers, verifying their material constitution with the historical and constructive analysis, through the analysis and interpretation of the information extracted from the X-ray diffraction tests (XRD).

[EN] The district of Baza took up more than a fourth of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, the last Islamic region in the Iberian Peninsula (thirteenth to fifteenth centuries). This area encompassed the northern highlands of this region, the Almanzora river valley and other areas that would later be incorporated into the province of Almeria. The province of Granada came to include the municipalities that nowadays constitute the Baza and Huéscar highlands. There are more than thirty preserved watchtowers in these areas. They are in strategic points with wide visibility, enabling communication through smoke signals during daylight or beacons at night. In the Nasrid period this system was reinforced, and new towers were built in locations of special relevance. They are usually made in masonry with gravel filling, with circular base and cylindrical or tapered shape, with the solid base and a single chamber with elevated access for the tower watch, from which the plume of smoke could rise through a hole in the terrace. The upper part was intended for the canopy and, if necessary, to make a beacon. This network not only allowed the information about what was happening in the district to reach the main fortresses, and ultimately, to arrive to the Alhambra citadel, the seat of the Nasrid dynasty. This paper is focused in the digital survey that has been carried out on the towers preserved in these areas, in the northern border of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, allowing a scientific and comparative analysis of this group of defensive elements from a morphological, architectural and constructive point of view.

Due to the proximity of the Nasrid western sector of the kingdom of Granada to the border with Castile, some rural settlements had to equip themselves with defensive structures between the thirteenth to the fifteenth century, especially when the insecurity conditions were particularly pressing. Consequently, in some of the farmsteads a tower has been preserved. It was the most visible and predominant element of defensive enclosures that often had walled spaces to protect people, animals, and movable property. From an architectural and functional point of view, this type of towers with an enclosure for protection present great typological diversity in terms of the dimensions of plan and elevation, interior rooms, interior levels, layout of stairways or presence of cisterns or warehouses. Constructively, the walls of rammed earth with lime and gravel content, which allowed for the modulation of prism-shaped towers, were gradually replaced by masonry from the fourteenth century onwards due to Castilian influence. The change towards masonry construction was also born from a need to reinforce the earlier defences built with earth and facilitate the construction of structures with fewer edges, as those were less vulnerable for the increasingly widespread use of artillery system as a whole was completed and reinforced during the Nasrid period. This paper is devoted to the environmental and constructional analysis of a number of selected watchtowers from the western border of Granada, some of them built with crusted rammed earth and others in masonry with gravel filling. The structural stability of these towers has also been studied. They have been documented and analysed in depth due to the preservation of enough material structures for their physiognomy and materiality to be recognized. This allowed developing a set of in situ tests that has made its characterization possible from an integral perspective.

Video explicativo del contenido de la exposición y del resultado de las investigaciones. El objetivo es difundir y dar a conocer lo más ampliamente el patrimonio defensivo de la provincia de Granada y las últimas investigaciones realizadas sobre las más de 150 torres conservadas en esta provincia.

Estudio de las defensas nazaríes existentes en las provincias del sudeste peninsular y el estado actual en el que se encuentran

Análisis del estado de conservación de las torres y atalayas del entorno de Huéscar en el contexto de la provincia de Granada

Los hitos patrimoniales y los valores históricos suelen coexistir con lugares y regiones de notable riqueza ambiental y paisajística. Este artículo estudia su capacidad para generar una comprensión global de su territorio a través de la creación de rutas culturales. La metodología propuesta se verifica a través del estudio de las características defensivas del antiguo Reino Nazarí, el último territorio islámico de la Península Ibérica desde el siglo XIII hasta el siglo XV, que dio forma a la región española conocida como el Reino de Granada hasta el siglo XIX. Para realizar este estudio se ha llevado a cabo una recopilación precisa de datos físicos (topografía, hitos, recursos, centros de población...), caminos públicos existentes y sitios naturales protegidos. También se seleccionaron y cartografiaron las rutas culturales pertinentes para el área de estudio a través de SIG. Un conjunto de indicadores priorizados a través de un proceso de jerarquía analítica (analytic hierarchy process AHP) han evaluado los itinerarios propuestos. Esta metodología permite el análisis integral de parámetros como patrimonio natural, redes de caminos existentes, patrimonio arquitectónico defensivo, rutas culturales existentes o proximidad a servicios básicos. Su aplicación permite obtener un índice que cuantifica las implicaciones globales de estos parámetros en el diseño de nuevos itinerarios. Esto conduce al desarrollo de una red con su propia narrativa que proporciona un significado histórico, ambiental y cultural. Las torres de vigilancia en esta región han sido estudiadas previamente como entidades arquitectónicas aisladas y localmente relevantes. Este trabajo las analiza desde una perspectiva global, considerando cada una de ellas como una pieza de un complejo sistema defensivo y territorial. Las rutas culturales surgen de esta interpretación conjunta como herramientas para restaurar y resaltar la interrelación entre el patrimonio arquitectónico y el territorio y las personas.

