Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
Today IAAC hold the OTF Midterm review, and the professors Luis Fraguada, Javier Peña and Areti Markopoulou commented the research that all the students are developping. The final presentation of all the prototypes will take place on 19 december at IAAC.
Today Neil Leach gave us a Theory Concept class on the MAA program in IAAC, exploring in two different parts the issues of the New Materialism and the Digital Tectonics, which are two of the main concepts in the relationship between the contemporary architecture and phylosophy. During the first part of the class, Neil provided [...]
IAAC Master students and Faculty visited the 25.000 sqm of the Arsenale international venue at the 13th Venice Biennale of architecture, under the Common Ground theme curated by David Chipperfield. The Arsenale is the largest pre-industrial production centre of the world. Today is hosting one of the most important forum for the architectural thought.
IAAC Master students and Faculty are visiting this weekend the 13th International Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition titled Common Ground, directed by David Chipperfield. With this year’s theme, Common Ground, we go back to talking about architecture to help architects emerge from the crisis of identity they are going through, and at the same time offering [...]
In the context of the Smart City Exhibition that this year took place in Barcelona, IAAC invited Fabien Girardin and Josep Perelló, both leading researchers related to the relationships between cities and technologies. During one of the IAAC courses, they participated in a round table with the MAA and MAI students, exploring the principles and consequences of [...]
Tonight IAAC welcomed the german architect and computer technician Fabian Scheurer, who gave a lecture about the RELATION BETWEEN DESIGN AND PRODUCTION. Digital technology has widely expanded the solution space for architectural design. Powerful software tools allow the exploration of non-standard forms with intuitive user interfaces, and computer-controlled fabrication equipment create customized building components at almost [...]
On Tuesday, November 13, within the Smart City Expo World Congress 2012 Barcelona City Council presented the City Protocol Society, the Global Alliance that was created with the support of more than 50 cities, companies, universities and research centers from around the world to define a global, cooperative framework among cities, industries and institutions with the goal to address [...]