Tag Archives: 2012-2013

Robotic Fabrication Workshop – Teach the robot to use a chainsaw

This workshop with Tom Pawlofsky gives an introduction to robotic fabrication, implementing the processing of log wood and the realization of timber joints using a robot equiped with a chainsaw. The workshop started with an introduction to the Kuka-robot and its programming. The main challenge is be the setup of an 25sqm shelter at Valldaura, [...]

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IAAC LECTURES SERIES: MARIE-ANGE BRAYER – director of FRAC Center

Today Marie-Ange Brayer presented the upcoming 9th edition of Archilab, centered on architecture and science in the computational field. ArchiLab, the international laboratory of architecture, was created in 1999 by Marie-Ange Brayer and Frederic Migayrou in Orleans, France. It is an international laboratory engaged in research and experimentation, aiming to defend the young generation of [...]

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Marie-Ange Brayer – director of FRAC Center – lecturing at IAAC on the 21st of May

Marie-Ange Brayer at IaaC Lecture: “Naturalizing Architecture” 21st of May // 19:30 // IAAC Auditorium // C/Pujades 102 BARCELONA Since 1996, Marie-Ange Brayer has been director of the Centre Regional Contemporary Art Collection [FRAC, Centre] in Orléans, France, where the collection is channelled towards the linkage between art and research architecture. The FRAC Centre has been putting together [...]

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Advanced Structures Workshop

During the last weekend, IAAC students participated in the Advanced Structures Workshop, leaded by Manja van de Worp and framed in the Advanced Structures Seminar. The workshop consisted in applying all the mechanisms and tools (Karamba) learned in the four days in which the Advanced Structures Seminar took place. The whole Saturday and Sunday, the students developed different [...]

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MATAERIAL – IAAC OTF project by Saša Jokić and Petr Novikov in collaboration with Joris Laarman Studio

IAAC Students developed this amazing projet within the IAAC OTF program: MATAERIAL, the revolution in 3d printing! Also published in DEZEEN. “MATAERIAL is the result of the collaborative research between Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and Joris Laarman Studio. IAAC tutors representing Open Thesis Fabrication Program provided their advice [...]

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Theory Duet: Axel Sowa + Ricardo Devesa

Today’s theory duet focused on the re-postioning of architecture and architecture theory in the contemporary society, in particular through the editorial experiences of Axel Sowa (Candide) and Ricardo Devesa (DC Papers).

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Theory Duet: Axel Sowa + Ricardo Devesa at IAAC tomorrow at 18:30

Tomorrow (14th of May) at 18.30 there will be a Duet lecture with Axel Sowa (Candide, http://www.candidejournal.net/) and Ricardo Devesa (DC Papers, http://upcommons.upc.edu/revistes/handle/2099/1800). Candide and DC Papers are both online journals revolving around the concept of questioning and communicating architectural knowledge.

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