Rammed Chair
TOTEM INTERFACE ELEMENT STONE WALLS SLOPE WALL INITIAL RAMMED PROTOTYPE FINAL RAMMED PROTOTYPE FINAL RENDERS WALKTHROUGH VIDEO
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 Design for GreenInCities Seminar
Designing Multispecies Public Space with Recycled Matter
Design for GreenInCities explores the intersection of circular construction and multispecies design through the reuse of construction and demolition waste. This seminar introduces rammed earth techniques using recycled materials to position public space as an ecological interface that supports both human and non-human life. Working within the Besòs pilot project of the GreenInCities initiative, students engage in hands-on processes of material sourcing, processing, and fabrication to develop site-responsive design proposals. Through group work, participants design and prototype public space elements that address environmental conditions such as microclimate, water collection, and material performance. Emphasizing coexistence, this seminar fosters a design approach grounded in circularity, material experimentation, and the creation of inclusive multispecies urban environments.
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Corrosion – Green In cities
Concept: Corrosion Species: Interface elements Multi-Species Viewing Devices The Multi-Species Viewing Devices are ecological interface elements that frame different layers of the riverside habitat. Through varied openings, heights, and orientations, they guide people to observe birds, plants, water, and ground-level species, turning the ramp edge into a shared space of awareness between humans and non-humans. … Read more
Living Pillars
ELEMENT 01 – TOTEM – Species Selection ELEMENT 03 – RAMP – SPECIES SELECTION ELEMENT 04 – WAYFINDING – SPECIES SELECTION ELEMENT 05 – PARAPET – SPECIES SELECTION FINAL RENDERS
Scarpa
“If the architecture is any good, a person who looks and listens will feel its good effects without noticing.” — Carlo Scarpa Introduction The GreenInCities Seminar at IAAC explores the potential of circular construction practices and multispecies design within contemporary urban environments. Framed by the GreenInCities initiative in Barcelona, the seminar challenges students to rethink … Read more
Rammed Earth Elements for the Bès Estuary, Barcelona
A Prehistoric Imagination for Urban Ecology We imagined the park at the mouth of the Bèsós River as feeling unearthed rather than built. Inspired by prehistory and the atmosphere of ancient landscapes, this project designs a family of rammed earth elements for the Bèsós River Estuary in Barcelona. Through monolithic forms, organic textures, animal reliefs, … Read more