Análisis de las torres y atalayas conservadas en el reino nazarí de Granada.

[EN] Catalogue of the Exposition carried out in Granada (Spain) at the School of Arabic Studies (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC), from the 3rd to the 14th of November of 2020, extended until 30th of April of 2021: 'The towers in the province of Granada The defensive network of the land and coastal borders of the Nasrid kingdom'., [ES] Catálogo de la Exposición llevada a cabo en Granada, en la Escuela de Estudios Árabes (CSIC), entre el 3 y el 14 de noviembre de 2020, prolongada hasta el 30 de abril de 2021, titulada: "Las torres conservadas en la provincia de Granada El sistema defensivo de la frontera terrestre y litoral del reino nazarí".

[ES] El análisis material de los paramentos de un edificio a través de la lectura de sus materiales constitutivos presenta interés histórico y científico. La aplicación de técnicas de tipo arqueométrico permite establecer una cronología, al determinar la relación entre el material y la época de construcción. Además, el conocimiento de sus propiedades físicas y químicas proporciona una guía en el proceso de toma de decisiones respecto a la propuesta de técnicas de intervención a aplicar para su recuperación. La Torre de Pimentel o de los Molinos, situada en la localidad de Torremolinos (Málaga) formaba parte de la cadena defensiva que el reino nazarí de Granada erigió a lo largo de la costa, vinculada a su sistema de alquerías. En este artículo se expone la metodología y protocolo seguido al objeto de caracterizar e identificar los materiales empleados en su construcción, así como en los revestimientos de diferente cronología que se superponen sobre sus muros, con la finalidad de emplazar en su contexto histórico-arqueológico las diferentes intervenciones. Los criterios para la extracción de estas muestras de materiales, pertenecientes al patrimonio cultural, pasa por la elaboración de un registro adecuado de la toma de muestras y de un procedimiento de obtención que minimice el daño sobre el bien cultural. Así, en una primera fase se ha desarrollado un protocolo específico para la toma y análisis de muestras. En este, el papel principal es adoptado por una serie de fichas que se diseñan para recoger la información necesaria para la investigación, como el tipo de material, número de muestras, así como su geolocalización. Además, se recogen las técnicas de análisis y caracterización a emplear en el análisis de morteros históricos, así como en el material biológico encontrado, como la madera. En segundo lugar, se ha concretado el procedimiento para la extracción y toma de muestras de estas maderas y morteros, dado que este depende del tipo de material a muestrear, así

[EN] The Spanish coast preserves many watchtowers as an important cultural heritage. They testify the insecurity of this maritime border in different historical periods, especially during the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, when it was attacked regularly by what has come to be known as Berber piracy. The territory of Vélez-Málaga was not alien to this process and, after the Castilian conquest of the Axarquía region in the late fifteenth century, the western border between the Christian and the Islamic kingdoms of the western Mediterranean moved to the southeaster coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The municipal district of Vélez-Málaga has an important architectural and archaeological heritage from different origins, including its defensive structures. They belong to a broader military system in the territory that consisted of coastal and inland watchtowers, farmstead towers, fortified enclosures in addition to the castle and the urban walls of Vélez-Málaga. This paper presents the first data obtained from the diagnosis of this heritage in the frame of the programme of conservation of the defensive architecture from the municipality of Vélez-Málaga.

