Yearly Archives: 2013

Yokohama City Council and Smart City Representatives visits IAAC

By admin | Published: September 26, 2013

Today representatives from the Yokohama City Council working on Smart City developments together with representatives of Barcelona City Hall visited IAAC in an effort of promoting together Smart City developments. They partook in a guided tour of the facility, along with Master Program Director Areti Markopoulou and Guillem Camprodon, discussing Advanced Architecture projects and research [...]

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OTF_Presentation to the Partner Companies

By admin | Published: September 25, 2013

Today the IAAC OTF researchers presented their research proposals to the partner companies (KUKA, CRICURSA, SANTA&COLE, DUPONT, STORA ENSO, BREINCO and CERAMICA CUMELLA), as well as the research line advisors, to discuss the next possible steps towards the development of their experimental prototypes. 9 projects, presented by 10 OTF researchers, in total were presented inside the research lines of INTELLIGENT BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS, [...]

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The Endesa Pavilion @ The Oslo Architecture Triennale

By admin | Published: September 23, 2013

The Oslo Architecture Triennale, curated by Rotor, opened yesterday. ‘Behind the Green Door – Architecture and the desire for sustainability’ explores how architecture, city planning, scientific practice, business opportunity and political power shifted their focus and discourse, during the last 30 years, under the umbrella of the term ‘sustainable’. The exhibition seeks to build an [...]

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Visit to the Endesa Pavilion

By admin | Published: September 20, 2013

Today the visiting workshop programme in Environmental Design and Planning of Urban Spaces, hosted in the IaaC facilities, with the participation of a group of students from Greece and Cyprus, went to visit the Endesa Pavilion. The Students were given a tour of the Pavilion during which the concept, design and fabrication of the Pavilion [...]

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OTF_Lecture on Intellectual and Industrial Property

By admin | Published: September 17, 2013

Today at IAAC the OTF Researchers followed a lecture on Intellectual and Industrial Property & Unfair Competition, given by Ignasi Espiell, Santiago Nadal, and Mònica López, vibrant young and experienced lawyers from Volartpons and SNAbogados. This lecture gave the OTF Researchers the opportunity to understand and fully grasp the potentials, limits, the path to be undertaken, and possible problematics that can be [...]

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OTF_Visit to SANTA&COLE

By admin | Published: September 13, 2013

Today the IaaC OTF Researchers visited SANTA&COLE. For 28 years now, Santa & Cole has lived for industrial design, an art consisting of focusing on everyday objects in order to seek a better use experience, thereby leading us to reflect upon material culture. Santa&Cole generate elements of domestic and urban furniture and lighting, plant elements (living matter) and [...]

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OTF_Visit to BREINCO

By admin | Published: September 12, 2013

Today the IaaC OTF Researchers visited BREINCO. Breinco is a Catalan company dedicated to the production urban elements and urban furniture using concrete. Its phylosophy is oriented to define a new generation of products which are set to improve our surroundings thanks to their sustainability, while constantly striving for eco-efficiency in the manufacture of products, using recycled materials [...]

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