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MASTER IN

ADVANCEDARCHITECTURE2013/14

2013/15-Emergent Territories / Radical Region

Sel Sufcient BuildingsDigital Tectonics / Fabrication Ecologies

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THE INSTITUTE

THEINSTITUTE-

The Institute for Advanced Architecture ofCatalonia (IAAC) is an international centreor research, education,investigation and

development oriented toward architectu-e as a discipline that addresses diff erent

scales of territorial analysis and urban de-velopment as well as diverse architectural

projects, digital processes and informationenvironments.

Located in Barcelona, one of the internatio-nal capitals of Urbanism, the institute de-velops multidisciplinary programmes thatexplore international urban and territorialphenomena, with a special emphasis onhe opportunities that arise from the emer-

gent territories and on the cultural, econo-mic and social values that architecture cancontribute to society.

AAC sets out to take R+D to architectureand urbanism and to create multidiscipli-nary knowledge networks, and to this endhe institute works in collaboration with

a number of cities and regions, industrialgroups and research centres, includinghe Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT), the University of Brighton and the

University of Chicago, developing variousesearch programmes which bring to-gether experts in diff erent disciplines suchas engineering, sociology, anthropology,architecture and other elds of investiga-ion.

AAC has made a name as a centre of in-ernational reference which welcomes stu-

dents and investigators from diverse coun-ries, among which are India, Australia, the

USA, Poland, Argentina , Ethiopia, Iraq andothers.

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THE BUILDING

THEBUILDING-

AACs Master programs take place in thePoblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona,n the recently created district known as

22@, a focus for companies and institu-ions oriented toward the knowledge so-

ciety. The neighbourhood is close to thehistoric centre, the seafront, the Plaa dees Glries and the Sagrera APT station,

making it the most dynamic enclave in thecity.The IAAC is housed in an old factory buil-ding, with 2,000 m2 of space for research,production and dissemination of architec-ure, so that the space itself is a declaration

of principles, embodying an experimental

and productive approach to architecture.The IAAC premises include a Fab Lab, anarchitecture- and design-oriented fabrica-

tion laboratory which is part of the globalnetwork of Fab Labs set up by The Centerfor Bits and Atoms at MIT.The IAAC is engaged in a variety of re-search projects as well as workshops andcourses, and special summer workshops,open to Spanish and international rmsand institutions.

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VISION

MISSIONAAC is an academic and research center

of vanguard whose mission is to promotescientic and technological innovation inhe conception, design and construction

of the human habitat at all scales (frombits to geography), integrating technolo-gical, social and cultural innovations ofour time and contribute to the consolida-ion of Barcelona as a global platformor the urban habitat.

We work at different scales and discipli-nes, with a large and complex interpreta-ion of the environment to meet present

and future challenges of our local andglobal context. Criteria:

Self-sufcient energy. Application of ICT (information and

communication technologies) at all levelsof daily life.

Contribution to the distributed net-works in the conception of the environ-

ment. Advanced digital design. Digital Fabrication.

VISIONIAAC encourages innovation and cons-truction of the human habitat, offeringa working environment in the followingareas:

- Education through academic programsfor graduate students and internationalfaculty and students, continuous edu-cation programs in design, interaction,architecture, urbanism and landscape.

- Research by developing projects to ex-pand the boundaries of architecture, incollaboration with experts from multipledisciplines.

- The development of innovation projectswith companies and institutions that de-ne role models, responding to globalrealities.

- The promotion of projects through pu-blications, exhibitions and competitions

developed physically and virtually.

For all this, IAAC works with local andglobal organisations participating inmultidisciplinary knowledge networks.It promotes the transformation from itshumanistic ideology based on learning bydoing.

MISSION,VISION,VALUES-BUILDING A NEW HUMAN HABITAT

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VALUESCompact. An organisation that is exi-ble, agile, quick, able to anticipate newchallenges of our time.

Independent. Private foundation thatcollaborates with individuals, universi-ties, companies and public organizationsto innovate in the human habitat and in-teraction.

Global. In thought and action, in the ori-gin of human capital, learning from thediversity of the world, promoting theconstruction of local realities with veryspecic identity.

Informational. Recognition of digitalsystems as a technological base thattransform our world today, integration oftechnologies and processes associatedin all the areas of their action.

Natural. Promoting connected self-suf-

ciency, according to the rules of biologi-cal ecosystems, to help build a more eco-logical and social world.

Holistic. Broad overview of the concep-tion, design and construction of the hu-man habitat, and this works at all scales,in interaction with multiple disciplines.

Social. Important social base, from inte-raction with individuals, companies andorganizations that promote innovationin the construction of the human habitat,prioritizing talent and avoiding social andeconomic estigmation.

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OBJECTIVES

Our objectives:

Consolidate and reinforce our positionas a worldwide reference institution byconsolidating and expanding current re-search projects and evolving our acade-mic offering.Expand collaboration with strategic pu-blic and private partnerships nationallyand internationally.

