The Art and environment research centre of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. CIAE

Abstract

Under the protection of the framework of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the Art and Environment Research Centre aims to develop and manage a comprehensive research, development and innovation programme, relating to the interaction existing between the different artistic disciplines and their relationship with their environment. This interaction encourages the promotion and diffusion of knowledge, acting as a response to the demands of a society which is undergoing the constant process of modernization and thus requires solutions in this field. Due to its multi-disciplinary character, said comprehensive programme is brought to life through activities spanning sculpture, painting, visual communication and design, as well as examining its relationship and complementarity with architecture and town planning. This Centre’s mission is to act as a catalytic and dynamic element of all those aspects which fall under this broad relational umbrella. Its aim is to analyse and put forward inter-disciplinary sculpture and modelling projects, which study the particularities of the environment investigated, thereby increasing its socio-cultural appeal, to the benefit of citizens’ unity and the identification of citizens whose actions can improve their city or their natural surrounding area.