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Master in City & Technology 02

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.

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Landscape as a Climate Catalyst:

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MaCT-02 2024-2025

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

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MaCT-02 2024-2025

‘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

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MaCT-02 2024-2025

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

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MaCT-02 2024-2025

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

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MaCT-02 2024-2025

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

Tourism and social development, Balearic Island

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MaCT-02 2023-2024

INTRODUCTION The heavy working hours after the industrial revolution had put leisure to a more and more important role in contemporary life. People want to travel to ‘escape’ and compensate themselves from work and daily life. The practice of leveraging tourism for economy growth has been proved useful in Spain since the 1960s. And this … Read more

Green planning models

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MaCT-02 2023-2024

The challenges posed by climate change and increasing urban population density have become integral concerns in urban planning, particularly in meeting the growing demand for green space. Balancing the demands of the concrete jungle with the imperative for green spaces is now a pressing issue for urban planners. Within the array of potential solutions, the … Read more

SWIFT

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MaCT-02 2023-2024

“Your new ally in Public Transportation” – Problem – Today, urban commuters who rely on public transportation are faced with four principal challenges: – Solution – A multi[modal-city] transport application that enhances passenger’s experience and improves public transport system’s efficiency across different cities, at the country level. – Why now? – The covid-19 pandemic has … Read more

Navigating Inequality

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

Introduction Wealth disparity leads to social and economic challenges resulting in social exclusion. 21.6% of population in the EU are at risk of social exclusion. A study confirmed that 61.7% of socially excluded people tend to be segregated. Understanding the origin of the word Segregation – initially used to set sheep apart from the flock, … Read more

Topography of Tears

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

Laser Cutting – Material Repositories Material repositories consist of a timeline to estimate the demolition of building blocks, as an identification method for materials extraction based on the circular economy’s principles from 2022 to 2072. Choosing a study area La Dreta de L’Eixample neighborhood, we identify the buildings which can be used as material extraction … Read more

[DATA-CITY] MUMBAI

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CLIMATE ACTION INTERVENTIONS AND MODELS Our explorations surround the creation of climate action data models for the city of Mumbai. For a context that is only now becoming aware of the potential of data, The creation of interactive models can help educate citizens. The curation of multimedia models prototyped and … Read more

Urban Data Visualisation – Barcelona and Brazil

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

The aim of this studio was to explore the design opportunities arising from three common digital fabrication processes: Laser Cutting, CNC milling and 3D Printing. These exercises were supported by an interactive exploration of each technology and material, while also understanding conceptual and prototyping process of design. 1. Laser Cutting The first digital fabrication exercise … Read more

Process & Prototypes

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

During the first seminar on Design for interaction and fabrication, we explored 3 different manufacturing techniques: we started with Laser cutting for the project @mazing 4.0 designed during the Internet of buildings studio and adopted CNC milling and 3D printing, highlighted with a video mapping projection for the project Eskurtze Parkea developed during computational urban … Read more

HANDS OVER BEIRUT and GREEN’IN CORRIDORS

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

HANDS OVER BEIRUT Beirut Blast impact assessment visualization Neighborhood: Mar Mikhael (Beirut port)/ Gemmayze – Bashoura – Ashrafieh The Area chosen has received the most impact and visualization of the plot of land where buildings got damaged but on a different scale is relevant to understand the shock wave repartition. To physically be able to … Read more

City in Transition

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

The workshop led by Felipe Vera and Camila Arretche explored the possible interrelation between human migration, informal settlements, and future climate change in the domain of Latin America. Building over the premise based on an increase in forced human migration would lead to the rise or stem of new informal settlements. It could induce an … Read more

Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve

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MaCT-02 2022-2023

“Costanera Sur” Ecological Reserve gathers the largest amount of biodiversity within the City of Buenos Aires and extends over 350 hectares. It houses more than 2000 animal species, including birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. And it has native vegetation, such as its grasslands of grasslands and alder forests. The three interfaces that we focused on … Read more