Strengthen the consultancy role by crea-ing specic alliances with industries that

promote and support applied research.

Actively pursue an agenda of acti-vities related to green architecture,sustainability and renewable ener-gies through the Green Fab Lab.

Enhance current work and prole asa specialised think-tank for innovativestrategies of urban planning and urbandesign within the Smart Cities challenge.

THE GREAT PROJECT

VALLDAURA-GREEN FAB LAB

- Can Valldaura will become in the shortterm IAACs second campus and is loca-ted in Collserola Park, the centre of themetropolitan area. The second campuswill be a large park for innovation thatwill feature the latest technologies in di-gital fabrication.- IAAC has dened thisinnovative project as Green Fab Lab, andhas the support of the Centre of Bits andAtoms of the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT), the Ministry of Indus-try, Energy and Tourism and CollserolaPark.- Innovative activities, educational pro-grammes and experiments related togreen architecture, nature, sustainabilityand energy will be held in Valldaura. Inaddition, the facilities will include a bio-mass centre, a restaurant and ruins ofarchitectural value.-In addition, the facilities will include abiomass centre, a restaurant, equestrian

centre and architectural ruins.

OBJECTIVES-

Smart Geometry Conerencehosted at IAAC, 2009.

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MAA 2013/14 MULTISCALAR STRATEGY

The Self-sufciency Agenda establisheshe responsibility for confronting the pro-

cess of global urbanization from multi-sca-ar operations and through prototypes that

promote environmental, economic and so-cial sustainability.

n the early 20th century, the concept ofdwelling was dened as a machine forving, a reference to a new way of unders-anding the construction of inhabitable

spaces that characterized the MachineAge. Today, a century later, we face thechallenge of constructing sustainable oreven self-sufcient prototypes; living or-ganisms that interact and interchange re-sources with their environment, and whichunction as entirely self-suf cient entities,ke trees in a eld. In this way, each action

on the territory implies a manipulation ofmultiple environmental forces, connectedo numerous ows and networks such as

energy, transport, logistics and informa-ion, generating new inhabitable and res-

ponsive nodes with the potential to use

and produce resources. Territorial andurban strategies and building operationsmust therefore be coordinated processeshat extend architectural knowledge to

new forms of management and planning,n which a multiscalar thinking also entails

an understanding of shifting dynamics,energy and information transmission andcontinuous adaptation.

Architecture is always facing the respon-sibility of responding to emergent needs,echnologies and ever-changing program-

mes.

We must ask more of architecture: we asarchitects should be required to designinhabitable organisms that are capable ofdeveloping functions and integrating the

processes of the natural world that for-merly took place at a distance, at other-points in the surrounding territory. Themodels created for the metropolis of thelast century are unable to accommodatenew developments linked to contemporaryurban lifestyles, which are more and morediscontinuous in space and time. The buil-ding- over of the global landscape requiresus to project at the same time the full andthe empty, the natural and the articial, insuch a way as to make economic impe-tus compatible with sustainable develop-ment. It is necessary to generate complexknowledge with a multi-layered readingof realities that have traditionally beenthought of as separate, such as energy ma-nipulation, nature, urban mobility, dwelling,systems of production and fabrication, thedevelopment of software and informationnetworks, etc. This will open up the possi-

bility of generating new prototypes, capa-ble of engaging with complex and changingenvironments. Finally, every new urban orarchitectural production needs to updateits materiality and reinterpret centuries oldconstruction techniques, which are very di-rectly based on the transformation of loca-lly available materials.

It is now time for interaction between dis-ciplines and technologies with a vision thatembraces different elds of research.

MULTISCALARSTRATEGY-EMERGENT TERRITORIES - RADICAL REGIONSELF SUFFICIENT BUILDINGSDIGITAL TECTONICS - FABRICATION ECOLOGIES

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MAA 10-11 Emergent TerritoriesDevelopment StudioFLEXHUB DOCKM. Carolina Aguirre, Xiomara Armijo,Carlo Caltabiano

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MAA 2013/14 EMERGENT TERRITORIES

The IAAC works beyond the conventio-nal scales of territorial design, town plan-ning, building or fabrication in designinga multiscale habitat. As in the design of

ecosystems, each level has its own rules ofnteraction and relation, and at the sameime must comply with certain parametershat pertain to the system as a whole. The

Emergent Territories group works on pro-ects that range in scale from the territoryo the neighbourhood.

