The director of the School of Architecture and Building Engineering, Juan Roldan, won the prize as the coordinator of Group 0
The College of Architects, CajaMurcia Foundation and the Ministry of Public Works, has awarded this year's 'Award for Professional Labor Lorca' to the volunteers who participated in technical inspection work, earning the award as coordinator of the head group 0 School of Architecture and Building Engineering of the UCAM, Juan Roldan Ruiz.
The architect received this award for the delivery of the XVI Architecture Awards Murcia Region held recently.
The architect explained that the award for the professional work of the XVI edition of the Architecture Awards Murcia, recognizes the work of volunteers who acted Group 0 after the earthquake of Lorca. "In addition, Roland has stressed that" this award falls on his person, it is actually given to the group 0 who served under my direction after the earthquake. "
According to Juan Roldán "the day after the earthquake in Lorca, attending to my specialization in Pathology Building, and an avalanche of technical professions organized the review of over 4000 buildings in groups of 3 or 4, depending on specific area assigned by the City. By cutting across all areas was organized a group, Group 0, dedicated to the most critical situations in any area.
Juan Roldan has stated that "had the honor of being the group 0" under my direction evaluated urgently and fast accurate all buildings in the following weeks until they gave up the action, and more slowly, to the municipal officers " .
Likewise, teachers of Architecture and Building Engineering of the UCAM, Luis Clavel Sainz and Pedro Diaz Guirado also received an award for his outstanding contribution to the regional architecture.
Source: UCAM