IAAC Global Summer School seeks to investigate common agendas in global locales.
IGSS 2013 will take place in 12 sites simultaneously under the common theme of Productive City.

2013 GSS – Agenda:
PRODUCTIVE CITY

The production of energy, food, knowledge, and objects are key elements which establish the basic necessities to create self-sufficient habitats. The 2013 Edition of the IAAC GSS wants to address the challenges and opportunities which exist in our urban environments with regards to the production of these elements.

As with each Global School, a multiscalar, and multi-site approach will be utilized to explore how the agenda unfolds with the particular economic, biological, and social factors of each locale.

-At the urban scale, we will identify potential productive regions in our urban habitats.

-At the building scale we will reconstruct a ‘smart city block,’ capable of producing and mitigating its production to and from the city.

-At the tectonic scale we will explore productive facade systems which are responsive to their location and local necessities.

The 2013 IAAC GSS seeks to generate a series of fabricated prototypes which address the agenda through multiple scales.

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Enrollment inquiries: applications@iaac.net

2013 GSS – BARCELONA:
PRODUCTIVE CITY
Design and Fabrication for Public Spaces
12-26 July 2013

PROGRAM
Digital Design and Parametric Modelling; Dynamic Mapping and Interactive Design; Digital Fabrication and Prototyping.

SOFTWARE
Rhino, Grasshopper, Arduino, Processing.

PHYSICAL PROTOTYPING
Laser Cutting, 3d Printing, CNC Milling Machines, Actuation, Sensors.

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Enrollment inquiries: applications@iaac.net

Faculty Marta Malé-Alemany, Luis Fraguada and Assistant Cesar Cruz Cazares discussed with all student groups on how to proceed with their robots, with six weeks left for thier finals – computation, machining and application on site are fundamental issues which were talked about thoroughly.

After these consultations IaaC masters students were joined by Students and professors from the University of GreenWich who exchanged information about their work and what the current issues are involved in their projects.

Different approaches to design and work were exchanged , both sides learnt a lot from these different systems and works. Future exchange of works is expected through out the semester.