2012 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

108 2012 Yearbook Dr. Luis Acuña Rello (Spain) Full Professor and Director of Doctoral Theses and Senior Thesis Projects at the University of Valladolid. Dr. Luis Sánchez Acosta (Argentina) Full Professor of the Department of Forestry at the Faculty of Agronomy, University of Concepción del Uruguay. They led the seminar “Wood and Forest Products: State of the Art and Experiences in Spain and Argentina” on October 30. Architect Fernando Cos-Gayon López (Spain) Full Professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. President of Grupo Ágora, a leading firm in project management, architecture, and engineering, project and construction management, and real estate asset management and sales in Spain, Argentina, and Uruguay. He spoke at the working breakfast “Real Estate Marketing 2.0” as part of the Specialization Diploma in Real Estate Development, August 30. Arch. Marcelo Isarrualde (Spain) Professor of Photography at GrisArt Escola Superior de Fotografia. He taught the courses “Architectural Photography,” September 6–10, and “Strobist: A Different Way to Light,” September 12–14, in collaboration with GrisArt Escola Superior de Fotografia in Barcelona. Architect Philippe d’Anjou (United States) Professor of Architectural Design and Theory at the School of Architecture at Florida Atlantic University. He delivered the lecture “Ethics of Design,” aimed at students in the course Approaches and Problems in Architecture within the Architecture program, on June 14. Arch. Diego Hodara (United States) Founder of Olympus Properties, a company that buys, develops, and sells properties in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. He led the seminar “The International Real Estate Market—Global, Regional, and Local Realities of Real Estate Investments” alongside Architect Mario Goldman as part of the Specialization Diploma in Real Estate Development on November 30; he led the workshop “Contract Negotiation” as part of the Specialization Diploma in Real Estate Development on December 3 and 5. Architect Fernando Cos-Gayon López CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2012