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[EN] In 1940, once the Second World War had started, Alvar Aalto and the M.I.T agreed on the creation of a research laboratory for the problem of re-construction, aimed at developing systems for housing prefabrication for the relocation of displaced population. In this laboratory, Aalto focused on the study of ¿the growing house¿, in reference to a case from the ancient Finnish culture which he was interested in advocating in that particular and delicate political moment: the popular architecture of Karelia. Despite its brevity, this research linking technical culture and vernacular tradition inspired a clear majority of the studies on prefabrication carried out in Finland in the 1940s, and can be translated into the proposal of the AA-system, which Aalto developed for the company A. Ahlsmtröm. This article analyzes how this experience was developed, framing it within a post-conflict reconstruction period in which North American technology was transferred to the Finnish context and met the aspiration for recovering the human dimension which was lost in the industrialization processes. This reflection was promoted by Aalto through initiatives such as the Research Laboratory for Reconstruction, the AA-system or the Standardization Bureau, and finally resulted in the formulation of the concept of ¿flexible standardization¿. ; [ES] En 1940, ya iniciada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Alvar Aalto acordó con el M.I.T. la creación de un laboratorio de investigación sobre el problema de la reconstrucción, enfocado al desarrollo de sistemas de prefabricación de viviendas destinadas al realojo de la población desplazada. En dicho laboratorio Aalto se centró en el estudio de la "casa que crece", en referencia a un caso perteneciente a la ancestral cultura finesa que en ese delicado momento político le interesaba reivindicar: la arquitectura popular de Carelia. Pese a su brevedad, esta investigación que enlaza cultura técnica y tradición vernácula orientó gran parte de los estudios sobre prefabricación llevados a cabo en ...

[EN] At a time like today, when intense debate is taking place on the future of our cities, new challenges are arising which must be tackled from a multidisciplinary reflection open to experimentation, innovation and knowledge transfer. The LIFE CERSUDS project, Ceramic Sustainable Urban Drainage System, can be viewed as an example of this emerging context. This project is part of the European Union's LIFE programme and brings together academic institutions, technological institutes, public entities and private companies. This proposal addresses the problem of water and soil sealing in cities by developing a sustainable urban drainage system which uses low commercial value ceramic tiles as a permeable paving material, thus providing a solution which can be applied to green infrastructures. This paper provides a critical analysis of this initiative, considering it to be a space for interdisciplinary collaboration in which the project channels research into a specific problem: the adaptation of cities to climate change. As a result, it is possible to identify the opportunity that these new transversal work frameworks represent for research, professional activity and teaching, which must provide a response to the problems of our society, but also the need to consolidate a still incipient culture of collaboration. ; [ES] En un momento como el actual, en el que se debate con intensidad sobre el futuro de nuestras ciudades, surgen nuevos retos que han de ser abordados desde una reflexión multidisciplinar abierta a la experimentación, la innovación y la transferencia del conocimiento. En este contexto emergente podemos situar el proyecto LIFE CERSUDS, Ceramic Sustainable Urban Drainage System, una propuesta integrada en el programa LIFE de la Unión Europea en la que confluyen instituciones académicas, institutos tecnológicos, entidades públicas y empresas privadas. Dicha propuesta responde al problema del agua y el sellado del suelo en la ciudad mediante el desarrollo de un sistema urbano de drenaje sostenible que ...