Research Trips > Intelligent Cities
Research Trips – Intelligent Cities During the Intelligent Cities research trip to New York City, students have been able to investigate the particular conditions prevailing within the realms of the research line. This theoretical reflection has…
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Research Trips > DMIC
Research Trips – Digital Matter Intelligent Constructions Should we continue constructing rigid and fixed structures, or can buildings begin to think? Digital Matter Intelligent Constructions Research Studio took its students to California, with the objective of…
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Open Thesis Fabrication Pavilion Opening
The OTF students just finished the first phase of the Aquaponic Pavilion that has been installed on IAAC rooftop. This Pavilion is the prototype of a new form of urban agriculture based on aquaponics: a…
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Kicking off the Research Studio II on Self Sufficient Buildings
Kicking off the Research Studio II on Self Sufficient Buildings Under Enric Ruiz-Geli and Mireia Luzarraga After a grueling yet very rewarding first term, everyone felt transformed and inspired as we face the second term…
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FUTURE MOBILITY AND URBAN DESIGN
On Friday 11th, MaCT students had their final session of Future Mobility and Urban Design seminar. In this hands-on course, students examined the close relationship and fields of opportunity between mobility and urban design. They…
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IAAC Day 2016 // Meet the people behind IAAC!
IAAC Day 2016: Meet the people behind IAAC! Last Saturday 5th of march IAAC Staff and Faculty gathered for a social event to celebrate the growing and diverse team who's making the Institute a success. Fifty team members coming... Read more
La Llum Tafanera >> IAAC @Llum BCN 2016
La Llum Tafanera, The Curious Light, is an interactive kinetic light installation that wants to make technology more friendly and closer to the public through the simulation of the personality of a star. IAAC has once again had the…
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Bifurcation Seminar >> Mark Burry
Goal of the Master in Advanced Architecture’s Seminar Bifurcation, led by Professor Mark Burry, was to design a ten meters column using the same principles of the Gaudí column. After an introductory visit of the Sagrada Familia, the students explored…
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IaaC Open Days 2016
Thanks to all of those who visited and participated in IAAC Open Days 2016! The event took place in the main IAAC facility in Poblenou on Saturday 13th of February, followed by a visit to the…
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Smart City Expo World Congress
From November 17th to 19th, MaCT students joined the Smart City Expo World Congress, which took place in Barcelona. The SCEWC is a meeting point for companies, government, entrepreneurs and research centers to show, learn,…
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MAA Alumni Testimonial >> Alejandra Diaz De Leon
Alejandra is an IAAC alumni of the Master in Advanced Architecture of the academic year 2012/13 who majored with a focus on the Research Line RSII Self-Sufficient Buildings with the project Social Innovation Incubator. She is currently working…
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IAAC PEOPLE >> MACT STUDENTS
For this academic year 2015/2016, IaaC has launched a new Master program: Master in City and Technology. It’s oriented in training the change makers that will develop the projects for the transformation of the 21st…
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MAA01, MAA02, MaCT, OTF & CIEE > Valldaura & Green Fab Lab Visit
Today the IaaC academic team, along with the new IaaC students from the MAA,MaCT, OTF and CIEE academic programs, went up to Valldaura to visit the Valldaura Labs, IAAC’s second campus located in the Collserola Park. The…
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MAA 2015/16 > Kick-Off Welcome Meeting
Tonight IAAC welcomed the 80 new students from 40 different countries for this year’s Master in Advanced Architecture 2015/16. The Academic Coordinator Silvia Brandi gave some words of welcome, then presenting the team of coordinators:…
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MAA Pre-course 2015/16 > Fabrication in Valldaura
Today was the last day of the MAA Pre-course 2015/16, held in the Green Fab Lab in Valldaura. The students had the opportunity to visit IAAC’s Forest Campus, Valldaura Labs is a testing ground allowing to…
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OTF visit TALLFUSTA & SERRODORA BOIX
Today OTF Researchers had a visit of TallFusta, wood manufacturing for architecture and roof structures, and Serrodora Boix Company, biggest sawing industry of wood in Catalonia, processing logs and making palets.
