Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
The FabLab House in Madrid construction site The FabLab House is in Madrid Construction site, ready for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 Competition. IaaC Faculty, FabLab House researchers, FabLab team, IaaC students and collaborators are all in Madrid. The competition will stay from the 17th of June till the 27th of the same month. Presentations [...]
The FabSolar house under construction in Madrid Team Working through out the night to mount the pieces together FabSolar house in Madrid Few of the last pieces of panels being mounted from IaaC to the truck After travelling all the way from Barcelona (IaaC), to Madrid (Construction site), The FabSolar House is now under construction [...]
Fab Solar house construction in IaaC premises Flipping and separating one of the panels Three more days to go for the Fab Solar house to be transported to Madrid, the house is on the process of being finished, electrical installations have been set up, interior furniture is fabricated and ready to be inside, the exterior [...]
The workers house – fabhouse team having lunch at iaac Organized by the Iaac fabhouse team, all who are working at the Solar Fabhouse construction at IaaC had lunch at the IaaC premises. There are more than 45 people working on the solar house fabrication, local carpenters from Barcelona, and students from 20 countries are involved in [...]
Self-Sufficient City Contest – Award ceremony, exhibition and book release The Self-Sufficient City Contest – Award Ceremony, Debate, exhibition and book release IaaC Director Vicente Guallart, winner Sergio Castillo Tello, Faculty Lucas Cappelli,winner Rychiee Espinosa, HP sponsors Merce Barcons – HP EMEA, Willy Muller and Michel Rojkind Debate on the Self-Sufficient City IaaC Director Vicente Guallart [...]
The prototype for the self-sufficient solar house for the Solar Decathlon ‘FabLabHouse’ Europe, is being constructed entirely in the IaaC premises. With its completion aheading on the 18th-28th of June, Students who are doing their Masters Project in this theme, Fabhouse researchers, FabAcademy team, faculty and participants are working on every part of the pieces [...]
As the time for the Solar Decathlon competition is approaching, IaaC is filled with energy of students (both IaaC and FabAcademy), Solar house researchers, faculty and participants finishing its assembly which is composed of over 1500 pieces milled from 2.5mx12m LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) panels. The construction of every part requiring different techniques. They have been designed and fabricated [...]