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.
Flora Sagrada: Garden of Sacred Geometry
After Gaudí: From Computation to Composition Seminar 2024/2025 Welcome to Flora Sagrada at Sagrada Família. The alternative Sacristy offers an immersive journey through nature, art, and geometry. Gaudí’s Inspirations: Nature and Architecture Organic Forms: Gaudí’s designs mirror nature’s curves and shapes. Tree branches inspire arches, while flower petals suggest window designs. Mathematical Precision: Sacred geometry … Read more
DIGITAL WOODCRAFT
ETC ETC ECT BRIEF after studying digital fabrication methods in the first term, through group work. The challenge in the third term was to combine all of our knowledge on wood joinery, fabrication methods and design an observatory for birds, in the besos area. SITE ETC ETC ETC PROPOSALS proposal 1. Cedar Group proposal 2. … Read more
Zenithra 2.0
Intro To Site Sagrada Família The Sagrada Família is one of the most iconic architectural works in the world, an emblem of Barcelona and a masterpiece of the visionary architect Antoni Gaudí.The basilica was meant as an atonement temple: a sacred offering for the sins of modernity and a monument to Catholic devotion.Gaudi embraced a … Read more
Augmented Bamboo: Exploring Structural Learning Through Augmented Reality
/ This project explores the use of Augmented Reality (AR) as an educational tool to teach basic structural concepts and construction techniques using bamboo. The aim is to bring hands-on learning into university environments by leveraging AR to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The core objective was to develop a workflow where AR … Read more
HOSTILE
Architectural Alienation In a world that is rapidly urbanizing itself, architecture holds immense power to shape the lives of individuals and how they experience the public space. Yet, architectural design often neglects the various needs of the community it is supposed to serve, leading to alienation and exclusion, particularly for marginalized populations. – 1.1.Hostile design … Read more
Biblically Accurate Pavilion
For my pavilion project, I found myself oddly inspired by a “biblically accurate angel” — you know, the ones that look less like the serene, harp-playing figures from greeting cards and more like a fever dream fueled by too much divine caffeine. Covered in eyes, wings, and inexplicable geometry, this chaotic celestial energy felt like … Read more
Vernacular Architecture – Ecological Memory
Of all the topics explored in our Ecological Intelligence seminar—ranging from urban greening to multispecies design—vernacular architecture stood out as the most quietly radical. Its intelligence is not flashy or algorithmic. It doesn’t require parametric software, biofabrication labs, or climate dashboards. Instead, it draws from generations of lived experience, calibrated to the rhythms of place, … Read more
