Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
Geometry As the city is located in an arid climate, conditions in the surface can be really strong. In order to avoit that, the city is created underground, so that a fresh microclimate can be created. Desalinating sea water and filtrating solar exposure, food production can be guaranteed. The geometry of the city is created [...]
IaaC’s work in Mumbai explored current conditions and dynamics of the territory. Changing coastal conditions, learning from slums as the largest housing type, critiquing the unjustified escalation of land value and the various actors that work within this mechanism were part of the study as well. Rapid growth in the population of cities and hurried [...]
RSII: Selfsufficient building This project intends to develop a new luxury hotel concept where the user has the opportunity to live an experience in a floating system moving around the world. The MORPHotels, thanks to their linear structure, developed around the vertebral spine, are able to adapt the shape according with the weather conditions and [...]
This project asks to design a system for a city for 10,000 people in 30 hectares. Even though we are not dealing with a specific site, there is a relationship that is established between the proposed site, the existing Downtown and the country. The goal of 10,000 people will be met within the specified area, [...]
Student groups were researching on how to work on their Robots, their applications and how to improve them through out the Easter break. They presented their development to Faculty Marta Malé-Alemany, Victor Viña, Luis Fraguada and Assistant Cesar Cruz Cazares. This is a start of a workshop which will continue through out the weekend giving [...]
Students had been researching on their site and master plan for their Self-sufficient hotel capsules.They were discussing this development with Faculty Willy Muller and assistant Maite Bravo who helped them decide on where to put their buildings and how they would relate to the chosen site.