Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
In the first RS2_Self Sufficient buildings studio presentation the students presented their case studies on energy sufficient buildings and technologies. With critical thinking they shared their ideas on existing projects and systems trying to discover the distance between the successful theories and the successful practices on sustainable designs.
The students from the Self Sufficient Buildings research studio had an introduction for the studio by Vicente Guallart then took a walk to see the sites for the studio proposal. They will redesign the typical block in Barcelona, for a new self sufficient one.
The Reasearch Studio for Self-Sufficient Building ended with Students presenting their work for invited jury Professor Trilochan Chhaya( Dean of BSSA, Mumbai),Ignasi Pérez Arnal global ecoforum/IgnasiPerezArnal, JOSEPH BOHIGAS Architect, M.Arch (Columbia), Professor at Escola de Disseny Elisav a (Pompeu Fabra), Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, lUniversidad de Salamanca and Cátedra Mies de la Escola Técnica Superior [...]
Students have been working intensively on their Self-Sufficient agenda where they are now going further into their structures. Concept, site, function, efficiency, sustainability, environment, culture, tourism, citizen,…. all these are discussed with faculty Willy Muller and assistant Maite Bravo. They will be developing further more, with the upcoming self-sufficient workshop to be held during the [...]
With finals coming up soon student groups are currently working on their Fabbots, to achieve their aspired research avenue. Swarm robots, weaving machines, Sand casting and molding, Solar driven fabrication techniques are a few of the types currently being developed. Students have been working and consulting with faculty Marta Malé-Alemany , Victor Viña and assistant [...]
Students have been working in groups on their master plan for their chosen sites which include the Bollywood area, the Port and the Centers of Mumbai. They are now in the details of their capsules where they are working on their site, environment and energy source. Faculty Willy Muller and assistant Maite Bravo were consulting [...]