[EN] The Kingdom of Granada occupied the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, what today would be the current Spanish provinces of Granada, Malaga and Almeria. Having succeeded the Nasrid kingdom of Granada (1238-1492), it remained a geographical and administrative unit until 1834, defended from the advancement of Castilian troops by means of a large network of watchtowers located principally along its inland border. Following the Castilian conquest of Granada, the extensive coastline was also strengthened with a network of towers and fortifications that were progressively adapted to house artillery. A technical survey focusing on the characteristics of their geometrics and construction, as well as their performance in a series of non-destructive tests, such as ambient vibration testing, was undertaken to study the towers' mechanical strength against both gravitational and seismic loads. The results propose a numerical estimate that defines the fundamental frequency of this type of structure, which in turn can be used to approximate the mechanical properties of the masonry. Such a precise definition based on objective data enables accurate and rigorous numerical analysis of this defensive architecture, thus reducing uncertainties. Furthermore, slenderness is found to be a relevant parameter for adjusting fundamental frequency and for analysing the towers' historical evolution, enabling their initial height and number of levels to be estimated.

One of the major problems faced by historic cities today involves the conservation of heritage buildings. Damage suffered by these buildings can be irreversible and fast-acting, leading to their disappearance over a short period. The study and analysis of the origin of the damage suffered by these buildings have proved themselves to be key to their conservation. Non-destructive testing (NDT) can detect problems indiscernible to the naked eye, thereby preventing potential losses. In this paper, a non-invasive method for the diagnosis of building structures inte-grated with the Finite Element Method (FEM) was applied to the Tabernacle Chapel; a building included in the northwest wing of the Cathedral of Seville complex. Despite the many interventions carried out to date, the issue of the chapel’s deterioration has yet to be entirely solved. This research describes the results of a detailed constructive and structural diagnosis methodology for heritage buildings. The data provided from NDT methods, such as Digital Image Processing (DIP), Infrared Thermography (IRT), Laser Levelling (LL), Ambient Vibration Testing (AVT), and Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), has been verified and integrated as boundary conditions in a 3D Finite Element Method (FEM) in order to establish the critical points of the structure, including the failure mechanisms. The results led to the conclusion that the main causes of deterioration involved the settling of the grandstand built in the northwest sector of the building and the effects of the thrusts of the dome on the lateral façades. An integrated implementation methodology of NDT and FEM has enabled accurate knowledge to be ascertained of the principal damage affecting this heritage building.

The relationships Malaga has established with its port have changed over the centuries, conjuring up a variety of scenarios and circumstances. The past and present are closely linked phenomena in this case study where the porosity of the port‐city fabric has marked the city’s development and constitutes a key issue in the current and future challenges it faces. Malaga provides a particularly interesting example of a post‐industrial city that has reopened its port to its inhabitants’ acclaim while maintaining port activity. However, the growth tourism has seen in recent years has come to dominate the local economy. Cruise ships have taken on a significant role and have brought about important changes in the dynamics and flows between the port and the city, unsettling the balance between the two. This profile explores port‐city development through the lens of boundaries and flows, demonstrating how their dynamics have determined Malaga’s spatial, functional, and social development over time and how they continue to do so to this day. This article reviews the transformations the city has undergone and its future opportunities to achieve a balanced and sustainable port‐city relationship.

[EN] The Spanish coast preserves many watchtowers as an important cultural heritage. They testify the insecurity of this maritime border in different historical periods, especially during the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, when it was attacked regularly by what has come to be known as Berber piracy. The territory of Vélez-Málaga was not alien to this process and, after the Castilian conquest of the Axarquía region in the late fifteenth century, the western border between the Christian and the Islamic kingdoms of the western Mediterranean moved to the southeaster coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The municipal district of Vélez-Málaga has an important architectural and archaeological heritage from different origins, including its defensive structures. They belong to a broader military system in the territory that consisted of coastal and inland watchtowers, farmstead towers, fortified enclosures in addition to the castle and the urban walls of Vélez-Málaga. This paper presents the first data obtained from the diagnosis of this heritage in the frame of the programme of conservation of the defensive architecture from the municipality of Vélez-Málaga.

