This project studies the ways in which light affects and evolves on the walls of certain churches in various towns belonging to the Mudejar Territory network that combine different types of materials on their façades, the aim being the plastic development of an artistic project.

The project The wall as dermis. Light in the Mudéjar is an artistic proposal that, based on the symbolic and metaphysical concepts of light, shadow, unity and ephemerality, highlights the highest function of Mudejar art: to highlight the presence of the divine.

In total, a collection of 25 works has been created in different media and techniques that propose a journey around the idea of the dematerialisation of the wall in reference to the architectural elements of the Mudéjar style (plasterwork, ceramics and flattened bricks), differentiating their study from different points of view:

• As free-standing construction elements (analysis of the original parts and those intended for restoration).
• Integrated into the environment and perceived as a whole.

The working methodology was based on the direct observation of the evolution of light on the chosen façades, of which a photographic and stop-motion record was made, from the analysis of which the pictorial process was derived in three intertwined phases: approaching the question, analysis of materials and conclusions.

Paisaje Mudéjar^is a project that investigates the relationship between landscape and historical heritage, the trace of human intervention that transforms the landscape in the localities of the Rambla del Ribota. Through a series of cartographic analyses , the result of travelling around the towns and developing their photogrammetric models, the fundamental landscape elements and phenomena are identified. Based on this study, a guide and propositive cartographies are drawn up with the aim of improving the landscape at different scales and time phases, following the contemporary theories of landscape architecture.

Historical heritage is one of the most valuable treasures of a society. It represents the history, traditions and culture of a region or country. However, the fundamental role that landscape can play in the conservation and enhancement of this heritage is often overlooked. It is a key element in the perception of historic heritage and can significantly enhance people’s understanding and enjoyment of it.

This paper aims to collect several contemporary landscape theories together with the analysis plans and apply them to the three populations under investigation.

The set of measures proposed understand the landscape as a key resource for the conservation and enhancement of the historical heritage. They have been designed taking into account that they can represent opportunities for the development of the territory and that their implementation requires a moderate investment.

This research stay brings together the results of a project developed in the previous call, which analysed the protection framework that the urban planning of several towns in the Mudejar Territory entailed for the conservation of their traditional architecture, and specifies its practical application through the piloting of a reference document centred on the town of Alpartir.

For this study, we have analysed in detail the existing traditional architecture in the locality, defining its state of transformation and identifying all those vernacular constructions that are worthy of protection by local planning, and we have reviewed this planning in depth, evaluating the influence of each of its provisions on them.

Based on this analysis, a model tool has been generated, in the form of a white paper, which lists the areas of the municipal regulations that can be revised to improve their influence on the vernacular heritage, enhancing its conservation, compares them with the equivalent headings of other general plans in the area and proposes a complementary and alternative wording. Similarly, it proposes an extension of the catalogue of protections to include the best examples of local traditional architecture, with an exhaustive cataloguing form specifically oriented towards the protection of the constructive characteristics that make it valuable.

In total, the reference document developed proposes the revision or addition of 28 articles in the Urban Development Regulations of the General Plan and proposes the incorporation of 25 elements and ensembles to the Catalogue of Protections, establishing a protection regime for each of them.

The project has worked on the drafting of a digitalisation strategy for Territorio Mudéjar that is adapted to the specific circumstances of the territory and its heritage.

The European Commission has recommended that Member States accelerate the digitisation of monuments, cultural heritage sites, objects and artefacts in order to protect and preserve them for future generations. It also seeks to boost their re-use in areas such as education, sustainable tourism and the creative cultural sectors. To this end, member states are encouraged to digitise as many monuments as possible by 2030.

This data should be included in the new version of the Commission Recommendation revising the Recommendation issued on 27 October 2011 on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation, which has served as the basis for the study of the digitisation strategy of Territorio Mudéjar.

While awaiting new recommendations and directives, Territorio Mudéjar has launched its strategy to address the challenges of smart digitisation of heritage. Some of these challenges include the acquisition of 3D virtual models, the relationship between geometric and cultural-historical description of heritage objects, the organisation of digital objects with appropriate metadata, the presentation and display of 3D objects for non-specialised users, the development of attractive 3D content, the creation of open repositories, and the use of 3D printing technologies.

Territorio Mudéjar seeks with this stay to follow the principles of the UNESCO Digital Heritage Conservation Charter, recognising that digital archives require specific production, maintenance and management to preserve them. These digital resources have a lasting value and constitute a heritage that must be protected and preserved for present and future generations. Therefore, it is considered essential to create a specific strategy for the digitisation, conservation, reuse and efficient management of digital heritage in the localities of Territorio Mudéjar, based on principles of sustainable management, cultural and heritage awareness, and international scope.

The research project “Assessment of the Muslim-friendly potential of Mudejar Territory for the reception of knowledge tourism” has focused on the evaluation of the resources available in the territory to configure in the short term a coordinated offer to attract Muslim tourists. The Muslim Friendly traveller is an unexplored opportunity to boost the economic and tourist activity of the towns that make up the Mudejar Territory.

Considering previous experiences in Western Andalusia and Algarve-Alentejo, it is possible to group tourist resources adapted to this tourism profile around the Mudejar heritage of the selected localities. The logistical opportunity represented by the AVE connection with Calatayud could facilitate the marketing of a Mudejar-friendly route for Muslim tourism that already visits the peninsula, and which normally focuses on Eastern Andalusia.

The municipalities selected for the study are Calatayud, Morata del Jiloca, Maluenda and Belmonte de Gracián. They all belong to the Comarca of Calatayud, which has been chosen as the starting point due to its AVE connection with Madrid (55 minutes).