Julia

Julia del Rio is an Architect at Gapont Atelier, Liechtenstein and an (online) Architecture Instructor at the Visual College of Art and Design in Calgary, Canada. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience and Architecture, studying how the design of the built environment could be used as a brain training tool to fight cognitive decline associated with aging and dementia (UPV - Spain). Originally from Spain, she obtained the degree of Bachelor in Architecture at the Universidad Europea in Madrid.

Julia del Rio is an Architect at Gapont Atelier in Liechtenstein and an (online) Architecture Instructor at the Visual College of Art and Design in Calgary, Canada. She is currently pursuing a PhD on Neuroscience and Architecture, studying how the design of the built environment could be used as a brain training tool in order to fight cognitive decline associated with aging and dementia. She also works as a design consultant applying the concepts of “Neuroscience for Architecture” and “Healthy Urbanism" in order to create spaces that enhance users’ physical and mental well-being by the study of how enriched environments affect brain’s neuroplasticity and human behavior. She has taught courses at different institutions like IED (Instituto Europeo di Design, Barcelona) and Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile).