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IS1 Introductory Studio – Torre Baró Energy District G2 // FINAL PRESENTATIONS

Architecture goes beyond buildings. A building is a concentration of activities in a particular location which should be responsive to concrete cultural, social, economic and technological conditions. In the 21st century, the buildings are more than machines for dwelling in. They should be living organisms, capable of interacting with their environment, following the principles of ecology or biology rather than those of mere construction. [...]

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IS1 Introductory Studio – Torre Baró Energy District G1 // FINAL PRESENTATIONS

This year’s group 1 Introductory Studio was developed around a series of questions, posed in reference to the context of Torre Baró: How can we transform a landscape into a productive one? How does water, solar energy, wind or biological processes affect sustainable design cycles for structures and landscape? Which strategies and which technologies are appropriate for such social and environmental [...]

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Thursday 18th of December // IS1 Introductory Studio – Torre Baró Energy District G2 // FINAL PRESENTATIONS

 

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Wednesday 17th of December // IS1 Introductory Studio – Torre Baró Energy District G1 // FINAL PRESENTATIONS

 

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IS.1 G1/ Torre Baró – Energy District // MID TERM PRESENTATIONS

Today we had the Introductory Studio G1 Mid Term Presentations. The Studio led by Claudia Pasquero and Carmelo Zappulla investigates how to turn a landscape into a productive one. How do water, solar energy, wind or biological processes affect sustainable design cycles for structures and landscape? The Studio site is that of Torre Baró, developed [...]

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IS.2 G2/ Torre Baró – Energy District // MID TERM PRESENTATIONS

Today we had the Introductory Studio G2 Mid Term Presentations. The Studio led by Edouard Cabay, assisted by Rodrigo Aguirre, investigates form finding as a tool to develop landscape into a productive one. How can form follow energy and production? The Studio site is that of Torre Baró, developed in the framework of a competition, [...]

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GSS2014 The Next City // day 3

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 [...]

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