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MAA – Digital Tectonics / Fabrication Ecologies >> Research Trip in Italy
Day 4 // from the hemp to the fibers workshop in Zola Predosa, Bologna. Thanks to “Signora Luisa” and her team.
RSIII – Research Studio in Digital Tectonics – Fabrication Ecologies directed by Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, is now traveling in Italy:
Day 1 // visit Lingotto and Arduino Lab in Turin.
Prof. Ostorero have accompanied the students to visit Lingotto building, the automobile factory built by Fiat, with its amazing rooftop test track, the Jean Prouve Exhibition and the Renzo Piano Bubble .
Day 2 // visit Pininfarina and Comau factories.
MAA’s students from Self Sufficient Building Research line, directed by Enric Ruiz Geli and Mireia Luzárraga, are now attending the research trip to Cadaques. First step of the trip is the visit to Dali’s Museum in Figueras and Sant Ferran Castle.
The MAA Research Trip to Los Angeles of the Emergent Territories Studio culminated with visits to some of the most important architectural projects in LA.
The students had the opportunity to visit important projects, such as the Eames House (Ray & Charles Eames), the Binocular Building, Indiana Avenue Houses and Walt Disney Concert Hall (Frank Gehry), Stahl House (Pierre Koening), Shindler House (Rudolf M. Schindler), Caltrans District 7 Headquarters (Morphosis), Getty Center (Richard Meier & Partners Architects), The Blue Whale or Pacific Design Center (Cesar Pelli), Lacma Museum, etc.
The MAA Emergent Territories Studio workshop finalized with an Master Class titled “Monstrous Forms” delivered by Hernan Diaz Alonso at the C-HUB in Sciarc Kappe library. The lecture provided the framework for this studio, that “will explore the predominant effect of ‘isomorphism’ being the aggregation of diverse forms of design intelligence into an almost universal condition of image production”, expecting “a full development of bridges, drawings, models, and animations.”
The Emergent Territories Studio will continue this collaboration with Sciarc during the development of the projects in Term 3 of the Master Program.
The Emergent Territory Students continue their Research Trip to Los Angeles, actively participating in several activities hosted by Sciarc faculty throughout the day:
+ Andrew Atwood introduced the team, activities, research and equipment available at the Robot House.
+ A live presentation of the synchronized robots was directed by Brandon Kruysman and John Proto.
+ The students had also the chance to interact with some robots, leaded by the technical robotic team instructor Nazareth Ekmekjian.
+ Ivan Bernal, provided a comprehensive overview of MAYA modelling, rendering and animation techniques.
+ Afterwards the students participated in studio presentations at Sciarc.
+ Finally, they attended a lecture by Todd Gannon: Prelude to the Confederacy at the W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, with an Intro by Eric Owen Moss.
IaaC MAA Emergent Territories Studio visits LA, where they visited the Eric Owen Moss Architects Studio.
The students had the opportunity to visit the design studio and look at some of the projects under development.
Afterwards, the students had an inspiring roundtable discussion with Eric Owen Moss.
To finish the visit, Dolan Daggett (EOM Project Director) offered a detailed tour of some of the seminal projects of the firm located in the Culvert City area of LA.