Los edificios religiosos son una parte importante del patrimonio cultural, son documentos de nuestra herencia y tenemos la necesidad de preservarlos. Las condiciones ambientales en el que están inmersos estos edificios son determinantes para la preservación y conservación del patrimonio mueble que contiene. Originalmente, la mayoría de estos espacios no estaban acondicionados, pero actualmente, estos edificios están siendo climatizados para proporcionar el confort térmico a los feligreses y para mejorar las condiciones del clima interior y la preservación del patrimonio mueble. El objetivo principal de esta investigación ha sido analizar las condiciones ambientales de edificios religiosos en un clima Mediterráneo, mediante el uso de monitorización y simulación para evaluar y mejorar la preservación del patrimonio cultural de estos edificios. Este estudio aporta las herramientas para la optimización de la calidad ambiental para la preservación y conservación del patrimonio mueble e inmueble y para su aplicación en futuros proyectos de rehabilitación patrimonial., The churches are an important part of Cultural Heritage; these need to be preserved. The indoor environmental conditions of these spaces are decisive for the preservation and conservation of the movable heritage The originally churches were not conditioned, but currently, these buildings are being air-conditioned to provide thermal comfort to parishioners and to improve indoor weather conditions. The main objective of this research project has been to analyse the environmental conditions of religious buildings in a Mediterranean climate, through the use of monitoring and simulation to evaluate and improve the preservation of the Cultural Heritage of these buildings. Finally, this study provides the subject expert, the tools for the optimization of environmental and energy quality, in the refurbishment project.

[EN] The Spanish coast preserves many watchtowers as an important cultural heritage. They testify the insecurity of this maritime border in different historical periods, especially during the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, when it was attacked regularly by what has come to be known as Berber piracy. The territory of Vélez-Málaga was not alien to this process and, after the Castilian conquest of the Axarquía region in the late fifteenth century, the western border between the Christian and the Islamic kingdoms of the western Mediterranean moved to the southeaster coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The municipal district of Vélez-Málaga has an important architectural and archaeological heritage from different origins, including its defensive structures. They belong to a broader military system in the territory that consisted of coastal and inland watchtowers, farmstead towers, fortified enclosures in addition to the castle and the urban walls of Vélez-Málaga. This paper presents the first data obtained from the diagnosis of this heritage in the frame of the programme of conservation of the defensive architecture from the municipality of Vélez-Málaga.

The churches are an important part of Cultural Heritage; these need to be preserved. The indoor environmental conditions of these spaces are decisive for the preservation and conservation of the movable heritage The originally churches were not conditioned, but currently, these buildings are being air-conditioned to provide thermal comfort to parishioners and to improve indoor weather conditions. The main objective of this research project has been to analyse the environmental conditions of religious buildings in a Mediterranean climate, through the use of monitoring and simulation to evaluate and improve the preservation of the Cultural Heritage of these buildings. Finally, this study provides the subject expert, the tools for the optimization of environmental and energy quality, in the refurbishment project., Los edificios religiosos son una parte importante del patrimonio cultural, son documentos de nuestra herencia y tenemos la necesidad de preservarlos. Las condiciones ambientales en el que están inmersos estos edificios son determinantes para la preservación y conservación del patrimonio mueble que contiene. Originalmente, la mayoría de estos espacios no estaban acondicionados, pero actualmente, estos edificios están siendo climatizados para proporcionar el confort térmico a los feligreses y para mejorar las condiciones del clima interior y la preservación del patrimonio mueble. El objetivo principal de esta investigación ha sido analizar las condiciones ambientales de edificios religiosos en un clima Mediterráneo, mediante el uso de monitorización y simulación para evaluar y mejorar la preservación del patrimonio cultural de estos edificios. Este estudio aporta las herramientas para la optimización de la calidad ambiental para la preservación y conservación del patrimonio mueble e inmueble y para su aplicación en futuros proyectos de rehabilitación patrimonial.