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OTF2015 // Visit to CRICURSA
Today the IaaC OTF Researchers had a visit of CRICURSA Company with Joan Tarrus, Marketing director of Cricursa. CRICURSA Company was founded in 1928 with the intention of bringing form, material and processing into high technology glass…
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OTF2015 // Visit to Ceramica Cumella
Today the OTF 6.0 Researchers had a robotic training with Toni Cumella and Alexandre Dubor at Ceràmica Cumella. OTF group was working on customization of the Cumella´s ceramic tiles and blocks using ABB robot. Ceràmica…
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OTF2015 // visit to Merefsa
Today the OTF2015 researchers visited Merefsa > meet your silicone, one of the biggest Spanish producers of silicone and silicone derivatives. The researchers had the opportunity to discuss potential applications of silicone with the Merefsa…
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OTF2015 – IAACbuilds // Kick off meeting
Today OTF2015 started with an Introductory kick off meeting presenting the researchers with the specifics of this year’s project. Students will be exploring and prototyping Robotic Fabrication, Adaptive Skins and Urban Orchards, towards the development…
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IAAC in Hong Kong with ZHdK
?#?IAAC? is out and about this week: Academic Director Areti Markopoulou meeting with with Dr. Thomas D. Meier, president of Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), in the Connecting Space Zurich University of the Arts in ?#?HongKong? ! ?#?SharingKnowledge? ?#?Connecting? ?#?LearningByDoing? ?#?FutureEducation??#?Arts? ?#?Architecture? ?#?Cities? ?#?BuildingTheFuture? ?#?now?
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MAA02 // FINAL PRESENTATIONS
On the 19th of June we had the MAA02 Individual Thesis Final Presentations here at IAAC. The jury included international guests Stephen Gage (The Bartlett), Franz Prati (Polytechnic School of Genoa), Elena Rocchi (Taliesin), Josep Ferrando…
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1st IAAC Alumni Meeting // WORKING MEETING @ Can Valldaura
On Monday 22nd of June we had the inauguration of the first IaaC Alumni meeting at the Valldaura Labs, a sight that had evolved visibly for many f the former generations of Alumni. The Alumni…
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25 · 35 · 55 // Workshop WSA Vertical Studio Unit @ IAAC
25 · 35 · 55 WSA Unit Leaders – Carles Sala and Relja Ferusic IAAC Fabrication Tutor – Alexandre Dubor The students in this WSA Vertical Studio Unit will design and fabricate their prototypes at…
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Digital Matter | Intelligent Constructions // mid term with Skylar Tibbits
Today the Digital Matter | Intelligent Constructions Research Line, led by Areti Markopoulou (IAAC Academic Director), had their Mid-Term Reviews with an all-star guest jury. The jury included Skylar Tibbits, Director of the MIT Self-Assembly…
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S10 – Experimental Structures // Final Presentations
On Thursday, the projects of the Experimental Structures seminar (Lightweight Structures 1:1 3rd edition) were exhibited at IAAC. Groups of students explored the applications of composite textiles and other lightweight materials in the fabrication of…
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Digital Matter | Intelligent Constructions // Research Trip // NY & Boston
Digital Matter | Intelligent Constructions Research Studio travelled to the States last week for their Studio Research Trip. The students and faculty arrived in New York where they had the opportunity to visit the city….
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[DMIC] Workshop // DYNAMICS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS // in collaboration with ETH CAAD and Chalmers
Digital Matter | Intelligent Construction // Workshop DYNAMICS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS ETH CAAD and Chalmers Faculty: Manuel Kretzer, Stig Anton Nielsen IAAC Faculty: Areti Markopoulou IAAC Assistants: Alexandre Dubor, Carlos Bausa External Guest: Raul Nieves, Prototipolab…
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