Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
Last night at IAAC, architect Bernard Tschumi, gave a lecture presenting “Red is not a color”, focused on his recently published book. During the lecture, Mr. Tschumi discussed concepts in architecture through a comprehensive documentation of his 30-year investigations as a designer, builder, and theorist.
Yesterday, architect Bernard Tschumi before his Lecture, visited IAAC’s Studios and talked with the students about their projects.
Bernard Tschumi Architect, New York/Paris Professor, Columbia University Bernard Tschumi is an architect based in New York and Paris. First known as a theorist, he exhibited and published The Manhattan Transcripts (1981) and wrote Architecture and Disjunction, a series of theoretical essays (MIT Press, 1994). In 1983, he won the prestigious competition to design and [...]
Friday January 26th, MAI students presented the Bootcamp Barcelona- Valldaura Project that they have been developing during the 1st term. The project has been directed by Alfonso Borragán, with the help of Guillem Camprodón and Cristian Bettini. To see the projects click here
International team final review Scaling up prototypes, beach review and project definition. IaaC Summer School enters in phase two, which consists in the parametric design, testing and production of one to one scale prototypes in informal housing and temporary shelters for intersticial spaces in Caracas city. 40 students from Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas [...]