IED Kunsthal Bilbao participates as an academic partner in TAC! Festival of Urban Architecture
Date
21 October 2026 - 15 November 2026
Time
00:00 AM
Where
Labe Garaia Parkea - Altos Hornos Ind., La Iberia, 48910 Sestao, Bizkaia, Bilbao - Spain
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In-person event
A lecturer and two Interior Design graduates are taking part in Young Architecture Encounters, as part of the festival's programme in Sestao, running until 15 November
IED Kunsthal Bilbao is participating as an academic partner in the TAC! Festival of Urban Architecture, an initiative organised by the Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda and Fundación Arquia that promotes architectural experimentation and reflection on urban spaces. In its 2026 edition, the festival comes to Sestao with a temporary pavilion located next to Blast Furnace No. 1.
The school's participation in the Young Architecture Encounters section began on 16 October with a presentation entitled Ephemeral Architecture as Pedagogy, delivered by Diego Sologuren, architect and lecturer on the BA (Hons) in Interior Design. Drawing on projects developed by fourth-year students, he explored the role of construction and material experimentation in design education.
Upcoming presentations by IED Kunsthal Bilbao
30 October · 17:00 | EIN. Inhabiting the Landscape
Haizea Depardieu, a 2026 Interior Design graduate, will present her Final Degree Project, a proposal to revitalise a post-industrial site in Lekeitio, seeking to reconnect people with the territory and its memory.
13 November · 17:00 | Minimal Expressions
Elena Barrena, a 2024 Interior Design graduate, will present her Final Degree Project, which focuses on activating everyday urban spaces through small-scale interventions that encourage people to pause, observe and reconsider their relationship with their surroundings.
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Venue: TAC! Festival of Urban Architecture · Labe Garaia Parkea, Sestao.
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Festival dates in Sestao: 15 October – 15 November 2026.
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Full festival programme: here.
Fourth-year Interior Design students and members of the IED Kunsthal Bilbao team, alongside other participants in the event held on 13 October.
Blast Furnace No. 1 and the festival’s temporary pavilion.
Festival’s temporary pavilion.
