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Green Liminals: Feasibility Study for AI-Driven Budget Optimization for Urban Sustainable Solutions

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MaAI-01 2024-2025

Abstract The project explores innovative ways to address Barcelona’s sustainability challenges, such as carbon emissions, air pollution, and energy inefficiency. By leveraging AI, IoT sensors, and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), the project aims to optimize municipal budgets for interventions that transform underutilized urban spaces into productive assets. The study highlights solutions like urban farming, greenery, and … Read more

Reimaginar São Paulo a partir de sus águas

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MaUP 2024-2025

La relación de las ciudades con los ríos ha estado marcada por siglos de explotación, degradación y desconexión. Este proyecto busca rescatar el potencial transformador de los ríos urbanos, replanteando São Paulo desde sus aguas y bajo un modelo latinoamericano basado en la coexistencia con el entorno natural. Introducción “Vivemos em uma cidade biofóbica. Acham … Read more

MORPHO RESIDENCES – THEORY

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MAA 2024-2025

DESIGN STRATEGY The “Morpho” Residences originated from the a top down approach, this means that the algorithm behind it uses predefined sets of rules to create its geometry. The “Morpho” Residences originated from the a top down approach, this means that the algorithm behind it uses predefined sets of rules to create its geometry. The typology we … Read more

Reconciliando Territorios: Desarrollo Regenerativo en la Cuenca de la Laguna Merín

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MaUP 2024-2025

Una reflexión que intenta entender el manejo del agua en la cuenca de la Laguna Merín junto a sus enormes transformaciones paisajísticas a lo largo del tiempo. Buscando reinterpretar el paisaje para construir variaciones que nos permitan pensar en un futuro paisaje más próximo y más ecológico. 01 IntroducciónLa Laguna Merín es una de las … Read more

Ecologías adaptativas

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MaUP 2024-2025

Proceso para la reconversión del aeropuerto Enrique Olaya Herrera en Medellín Abstract La ciudad de Medellín ha llegado a su límite de expansión.  La presencia del aeropuerto local Enrique Olaya Herrera y su cono de aproximación en el sector sur occidental de este estrecho valle no permite que la ciudad se densifique en las zonas … Read more

BIOGENESIS

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MAA-01 2024-2025

TRANSFORMING WASTE INTO SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL RESOURCES The goal is to convert various types of waste into sustainable resources, establishing a circular economy that enhances environmental benefits by repurposing waste, promoting renewable energy, and encouraging innovation in bioproducts. This site, like many others around the world, holds the memories of a different time. What happens when … Read more

PARAMETRIC NEXUS

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Designing a Mixed-Use High-Rise for Urban Efficiency and Adaptability In the evolving urban landscape, designing a high-rise that blends commercial, residential, and recreational spaces requires thoughtful planning and innovative approaches. Our project, Parametric Nexus, employs parametric design tools to optimize functionality, sustainability, and adaptability. Here’s a closer look at the key elements of our design … Read more

MORPHO RESIDENCES

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MAA 2024-2025

DESIGN STRATEGY & TYPOLOGY The “Morpho” Residences originated from the a top down approach, this means that the algorithm behind it uses predefined sets of rules to create its geometry. The “Morpho” Residences originated from the a top down approach, this means that the algorithm behind it uses predefined sets of rules to create its … Read more

Borde entretejido

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MaUP 2024-2025

Antecedente Primer Asentamiento (Destrucción del manglar).Desde su fundación el 4 de octubre de 1540, la ciudad costera de San Francisco de Campeche ha interactuado hegemónicamente con su litoral comprendido por manglar, lomas, tulares y la selva media caducifolia. Este modus operandi se ha perpetuado hasta los días actuales en decisiones del crecimiento y consolidación de … Read more

EcoNodes

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MAA-02 2024-2025

Introduction: Transforming Urban Junctions for a Sustainable Future Urbanization has drastically increased impervious surfaces in cities, leading to environmental challenges such as urban heat islands, stormwater runoff, and reduced access to green spaces. Junctions and intersections, often overlooked, are some of the most impervious and environmentally stressed areas in urban landscapes. This project aims to … Read more

TIME³

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MaCT-01 2024-2025

Multidimensionality of Time for Inclusive Urban Lives This project explores urban inclusivity through the multidimensional lens of time, using Barcelona as a case study. The analysis considers three temporal dimensions: time of day, time of year, and time of life, recognizing how these factors shape access to essential urban amenities. Proximity serves as the first … Read more

Roots & Routes

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MAA-01 2024-2025

BIODIVERSE PUBLIC SPACECollaborative Design with Humans and Non-humans The Besòs River in northeastern Spain flows through Catalonia from the Montseny mountains to the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona, covering about 17 kilometers. Once heavily polluted by industrial waste and urban runoff, it has undergone significant environmental restoration, improving its water quality and accessibility for wildlife and … Read more

Pixel ecology

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MAA-01 2024-2025

Succession Landscape Strategy of succession through the creation of ecological island Site ANALISIS PROJECT MATRIX CONCEPT Strategy of succession through the creation of ecological island MASTERPLAN THE COMPONENT THE ISLANDS Island 01 Island 02 Island 03 SUSSECCION STRATEGY HOW IT WORKS VIDEO MODEL

Designing Empathy

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MAA-02 2024-2025

Through Human-Centered Spaces and Experiences In a world that is rapidly urbanizing itself, architecture holds immense power to shape the lives of individuals and how they experience the public space. Yet, architectural design often neglects the various needs of the community it is supposed to serve, leading to alienation and exclusion, particularly for marginalized populations. … Read more