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Wednesday 18th of March // Self Sufficient Building // 2nd Term Presentations
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Wednesday 18th of March // Design with Nature // 2nd Term Presentations
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Advanced Interaction // 2nd Term Presentations
Today were the Advanced Interaction Research Studio 2nd Term presentations. The Studio, led by Carlos Gomèz, proposed a series of projects that hack out urban environment through the application of a variety of technologies, and incrementing social interaction and awareness. From the #bcnyourbutts urban interactive ashtray installation, to the #hack-a-light illuminating the unseeable, to the #NetPeepBox connecting trash trackers and recycling strategies around the world, to the #awkwardsilence bring people together through musical vibration.
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Tuesday 17th of March // Advanced Interaction // 2nd Term Presentations
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GreenARCH EU Project // 3rd Meeting in Paris
Stay tuned for news on the 3rd GreenARCH Meeting held in Paris on the 5th and 6th of March 2015!
For info on the project, click here.
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Tuesday 3rd of March // Rodolphe el-Khoury // Inhabiting the Internet of Things
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IAAC & MAA02 Students // Proposal for Torre Baró Self-Sufficient Prototype
As part of the Self Sufficient neighborhood project the City Council of Barcelona invited the Design and Architecture Schools of Barcelona to participate in a competition for the design of a Self-Sufficient Neighborhood in Torre Baró. In particular the schools were given 2 plots of land in which to design a Self-Sufficient house prototype as well as a productive public space. The idea is that these projects be implemented onsite next October.
The schools participating, ETSAB, ETSAV, UIC, La Salle and IAAC, all gathered yesterday at the public library of Torre Baró to present the outcomes of their proposals to an official jury board, led by Chief Architect of the City Council Vicente Guallart, and later joined by the Mayor of Barcelona Xavier Trias.
IAAC’s proposal was that of a Self-Sufficient house and productive land, focusing on 3 main aspects:
- The use of 100% local materials for its construction, considering these local materials as coming from Colllserola park (wool, woods and local plants)
- The energetic self-sufficiency based on one side on the reduction of the electric consumption (thanks to passive or more efficient systems) and on the other side on the self-production of the energy needed.
- Social activation, proposing the development of activities and environments that are able to offer a service to the community as well as to enhance its identity.
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