The MAA is a visionary master program with an innovative and open structure, mixing diverse disciplines, shaping professionals capable of producing theoretical & practical solutions towards responsive cities, architecture & technology.
Based on the term “Advanced Architecture”, coined in 2003 in the Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture, the course aims to establish theoretical principles around 3 Conceptual Perspectives: [1] Transversal Logics: Information - Cities; [2] Relational Logics: Cities - Nature; [3] Digital Logics: Nature - Information. The seminar explores relevant architectural references, in order to construct a critical body of knowledge that serves as a basis (both theoretical and practical), in particular related to the emergent paradigm around Advanced Architecture.
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GENETIC OPTIMIZATION OF THE STRUCTURAL WARDROBE ELEMENTS Project Abstract The structural wardrobe is reimagined as the primary vertical load-bearing core in a compact architectural system ( From the Data Informed Structures 2024-2025). Acting as both a partition and a support, this wardrobe spans between floor and ceiling, bearing compressive and tensile loads while housing essential … Read more
How to think of the notion of Utopia when articulating the futures embedded within phygital urban environments? ACT 1 – POWER Scene 1: Phone call between Patrick and Carmen. Patrick is in his sleek, high-tech San Francisco apartment . Carmen sits in a park in Seoul, a city filled with the hum of rapid urban … Read more
How do digital multi-platforms branch our sense of alter-ego? ACT 1 | SCENE 1 The Trans-Siberian train passes through the pastoral snowy landscape. Each second, the window is framing a different scene. The train represents the transition between fragmented digital identities and beneath the masks. A family of three is sitting in the compartment. MOM: … Read more
Too late capitalism: Does style become lost in immediacy? . ACT ONE It is late morning in the famous Khan el-Khalil market of Cairo, Egypt. (Fig 1) The air is filled with the aroma of the local spices and each stall is filled with different colors of fabric, textures and souvenirs. There is a steady … Read more
How redesigning the household through automation could inform emancipatory politics of domesticity? In a world where the boundaries between work and life are increasingly blurred, the notion of domesticity and automation are redefined through technology’s growing influence on our daily lives. Books like After Work by Helen Hester, The Care Manifesto, A Matter of Care, … Read more
How is citizens’ privacy affected by surveillance systems in urban mobility infrastructures? Credits Ameya ThopteManideep Mamidala Ragini ChakrawartiRishi Srinivasan Sakshi Adwani Varalika Sahu Setting: Beijing-Mongolia Expressway, 2024. It’s a warm afternoon, and the clear road promises an easy drive. Characters: 1. Astrid: Skeptical, Questions the effects of constant surveillance on freedom and identity2. Chen: Optimistic, … Read more
How do the figures of the planet through which we think of the Earth inform the design of Planetary Energetic Infrastructures? ACT 1 A deserted highway near Mount Clarke. Beside it, Ben, Sophie and Buddy the hitchhikers stand, shielding their eyes from the glaring sun (1)Avanessian and Falb. The Earth is in this condition because … Read more
What could it mean to be An Activist in a Post Anthropocene Planet? Abstract Set at Reggio School, Madrid, on Earth Day, this play critically evaluates the differing approaches to environmental activism in an Anthropocene planet. The narrative begins with a guest lecture by Margherita, a visiting environmental thinker, who introduces the concept of a-human … Read more
