IAAC Can Valldaura Volunteer Program

By iaac | Published: February 8, 2011

IAAC launched its first volunteer program at IAAC Can Valldaura forest camp last weekend.

24 students of MAA 2010/11 attended the program collaborating actively in tasks such as opening paths, collecting existing bricks, removing wall layers in an effort of discovering the history of the place and bring back its lost value.

During the volunteer program students faced a  discovery of a hidden wall that probably served a facade of a room of the monastery that was out of the main building.

The program closed with a barbecue on the terrace of the property….

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MAA Lecture Series: Nader Tehrani

By iaac | Published: February 7, 2011

Nader Tehrani introduced several projects designed by officdA (a Boston-based architecture and design firm led by Mr. Tehrani and his principal partner, Monica Ponce de Leon) with the focus on the spatial relationship between floor and ceiling , in terms of design concepts and tectonic processes, that they have used in their works.

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Arduino Workshop, RS3 session

By iaac | Published: February 7, 2011

Presentation of the devices developed by students during the Arduino workshop, conducted by Victor Vina.
Students of RS3 also had a discussion about their final projects with Marta Male-Alemany.

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IAAC Faculty Lecture at the University of the Arts in Berlin: Marta Malé-Alemany and Victor Viña

By iaac | Published: February 6, 2011

Marta Malé-Alemany on: (FAB)BOTS: Fabrication/Design experiments with customized robotic devices

(FAB)BOTS presents a collection of 10 student projects from the Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture and the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), developed in two design studios tutored by Marta Malé-Alemany, in collaboration with Jeroen van Ameijde (in London) and Victor Viña (in Barcelona). The 10 projects investigate the work flow between computational design and material production methods, exploring the relationship between design inputs and computer programmable devices that can be used for the production of building structures and/or components. Challenging the traditional norms of linear file-to-factory production processes, they examine scenarios in which parametric design and material production are developed simultaneously, exploring the potentials of linking design programming and mechanic behaviour in real time.

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This week at Fab Lab Bcn…

By iaac | Published: February 4, 2011

Fab Academy sessions continue. Participants already went through the first 3 modules of the Fab Academy 2011 program, subjects referred to Digital Fabrication principles, project management and 3d modeling have been broadcasted at the videoconference. This year’s academy has 13 sites, with 50 students from 7 different countries.

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RS1-Emergent Territories, desk critics

By iaac | Published: February 4, 2011

Desk critics Emergent territories

All of the projects discussed in the Critics Desk of Emergent Territories, deal with Barcelona in the future, and strive to develop alternative proposals for improving  quality of life and urban mobility.Each Group analyze the urban area in order to assess the potential of the project site in relationship to its urban surroundings, solving issues on both a local and metropolitan scale.

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Lectures Series: Enric Ruiz Geli

By iaac | Published: February 3, 2011


Enric Ruiz, Director of Cloud 9 studio since 1997,  introduced the ICT Media building located in 22@ district of Barcelona. The building is conceived as the public forum for communication and meetings between companies and institutions in the world of information technology and communication in Barcelona.

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