The Master Programme in Robotics and Advanced Construction is an innovative educational format that offers interdisciplinary skills and understanding through a series of class seminars that are put into practice through hands-on workshops. IAAC gives students the opportunity to create individual studio agendas and develop Pilot Thesis Projects based on the knowledge acquired during the seminars and workshops split into 3 Modules. In this way, IAAC puts together an experimental learning environment for the training of professionals with both theoretical and practical responses to the increasing complexity of the construction sector.
A conversation about artistic practice at the intersection of fine arts, electronics, and interactive installations Introduction Monica Rikic was hosted at IAAC, a contemporary artist whose practice merges fine arts, digital arts, robotics, and electronics to explore profound questions about the relationship between humans and machines, speculative artificial intelligence, and embodied experience. Monica doesn’t fit … Read more
Rethinking Robotics Through Experience Reflections on a lecture by Madeline Gannon Introduction “Somehow, someway, I have built a career out of misusing technology.” Madeline Gannon has spent over a decade working at the intersection of industrial robotics, art, and human interaction. This text presents a thematic synthesis of her lecture for the MRAC, followed by … Read more
Mark Burry describes his professional identity as transcending the traditional boundaries of an architect, acting equally as an activist and a researcher. Early in his career, he sought out remote environments, moving to the Western Isles of Scotland. There, he designed fundamental community facilities, such as a waiting room for a ferry at Eriskay, and … Read more
Oriol Carrasco – Anomaly.Build Oriol Carrasco is a PhD architect from Barcelona. He is a senior fabrication expert at IAAC with extensive expertise in composite manufacturing. Oriol currently teaches in MAA and 3DpA programs. He has been co-leading the Design with Nature research line since 2013, teaching now in the metabolic introductory studio. He has … Read more
In her lecture titled Circular Matter, Areti Markopoulou examined the urgent transition from a linear to a circular paradigm within the built environment. She began by outlining the structural problems embedded in today’s construction industry, which relies heavily on resource-intensive, difficult-to-recover materials. As cities continue to expand, this linear “extract–manufacture–use–discard” model has become environmentally unsustainable. Markopoulou … Read more
Introduction This project investigates the dialogue between human gesture and robotic motion through painting. Over three weeks, students study brush behavior, paint flow, and stroke dynamics, beginning manually and progressively translating gestures into robotic trajectories. The final outcome is an A2 robot-made painting, accompanied by a vectorial drawing and a 60-second video, reflecting the anatomy … Read more
The lecture examined the evolution of digital fabrication, open-source hardware, and distributed manufacturing, emphasizing the relationship between technology, culture, and society. Fab Labs were presented as environments that democratize access to production tools, bridging the gap between industrial processes and individual creativity. The discussion traced the historical transformation from centralized industrial systems to decentralized innovation. … Read more
