Sebastian’s research focuses on architectural practice, urbanism & public space and visual thinking.
2022 Book Chapter published by Springer “Drawing Places: New Strategies for Teaching Architects to Sketch”, pp.61-70 in Architectural Graphics. Manuel A. Ródenas-López; José Calvo-López; Macarena Salcedo-Galera. (2022) Editorial: Springer, Switzerland.
ISBN: 978-3-031-04639-1 / 978-3-031-04640-7 (eBook) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04640-7
2021 Article published in Conference Proceedings, Jornada de Docencia i Recerca, “Teaching architects to draw” Ed. G. Corral, R Alsina, Universidad de Ramon Llull/La Salle School of Architecture Barcelona
2019 Published book Infrastructural Nature, S. Harris, E. Roca, A. Smirnova. Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona 2019. ISBN: 978-84-9880-742-4
2018 Article published in Architecture, City and Environment (ACE). “The concept of the ground plane in the historical city: A definition of urban permeability in Hong Kong and Barcelona”. Roca, E., Rossini, F., Harris, S., (2018), Architecture, City and Environment (ACE) October 2018. Impact factor: Quartile 2 (SJR 2018)
2016 Article published in Conference Proceedings, Le Corbusier, 50 years later, Ed. Jorge Torres, Universidad de Valencia/Fondation Le Corbusier.
2016 Article published in Conference Proceedings, La Cultura y la Ciudad. Ed. Juan Calatrava, Francisco García Pérez, David Arredondo Garrido, Editorial Universidad de Granada. Granada 2016. ISBN: 978-84-338-5939-6
2014 Article published in Conference Proceedings, EGA15, Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Department of Architectural Design, Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB-UPC) 2016, International Doctorate.
“Place, Sketch and Architecture: An in-situ approach to contemporary design”
Thesis researching the potential of sketching in-situ as a means to develop site-specific contemporary architectural design.
He has illustrated a number of books and academic articles with his drawings, including:
Walking the City, Ed. E. Roca, R. Gomez, I. Aguilué. Barcelona 2015. Published by CASB & the UB.
Caminar la Ciudad, Ed. E. Roca, R. Gomez, I. Aguilué. Madrid 2018.
Simetries de Barcelona, M. Cuevas Diarte, E. Roca, M. Pesoa. Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona 2017.
Meltemi An illustrated architectural travel book about a journey across the Eastern Mediterranean under sail.
Venetian Bells Dissertation about the social cultural role on the urban context of Venice.