El Pla Borriana Beatriz Ales Gregori 2025

Designing Post-Taurine Futures for Mediterranean Spain

Author: Beatriz Alés-Gregori, UPV Valencia

Bio

Beatriz Alés-Gregori

Beatriz Alés Gregori is an architect, urbanist, and doctoral researcher working between Berlin and València. She founded Beatriz Alés Atelier in 2015 and has been a research associate at TU Dresden's Institute of Urbanism since 2017. Her doctoral research at Universitat Politècnica de València examines how traditions and rituals transform urban public space through ephemeral infrastructure in Castelló province. Her work explores intersections of cultural practices, urban transformation, and territorial appropriation. Recent projects in praxis include urban densification strategies (1st Prize, Glückstadt, 2022), interior rehabilitations (Casa Witiza, 2021), and critical research on tourism domesticity commissioned by EACC de Castelló. Published in Arquitectura Viva and El País Semanal.