The churches are an important part of Cultural Heritage; these need to be preserved. The indoor environmental conditions of these spaces are decisive for the preservation and conservation of the movable heritage The originally churches were not conditioned, but currently, these buildings are being air-conditioned to provide thermal comfort to parishioners and to improve indoor weather conditions. The main objective of this research project has been to analyse the environmental conditions of religious buildings in a Mediterranean climate, through the use of monitoring and simulation to evaluate and improve the preservation of the Cultural Heritage of these buildings. Finally, this study provides the subject expert, the tools for the optimization of environmental and energy quality, in the refurbishment project., Los edificios religiosos son una parte importante del patrimonio cultural, son documentos de nuestra herencia y tenemos la necesidad de preservarlos. Las condiciones ambientales en el que están inmersos estos edificios son determinantes para la preservación y conservación del patrimonio mueble que contiene. Originalmente, la mayoría de estos espacios no estaban acondicionados, pero actualmente, estos edificios están siendo climatizados para proporcionar el confort térmico a los feligreses y para mejorar las condiciones del clima interior y la preservación del patrimonio mueble. El objetivo principal de esta investigación ha sido analizar las condiciones ambientales de edificios religiosos en un clima Mediterráneo, mediante el uso de monitorización y simulación para evaluar y mejorar la preservación del patrimonio cultural de estos edificios. Este estudio aporta las herramientas para la optimización de la calidad ambiental para la preservación y conservación del patrimonio mueble e inmueble y para su aplicación en futuros proyectos de rehabilitación patrimonial.

El máster habilitante para el ejercicio profesional de la arquitectura tiene como objetivo aportar conocimientos complementarios y avanzados a las enseñanzas recibidas en el grado. En este contexto se desarrolla el Taller TFM: “Materia y Lugar” del Máster en Arquitectura de la eAM’, donde partiendo de contextos reales de implementación, se propone una interacción entre el proyecto, la tecnología y los espacios sociales, ambientales y económicos. El objetivo del Taller es el diseño y construcción de un prototipo a escala 1:1 que sea capaz de integrar todas las fases del proceso, desde los primeros análisis del lugar hasta la definición material y constructiva del elemento arquitectónico. Los trabajos se llevaron a cabo en la Reserva Natural Concertada “Charca de Suárez”, situada en Motril (Granada). Un espacio frágil y complejo pero que resulta adecuado para desarrollar diseños arquitectónicos basados en técnicas de bio-construcción con enfoque fundamentalmente ecológico., The qualifying master's degree for the professional practice of architecture, aims to provide complementary and advanced knowledge to the teachings received in the degree. In this context, the final master's work workshop: "Matter and Place" is developed in the Master of Architecture taught at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Málaga. It is a project, with a real location and an interaction between the project, technology and social, environmental, and economic spaces is proposed. The main objective of the workshop is the design and construction of a 1:1 scale prototype, which can integrate all the phases of the process, from the first analysis of the place to the material definition and finally, the construction of the architectural element. The works were carried out in the "Charcha Suarez" Concerted Natural Reserve, located in Motril (Granada). A fragile and complex space, but one that was suitable for developing architectural designs based on bio-construction techniques with a fundamentally ecological approach., En primer lugar, agradecemos el esfuerzo llevado a cabo por los estudiantes: Ana Cervantes Jurado, Manuel Villarrubia Rojano, Juan Galván Villalba y Raúl Ruiz Alaminos, pioneros con su participación en el Taller “Materia y Lugar”. Así mismo, agradecer la colaboración al profesor Rubén Alonso Mallén que, junto con los autores de esta comunicación, ha participado en la tutorización los TFMs que se presentan. También damos las gracias al Ayuntamiento de Motril por su ayuda al proyecto y, especialmente, a José Miguel Larios Martín, Fernando Alcalde Rodríguez y todos los trabajadores y voluntarios de la Charca de Suárez. Agradecemos también el apoyo institucional y económico a la Universidad de Málaga, a través del Vicerrectorado de Innovación Social y Emprendimiento, así como a Carlos Rosa Jiménez, coordinador del Máster en Arquitectura de la eAM’ en el curso académico 2018-19, por apoyar esta iniciativa desde su inicio., Peer Reviewed