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.
ELEPHANT SKIN
For this assignment, we decided to use the biochar + clay panel project that we have been developing in the Digital Matter class, since it was already an advanced material system and we could take advantage of the tests, geometry, and resources developed throughout the course. From this, we wanted to analyze which geometry could … Read more
EXOGRAM
Spatial Interface for Non-Standard Fabrication STATE OF THE ART – RECIPROCAL STRUCTURE This project is inspired by reciprocal structures and explores how AI can support their design and construction. The work investigates a way to generate and build these interdependent structural systems through computational processes. ALTERNATIVE JOINTS Connection options were analyzed as part of the … Read more
Project Michigan
Using climate clustering, vernacular precedent research, and evolutionary optimisation to create climate-responsive design typologies when no established local precedent exists Overview Lovingly named after the very first test location, Project Michigan is a tool that provides climate-responsive design guidelines when no local vernacular precedent exists. Through scraping climate data and global vernacular information, it helps … Read more
ARCANA
Augmented Reality for Computational Acoustic and Noise Analysis CONCEPT STATE OF THE ARTS 2. Using AR For Spacial Simulation WORKFLOW WHAT’S NEXT Demonstration
ARCANA
Augmented Reality for Computational Acoustic and Noise Analysis CONCEPT STATE OF THE ARTS 2. Using AR For Spacial Simulation WORKFLOW WHAT’S NEXT Demonstration
ReCraft
This project presents a mixed reality (XR) and Augmented Reality (AR) framework to upcycle wooden shipping pallets into architectural elements. Addressing timber waste, it empowers novice makers via a dual-device workflow. A tablet serves as the planning interface for designs and cut lists. Concurrently, an AR environment—accessed when users put on the Meta Quest 3S … Read more
Timber Reuse Stacking Typologies
Using AI scripting in grasshopper to create and analyse reused timber stacked systems Two methods of creating panels made from an existing stocklist of reclaimed Timber using AI scripting integrated into Grasshopper. The first method explores the simple end to end stacking, by taking a random piece from the stock and placing it in a … Read more
Morphological Adaptation
“How can a real-time parametric system effectively optimize architectural truss geometry when constrained by a limited, randomized inventory of salvaged timber? “ Geometry vs. Inventory Standard architectural forms assume infinite material. When constrained by random, reclaimed timber offcuts, the geometry itself must adapt to survive. “Shifting the structural burden from material continuity to joint frequency.” Standard … Read more
PORTAL FRAME
Introduction — Intent Building a portal frame from reclaimed timber, focusing on splicing and shuffling techniques to adapt irregular pieces into a stable, structurally working system. Material Intelligence — Understanding the Stock Structural Logic — Portal Frame System Methodology — Overlay & Splice Strategy FABRICATION — Digital vs Physical The workflow was driven by existing … Read more
The Gaudi Tower : Podium
COLUMN LOGIC CEILING DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FLOOR DESIGN LOGIC FABRICATION PROCESS
RECLAIMED PORTAL FRAMES
Structural Analysis: Where You Splice Is Everything This section covers the structural analysis work underpinning our reclaimed portal frame project – from knee joint behavior to the critical question of splice placement. The Portal Frame and Form Variations Different forms of portal frames react differently under mass and load- First we compared the mass of … Read more
After Gaudi – Facade ll
Site and Key Viewpoint Site and Key Viewpoint Core Project Keywords References FORM FINDING Final Form – Sketch Form Logic Variations and Catalog – Side Profile Form Finding Catalog Base Variation Catalog Convex concave Variation Catalogue Final Form – Levels OPENING & PLANTERS Opening’s Logic – Diamond Shape Opening’s Logics Catalog of Opening Opening Logic … Read more
Opening in Stacking
Introduction This project investigates how the introduction of openings in existing structures affects structural performance and reuse potential. By analyzing the impact of opening size and position on force distribution (such as shear force and bending moment), the study evaluates changes in stability and structural behavior. Based on these findings, the project establishes a relationship … Read more
