LAPIEZA — Transdisciplinary Research Laboratory

LAPIEZA is an independent transdisciplinary research laboratory founded in Madrid in 2009. It works across architecture, urbanism, environmental research, cultural analysis and spatial pedagogy, with a particular focus on territory, urban systems, environmental perception and cultural infrastructures. The platform hosts SOCIOPLASTICS, a long-term research programme developed by architect and researcher Anto Lloveras, examining the transformation of urban environments, territorial systems and cultural formations through spatial and interdisciplinary analysis. Over time, this work has generated a structured corpus of more than 1500 research texts. LAPIEZA has also produced extensive visual archives and developed collaborative projects across Europe, Africa and Latin America. Its research team includes Anto Lloveras, architect and founder, and Dr Esther Lorenzo Montero, biologist and PhD in Environmental Psychology. External recognition includes projects, exhibitions and collaborations with institutions such as Lagos Biennial, Acción Cultural Española, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and NTNU Trondheim. Research outputs are published through open-access infrastructures including Zenodo and ORCID.