On 11 November, the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture will organise a round table discussion entitled "From Camps to Integration", as part of the Refugee City series. The session will be moderated by Dr Carmen Mendoza, assistant director of international relations at the School of Architecture and co-director of the International Master's Degree in International Cooperation: Sustainable Emergency Architecture at UIC Barcelona.

The series' second event will feature the participation of Nasr Chamma, founder of Architecture for Refugees and a former Master's student; Esther Menduiña, architect and researcher in urban refugee integration in Europe, as well as a former Master's student; Enric Roig, expert in refugee camp accessibility; and Bernardina Borra, architect, urban designer and co-founder of The Spontaneous City International.

The aim of the Refugee City series, which consists of two round table discussions, is to raise awareness of and offer insight into refugee camps as a form of urban development. The refugee crisis is no longer an issue that exclusively affects developing countries: it has reached the doorstep of Europe. This makes us wonder what lessons we can learn from refugee camps and what role building professionals should play in this situation and how they can contribute. These questions and other key aspects such as camp reconstruction, integration and design are addressed in these two round table discussions. The aim is to propose a platform for reflection by providing examples of the different contexts and strategies surrounding refugee settlements.

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