Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
This excersise is a brief exploration on the digital fabrication process: from Rhinoscript to laser cut. TEAM: Nicholas Waissbluth, Michael Harrison, Ali Gharakhani, Moises Gamus. TUTOR: Luis Fraguada Mainly the idea is to fabricate a surface for a given purpose and at a buildable scale (according to the means available), using scripting techiniques as translation tool: from [...]
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With the model of the projects they have worked upon, students presented their proposal for Mumbai to invited guests Trilochan Chhaya( Dean of BSSA, Mumbai) , Ethel Baraona Pohl (Editor), Marc García Duran ( Working with Ferrer Foundation, India & Housing Projects in Barcelona), François Guisan (Environment Engineer for Sustainability), Faculty Luis Falcon and Hemant Purohit and to their fellow [...]
The final presentations for the design research studio ended with MAA students presenting their works, to invited guest Mara Balestrini (Communicator / Microsoft), Borja Martinez(Art Director,www.losiento.net), Olaf Gipser( Architect,www.olafgipser.com), Jordi Truco(Architect / hybrid-a.blogspot.com), Carme Romero(Research Director www.hangar.org Jorge Velazquez (Robotic Engineer www.pal-robotics.com), Olga Subiros(Architect / www.programcollective.com), Catalina Pollack (Architect), Esteban Colmenares (Architect), Faculty Marta Malé-Alemany , Victor Vina, [...]
The FabLab House Project (www.fablabhouse.com) is now undertaking construction phase in IAAC main hall. The pieces are being constructed in IaaC and will be transported to Madrid grouped together. The major structure (the machine room and first floor ground areas) have already been constructed, including the roof top sections, making it easier to make the [...]
MULTIPLE RESULTS Or the exuberant world of possibilities In the current paradigm of architectural design, scripting and parametric control, the idea of multiplicity takes a new momentum. Operating within this paradigm architects claim total control over their process-based designs, they claim total control over their creative material. A bigger importance is given to the projects [...]