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.
LOG-LIVE
MASTER IN ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE ROBOTIC WOODCRAFT FACULTY: Alexandre Dubor, Marielena Papandreou, Huanyu Li STUDENT: Praneeth Aashwinay Basavraju, Anish Hatekar, Bora Cobanoglu, Sunny Manish Chopda
Crafted Configurations
Framework In the year 2018, 28 European Union countries produced 50.2 million tons of wood waste. Unveiling the specifics, timber waste constitutes a substantial 20-30% of the total Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) stream. 10-15% of the timber used in new construction projects finds its way into the waste stream, contributing to the concerning statistic … Read more
Omni Corp
Omni Corp is a project where we ideate to create a universal software where it aims to reduce the number of softwares needed to perform all the different tasks in the construction and design domain. Market Study
LA CREMADA
The second year students of Master in Advanced Architecture (MAA) and Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC) participate in Llum BCN 2024 with LA CREMADA / THE BURN, an immersive interactive installation that delves deep into the world of wildfires, their origins, impacts, and the critical need for understanding and prevention. The installation, located at Plaça Les Arts, C/ … Read more
Oxpecker
Data-driven designers want to consider wind flow in their design process but resort to simulating end-stage designs with free but time-consuming tools or delegate it to experts. While expensive software offers relatively faster results, the cost doesn’t justify the number of simulations. Those mindful of expenses are always willing to sacrifice accuracy during the design … Read more
Chasing Identity
Chasing Identity is a Generative Adversarial Network driven platform for finding variations of the architecture in the historical city center. I am from the Republic of Tatarstan, which is situated in the center part of Russia. Initially the idea of the project was born from anger and from working for the government. Kazan city has … Read more
SCUTTLEBUTT
Sip the Gossip Welcome to the solution on how to combat loneliness amongst elderly called SCUTTLEBUTT (rumor, gossip) – an app designed for more or less gossiping. The loneliness in the past years has become one of the major mental problems of the nation. Especially amongst elderly. In 2023 36% of adults aged 55-85 reported … Read more
STEEL CIRCULARITY
Shining Rebirth
Shining Rebirth is a project about the circular lives of float glass, aluminium frame and polycarbonate roofing. Related materials are taken from IAAC atelier, with numbers, dimensions and conditions properly analysed. Carbon footprint as each stage of life is calculated, with deconstruction steps properly considered. In order to propose a new life for these materials, … Read more
