Dr Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari is a Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh. Professionally qualified in Architecture and Urbanism in Uruguay, her research focuses on current processes of urban development and regeneration in Europe and Latin America.  Dr Garcia Ferrari taught in the Faculty of Architecture in Montevideo, the University of Seville and has been invited speaker to the School of Architecture, San Pablo University in Madrid.  She is currently Programme Director for the BA/MA (Hons) Programme in Architecture and Director of Quality Assurance and Enhancement for Edinburgh College of Art. Dr Garcia Ferrari was Research Officer for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland working on the development of the organisation’s research strategy and coordinating projects in architectural research.