Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
Each year IAAC hosts various groups of students and researchers from around the world making IAAC a dynamic center for learning and innovation. Since January a group of students from the University of Texas at San Antonio have been at IAAC with their professors Maria Solé Bravo and Natali Canas working and learning about digital fabrication. [...]
Faculty Luis Fraguada and Professor Javier Caricatto introducing the courses IaaC summer school has started on the 19th of June 2010, With previous projects like the HyperHabitat (www.hyperhabitat.net), the FabLab House (www.fablabhouse.com) which were part of the XI Venice Biennale Architecture and The Solar Decathlon Europe respectively, This year the theme is ” FAB LABS [...]
FabLab House has been named one of the very coolest Solar homes on Life.com, a magazine representing the most amazing collection of professional photography on the web. More information about this can be found at life.com/image/102299344/in-gallery/44991/very-cool-solar-homes and more about the FabLab house can be found at www.fablabhouse.com
FabLab house has won the Peoples Choice Awards at the Solar Decathlon Europe Competition in Madrid. A pioneer in a different approach to design and technology, The FabLab house has incorporated different systems of social spaces, where self-sufficient habitats are able to produce energy, food and other goods. It is developed on a network of [...]