Within the current global context of rapid change, integrated with the potentials of digital technologies, IAAC’s Master in Advanced Architecture (MAA) is committed to the generation of new ideas and applications for Urban Design, Self Sufficiency, Digital Manufacturing Techniques and Advanced Interaction.
In this context IAAC works with a multidisciplinary approach, facing the challenges posed by our environment and the future development of cities, architecture and buildings, through a virtuous combination of technology, biology, computational design, digital and robotic fabrication, pushing innovation beyond the boundaries of a more traditional architectural approach.
Course: MAA01 25/26 After Gaudí Seminar
Deep diving into Gaudi's Algorithmic Legacy
After Gaudí: From Computation to Composition examines how Antoni Gaudí’s structurally equilibrated design strategies, developed for the Sagrada Família Basilica, anticipate contemporary computational approaches to architectural form-making. The seminar explores how geometric systems such as hyperboloids, helices, bifurcations, perforations, and perturbations enable complex yet explicable architectural compositions that balance structural logic, material efficiency, and spatial expression. Through parametric thinking and controlled variation, students investigate how small changes in geometric variables can generate rich formal, structural, and environmental outcomes, continuing Gaudí’s legacy through computation-driven design.
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After Gaudi Seminar I: Interpretation Center
Our project explores the After Gaudí vision through the lens of an Interpretation Center—not by simply copying forms, but by deeply understanding his geometry and structural logic. Project Framing: A 2026 Centenary Monument in the Born District. The Interpretation Center: Defining the Cultural Program An Interpretation Center is not just an exhibition space; it is … Read more
