During the Master in City & Technology + Thesis Project, students have the unique opportunity to work for an additional time of 9 months on an Individual Thesis Project, focused on the development of one research or pilot project based on the student’s interest. 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 is assigned one or more Thesis Advisors that follow the development of the work throughout the year.
AI for Urban Safety
How can we interpret and analyze urban safety and users’ perception of safety through images of public space? During the DataTHINK Workshop, we delved into a critical analysis of the role of AI in addressing this issue, trying to recreate the processes and algorithmic thinking that take place behind Vision and Large Language Models. First, … Read more
AI for Urban Accessibility
The Data Think workshop successfully gathered insights into how we can assess images of urban spaces and rank them through different indicators. For our group, we saw that different environments impact accessibility and mobility for various demographic groups, including vulnerable populations. By engaging in a ranking exercise using photographs, we identified key factors influencing accessibility:
Living In Crisis
This study proposes a conceptual framework for examining contemporary housing conditions through the lens of 21st-century urbanism. Drawing from a selection of influential texts, it systematically identifies and synthesizes key theoretical concepts into a set of recurring idea clusters. These clusters are then distilled into concise statements that illuminate core issues shaping the current housing … Read more
Urbanism Around Landslides_A Remote Sensing Approach – ThesisResearch_01
Introduction Landslides in certain regions of India, have been a frequent occurrence, and are further exacerbated by its unique geographic and climatic conditions. Between 2015 and 2022, over 3,700 major landslides were recorded, with 12.6% of the country’s land area prone to such disasters. The regions most affected include the northern states of Himachal Pradesh, … Read more
DEMOCRATIZING CREDIT: A New Paradigm in Lending
The project envisions the use of novel data collection strategies for the purpose of increasing access to formal credit for MSMEs in the F&B Space Across the globe, cities face a pivotal challenge: unlocking the potential of their micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to drive both urban transformation and national economic growth. These enterprises, often comprising over 90% of businesses in developing … Read more
MOBILITY INJUSTICE
URBAN WAYFINDING FOR THE BLIND Understanding how visually impaired or blind individuals navigate urban environments reveals significant challenges tied to mobility injustice across various scales. This issue extends beyond individual obstacles, encompassing systemic gaps in urban design that fail to accommodate diverse needs. My thesis delves into these injustices, exploring the barriers that hinder equitable … Read more
Women+ and Urban Safety: Qualitative Data and Literature
How do we evaluate the current paradigms of designed public spaces to test the perceptions of safety of women+ in India such that it aids urban designers to make free movement of women+ easier in India, especially Delhi? Overview Women+ and Urban Safety is a research to find answers to the question of “how do … Read more
Informal Eyes in the Street – T1: Data Gathering
Context Bogota is the capital of Colombia. Both the perception of unsafety of its inhabitants as well as the amount of urban crime have been rising over the last years, with over 70% of the population feeling unsafe, and more than 120 thousand theft victims in 2023. The local government response to this has mainly … Read more
Landscape as a Climate Catalyst:
Rethinking Design, Collaboration and Resilience The accelerating climate crisis necessitates a fundamental rethinking of how we design and manage our landscapes, cities, and technologies. This thesis, “Landscape as a Climate Catalyst: Rethinking Design, Collaboration, and Resilience,” explores the integration of dynamic, climate-responsive systems to address the interconnected challenges of carbon sequestration, ecological regeneration, and socio-economic … Read more
‘COMPound’ – Revolutionizing Access to Credit
‘The project envisions the use of novel data collection strategies for the purpose of increasing access to formal credit for MSMEs in the F&B Space. Across the globe, cities face a pivotal challenge: unlocking the potential of their micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to drive both urban transformation and national economic growth. These enterprises, … Read more
Roomies
Roomies is a peer to peer members only network to that makes it easy for students, interns or travelers to find short term rentals and swap rooms in big cities like Barcelona. The Challenge Finding affordable housing in major cities is challenging. In Barcelona, the rental market has become increasingly difficult, with housing costs skyrocketing … Read more
CARABASSES
The aim of this workshop was to propose an interview in one of the many farms in Parc Agrari complex. It is understood by local municipality and consortium of the park that the whole Parc Agrari has been suffering pressure from the real state market, in order to give the land up for the construction … Read more
WEAVING HABITATS
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (PABLL) is an agricultural park situated within the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain, spanning approximately 3,500 hectares. Around 65% of the area is dedicated to agriculture, while 25% is preserved as natural space. This diverse environment supports a wide range of human stakeholders, including farmers, producers, consumers, and local residents, … Read more
