Monthly Archives: June 2012

SALT 3.0

By seifeldin.shawky@iaac.net | Published: June 12, 2012

Ode to Salt Series 4.2012 from Xawki on Vimeo. 'Ode to Salt' is a series of films with focus on remedying the Llobregat delta's delicate eco-system and symbiotic relationship with the port of Barcelona through a milieu of reformative interventions. The title is inspired by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's poem 'Ode to Salt', and [...]

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Mid-Term Review – Group 1 – (In)Visible City

By shruthi.basappa | Published: June 4, 2012

Mid Term reviews with Willy Muller and Maite Bravo proved to be an ideal platform for discussion at this stage of the project. Architectural detailing of the Design Programme, mechanics of the prototype as well as the relationship between the input parameter – Sound and subsequent translation to tangible spaces were illustrated with the help [...]

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Hyperbordered Port: Mid Term Presentation

By diana.leon | Published: June 4, 2012

Could the borders be configured by real time data generated in the port? Proposal:  Intervention process, grid, development and optimization. Plan Detail Possible Scenarios Pixel Detail

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Prototype Development with Eduard Cabay – Group 1 – (In)Visible City

By shruthi.basappa | Published: June 3, 2012

A sound responsive system of triangular grids, on the surface of the underwater topography of the Barcelona Basin forms the crux of our design response. This underwater matrix of hexagons, composed of smaller triangular units went through a process of experimentation and evolution resulting in the final prototype. The objective was to design and fabricate [...]

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