During the second year of the Master in Advanced Architecture + Thesis Project (MAA02), students have the unique opportunity to work for a period of 1 year on an Individual Thesis Project, focused on the development of a research or pilot project based on the student’s interest, and the learnings of the first year. IAAC supports the student in selecting their Thesis Project topic in order to better orient them according to their future career interests and opportunities. Each student, according to their specific topic, is assigned one or more Thesis Advisors that follow the development of the work throughout the year.
In parallel to the development of the Individual Thesis Project, the second year of the MAA02 offers a series of seminars enhancing the theoretical, practical and computational skills of the students.
Alkrete
Chitosan-Based Geopolymers for Acid Neutralization in Urban and Coastal Ecosystems Acidity shows up in our environment in different ways: as acid rain in cities and forests, acidified soils near industrial and agricultural areas, and even in the oceans due to rising CO₂ absorption. These are often treated as separate problems, however they’re not isolated phenomena. … Read more
Bio-Build/ final 3rd Term
From Farm to Form It’s estimated that around the world we could create up to 2 billion tones of agricultural waste each year. The EU produces 700 million tones of agricultural waste annually The key point I want to emphasize here is the upcycling of rice husks to unlock greater value. While converting rice husks … Read more
TENSH: From Trash To Tension
Reconfigurable Soft Tensile membrane for Set Design from Upcycled Fishing Nets
Neo-textura
A metamorphosis from textile waste to circular furnishing systems Fast fashion generates over 92 million tonnes of textile waste per year, contributing to environmental pollution, while the construction industry is facing escalating costs and a massive carbon footprint.Raising the question of how post-consumer textile waste can be transformed into panels suitable for various interiors without … Read more
Neo-textura
Neo-textura A metamorphosis From textile waste to modular furnishing systems Neo-Textura is a thesis project that explores the transformation of textile waste into modular furnishing systems in collaboration with industrial companies. This way it is addressing the massive issues of textile waste accumulation. The project takes advantage of the self-binding process of cellulose to create … Read more
Recycled Mussel Shells as a Building Material in Mitigating Water Stress
how can the implementation of recycled mussel shell tiles/bricks in the design and planning of public space and infrastructure help mitigate water stress in costal regions undergoing increased drought? Many of these costal regions have an under utilized byproduct: mussel shells. The above diagram shows the existing waste lifecycle of mussel shells and a potential … Read more
Tensile Soft Membrane
Reconfigurable Soft Membrane Architecture:Designing tensile installations from natural & bio- materials for versatile spatial applications
Bio Build
this thesis project is part of a collaboration with Finsa, an industrial partner of IAAC. Together, we are working on developing innovative composite materials that can be processed using cutting-edge pressing technology provided by another industrial partner. This technology relies heavily on the presence of cellulose, as its functionality is directly tied to the cellulose … Read more
