Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
IAAC is happy to announce the entrance of KUKA robot at the institute. KUKA is added to the list of machinery of the fablab amplifying the limits of fabrication process and opening the way to new experiments and possibilities from design to production.
The Director of Cittaslow, Pier Giorgio Oliveti, shared with us the concepts of the Cittaslow movement. he talked about the first modernity, the period between the 18th to late 20th century and the second modernity or reflexive modernization were the transformation of the basic institutions of modernity happens. Pier Giorgio Oliveti listed the differences between [...]
- Many slow cities into a smart city – Barcelona SuperBlocks – From Devices to Cities – Smart Cities by Smart Citizens Some of this topics have been part of the research topics in the Introductory Studio at IAAC’s Master in Advanced Architecture 2011-12. The Introductory Studio gathers all students in one super group working [...]
The second assignment of the digital fabrication seminar class was focused on the methods of fabrication with the use of CNC milling machine by challenging the design. The second assignment was tutored by Jose Pedro Sousa (co-founder OPO´Lab) with the assistance of Jordi Portell and Miquel Lloveras. Eduard Cabay and Marta Malé- Alemany, tutors of the other [...]
Carlo Ratti had a lecture at IAAC the previous week under the title ¨Senseable cities¨. During his lecture he presented to the audience the last projects that his office is developing and he gave us an idea about the research developed at the Senseable City Lab that he directs in MIT. Carlo Ratti is specialy [...]
The IAAC project for the ENDESA Pavilion is now fully constructed. The Pavillion is situated at Moll de la Marina in Barcelona and is part of the Smart Cities Expo. The endesa Pavilion is an IAAC project designed by IAAC with chief architect Rodrigo Rubio. ¨We built a solar house with solar material. Wood is [...]