Advanced Interaction // FINAL PRESENTATIONS

This year’s Advanced Interaction Research Studio, led by Carlos Gomez, took place on Sunday the 14th of June at the Studio P52 Art Gallery in Barcelona, where the projects remained exhibited. To foment the discussion on the projects presented were IAAC’s Academic Director, Areti Markopoulou, as well as the Academic Coordinator, Silvia Brandi; Roc Parés Burgès, Director of the Master in Digital Arts at the UPF; Alexandre Dubor, IAAC Digital and Robotic Fabrication Expert; and finally Angel Muñoz, creative coder and hardware developer, who also followed the student’s and their project development through out the year.

The exhibition experience started with the presentation of Sound to Polymer 1.0, developed by Hashem Joucka, proposing Electroactive polymers (EAPs) as a tool to adjust the acoustic performance of building interiors by using sound as an input to manipulate the space within, creating an enhanced indoor environmental quality. Orion Campos Gorrao Maoreira’s Touch Media proposal followed, aiming to create a new way of communication using and increasing our sense of touch by creating  a wearable tool with an open use, allowing 2 people to communicate through touch and vibrations.

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GreenARCH EU Project // Final Meeting in London

On the 11th and 12th of June, partners met for the fourth time in London, hosted by the UK partner, USE. During the meeting partners discussed the assessment of competences to acquire through the competions and design contests mentoring and training potential course. In particular:

- mentoring: the focus was on what the competences of the mentor and mentees are, or are transferred from the mentor to the mentee; how the mentee can be assisted and how to measure his/her knowledge; how to make the learning as practical as possible and the involvement in a real competition during the training period.

- programmer training: the specific details of the course included considerations on how to measure the knowledge acquired during the training by the learners, how to involve the students in real practice experience as for example workshops with real potential clients.

- digital platform, an introduction on the CO-CO platform was put forward and contents listed.

For info on the project, click here.

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1st IAAC Global Alumni Meet // SYMPOSIUM

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Elizabeth Diller // Closing Lecture 2015

Tonight we had the pleasure of hosting Elizabeth Diller, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, for the Closing Lecture of this year’s IAAC Lecture series 2014/15.

ELIZABETH DILLER

Elizabeth Diller, a Founding Partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, attended The Cooper Union School of Art and received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Cooper Union School of Architecture. Ms Diller is a Professor of Architecture at the Princeton University.

DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO

Diller Scofidio + Renfro is an interdisciplinary design studio that integrates architecture, the visual arts, and preforming arts. Based in New York City, Diller scofidio + Renfro is led by three partners, Elzabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio and Charles Renfro, who work collaboratively with a staff of 115 architects, artists and administrators.

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MAA 02 Individual Thesis // FINAL PRESENTATIONS // Friday 19th of June 2015

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Intelligent Cities | Emergent Territories // FINAL PRESENTATIONS // Thursday 18th of June 2015

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Digital Matter | Intelligent Constructions // FINAL PRESENTATIONS // Wednesday 17th of June 2015

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