Nuria Casais

Nuria Casais is an Assistant Professor at the Aarhus School of Architecture, affiliated with Research Laboratory 2: Technology, Building Cultures and Settlement. She holds a PhD in Architecture from the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (2017) and MArch degrees from the Barcelona Institute of Architecture (2011) and Universidade da Coruña (2010). Her research focuses on urban design, architectural theory, sustainability, and regional centrality. Key projects include 'Cultures of Maintenance' and 'Built Coastal Borders.' She has received the XV Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism Award for Research (2021).

Recent work explores urban anomalies, maintenance practices, and coastal architecture. She has published widely, including in Limaq and conference proceedings. Active in academia, she co-founded GRAUCASAIS Architecture and served as editorial director of Quaderns d'arquitectura i urbanisme. Her projects have been featured in media like Tectónica.

Notable collaborations include research on Siena's urban systems and Mediterranean coastal maintenance. She has delivered lectures on topics like architectural sustainability and urban renewal, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to architecture and urban studies.