Elastic and active teaching for a critical approach to the territory and the city of the 21st century

When students in Architecture School reach the fifth year, they are already tired; they think that in urban planning subjects they are always told about similar questions that they do not fully understand or control; and above all thery are thinking about finishing their degree and getting to work, usually outside the urban planning field. In this context, this academic year 22-23, the subject of Territory and City of the 21st Century has taken on a double challenge; establish academic content that guides reflection on the needs of the territory and the city of the 21st century and motivate students in terms of urban planning, seeking to rescue a little of the lost hope. The result has been a subject where teaching has been implemented seeking to be elastic; a successful teaching experience that we want to show at JIDA 2023.Cuando el alumnado de la Escuela llega a quinto curso ya está cansado; piensa que en las asignaturas de urbanismo siempre se le cuentan cuestiones similares que no acaba de entender bien, ni controlar; y sobre todo está pensando en acabar su grado y ponerse a trabajar, habitualmente, fuera del ámbito urbanístico. En este contexto la asignatura de Territorio y Ciudad del Siglo XXI este curso 22-23 ha asumido un doble reto; establecer los contenidos académicos que guíen la reflexión sobre las necesidades del territorio y la ciudad del siglo XXI y motivar al alumnado en cuanto al urbanismo, buscando rescatar un poco de la ilusión perdida. El resultado ha sido una asignatura donde se ha implantado una docencia que se ha caracterizado como elástica; una experiencia docente exitosa que se quiere mostrar en JIDA 2023.Peer Reviewe