Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
The Global Sumer School day 8 in Barcelona continued with IAAC Physical Computing expert Guillem Camprodon, developing a practical approach for designing, testing and pro typing energy generation systems.
In the evening, some of the IAAC Alumni presented the works they developed during the Masters in Advanced Architecture.
Don’t miss out on the “Smart Flexibility : Advanced Materials and Technologies”, An international overview of I+D projects about flexible and active materials, at Disseny Hub Barcelona organised by Materfad, and including Breath 0.7 and Bimetals, 2 projects developed in the Digital Matter – Intelligent Constructions Research Line of the Master in Advanced Architecture!
Day 7 of the Global Sumer School in Barcelona was kicked off with a Digital Design Tools Tutorial as well as an Introduction to Physical Computing (Arduino) with Guillem Camprodon, IAAC Physical Computing Expert.
In the afternoon the students joined Jaume Barnada, the Deputy Chief Architect of the City Council of Barcelona, for a guided tour of the city of Barcelona.
Pics & highlights from the Master in Advanced Architecture 2013/14 Graduation in Valldaura!
Over the weekend, on days 5 and 6 of the GSS2014, the Barcelona group were introduced to Digital Design Tools for Architecture and Urbanism. Both mornings the students had a Digital Design Tools Tutorial with Luis E. Fraguada, and then in the afternoon worked on their Digital Designs in groups.
Today, day 4 of the Global Summer School, the Analysis phase of the GSSBCN continued with Spyros Stravodavris, further developing the site specific feasibility study.
In the afternoon, the GSS2014 BCN group headed off to the Sagrada Familia, where they were given and explanation on the development of the project, as well as a technical tour of the construction site.
Today, day 3 of the Global Summer School, the Analysis phase of the GSSBCN continued with Spyros Stravodavris, using tools to assess the solar potential of the site and identifying the optimum areas for the installation of solar renewables to meet energy demands, through the development of a feasibility study.
In the evening, we were joined by Vicente Guallart, Chief architect of the City Council of Barcelona and one of the founders of IAAC, who presented his vision of the Next City, or more accurately the next Barcelona: Barcelona 5.0. The lecture was followed by a discussion with Vicente, the students of the Global Summer School, and IaaC Master Program Director Areti Markopoulou.