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.
Observing Ecosystems as Indicators for Design
Ecological Interactions explores how advanced monitoring techniques from biology, ecology, and agricultural sciences can be adapted to inform design practices and the built environment. The seminar examines how emerging tools such as DNA barcoding, remote sensing, and data science reveal previously unreadable ecological signals, offering new insights into non-human behaviors, communication, and environmental dynamics. Through a combination of theoretical inquiry and hands-on experimentation, students develop systems of ecological observation and responsive design that support nature-based solutions, multispecies awareness, and resilient land-use strategies.
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THE GREAT HIMALAYAN TERRAINKinnaur lies in the Middle to Higher Himalayas, one of India’s most landslide-prone regions, while also functioning as a critical ecological transition zone between temperate, sub-alpine, and cold desert ecosystems. The Sutlej valley acts as both a human infrastructure corridor and a biological movement corridor. News reports show … Read more
Contexto During much of the 20th century, the Besòs River was transformed by industrialization and urban growth into a highly engineered system. Its new rigid structure, designed to control flooding, disconnected the river from its natural processes, accelerated water flow, and reduced ecological habitats Today, these structural modifications continue to generate major problems. Difficulties in … Read more
Thaumetopoea pityocampa During a field walk conducted on the slopes of Turó de Roquetes, a notably high population density of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (pine processionary moth) caterpillars was observed. Within a short observation period, a total of 85 individual records were documented, with the population appearing to increase progressively throughout the survey. Situated between the densely … Read more