The idea of Emergent Territories is rela-ed to two issues: On the one hand, theaaC is interested in understanding those

countries and cities around the world with

emerging economies and cultures that, byvirtue of their regional or economic posi-ion, can contribute value to the planet as

a whole. In recent years we have studiedBrazil, Croatia, Taiwan, Romania, Colom-bia and Tunisia, or in the near future will bestudying India and the countries of NorthAfrica, the Persian Gulf and Sub-SaharanAfrica. The work done in these countriesseeks to identify the particular urban anderritorial values of these places in ordero construct more intelligent territories

anywhere in the world, moving on from theWestern idea that there is a single model of

city (be it European or American) to workon the basis of more complex and moreopen values.The other issue related to emergent terri-

tories has to do with the creation of inte-lligent territories that function in a mul-tiscalar way, in order that the relationshipbetween natures, networks and nodes canfoment the emergence of an urban intelli-gence.To this end we are interested in pursuingwhat we call Hyperhabitat research asaprocess of developing a general theory ofthe multiscalar habitat that can be appliedanywhere in the

world and at any scale, as a basis for theconstruction of complete complex ecosys-tems.

This group also focuses on Barcelona asa site for ongoing urban experimentation,with a view to contributing to the discus-sions and re ections in relation to the ur-ban progress of the city.

EMERGENT TERRITORIESRADICAL REGION-DIRECTOR: WILLY MLLER + HERNAN DIAZ ALONSO

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MAA 10-11 Emergent Territories Development StudioSYMBIOSISGiota Banioti, Jose Alredo Guerrero,Katerina Inepologlou.

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MAA 2013/14 SELF SUFFICIENT BUILDINGS

Architecture goes beyond buildings. Abuilding is a concentration of activities ina particular location which should be res-ponsive to concrete cultural, social, eco-

nomic and technological conditions. In the

21st century, the buildings are more thanmachines for dwelling in. They should be li-ving organisms, capable of interacting withheir environment, following the principles

of ecology or biology rather than thoseof mere construction. In effect, a building

should be like a tree, which is able to roo-ing itself in a particular place, generatingts own energy, interacting with the naturalnetworks around it and creating complexecosystems and landscapes together withother trees.

The Self-Sufcient Buildings group workson scales that range from the macro-buil-ding to the individual home developingprinciples and techniques that serve toorganize the materialization of program-matic nodes of activity based on natural ru-es and principles. As a result, the building

goes beyond being a mere interface forthe economic activities it houses to beingan environment that stimulates its inhabi-tants and functions as an active part of the

ecosystem in which it is inserted. Buildings

also need to respond to specic culturalconditions, and the multicultural globalvision that the IaaC represents allows canbe applied, via debate and research, to ar-chitecture projects anywhere in the world.This group devotes special attention to

housing and the new forms of social or-ganization of our time, by way of buildingswith shared spaces, or macrobuildings thatincorporate all the functions of a city. Thisgroup is working to introduce innovative te-chniques such as local energy generation,the development of self-suf cient buil-dings, the incorporation of hydrogen intothe building and the use of new materials,responding to each situation with ad-hoctechniques and principles.

SELF SUFFICIENTBUILDINGS-DIRECTOR: ENRIC RUIZ GELI

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MAA 10-11, Sel Sufcient Building Development StudioHELIOTROPISM, Javier Gonzalez Rivero

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MAA 2013/14 DIGITAL TECTONICS

As human impact on the worlds biosphereeaches critical levels, we should recognize

and accept the fact that nature no longerexists; at least not as that untamed pla-

ne of reference where forces re-circulaten a balanced and harmonious way; in the

words of Slavoj Zizek, nature is crazy, ca-astrophic and brutal. Such acceptance will

help us avoiding the contemporary culturalpitfall promoted by what we should denethe green ideology. At the same time it

will liberate a much more radical attitudeowards the development of new protocols

of transformation, new design practices ofmaterial and energetic organisation ableo surpass the mechanical paradigm of in-

dustrialized mass production.

The course will embrace this radical attitu-de by adopting an experimental approacho the development of new eco-systemicabrication protocols and related architec-ural prototypes, where the picturesque

aspects of nature are substituted with itscybernetic cycles, the mechanical functio-

nality of the prototype with its machinic be-haviour and the compositional order of itsarchitecture with the algorithmic protocolegulating its development.

Our ambition will be to set up new fabri-cation protocols able to integrate within acoherent design medium the mechanicalproperties of digital fabrication machineswith the eco-systemic aspects of specicdesign environments; in other words wewill embed digital fabrication in specicarchitectural milieu and develop new ma-chinic architectures or co-evolving archi-ectural systems .

Such ambition has several expected outco-mes:-the parallel advancement of both the te-chnical and the cultural paradigms of digi-

tal fabrication in architecture.-the invention of new digital fabricationtechniques involving an innovative use ofexisting and new fabrication machines.-the development of new material systemstuned to potential applications within a setarchitectural milieu

The research line denes and investigateseco-systemic architectural fabrication byexploring the relationship between matter,information and energy in the synthesis ofa new notion of materiality, and in the pro-duction of new protocols of material orga-nisation. The method of investigation willfollow a rigorously experimental approachand will progress in complexity from smallscale material sampling to the productionof 1:1 scale architectural components orprototypes.

The research topic will be brous structu-res; the ambition will be to cover as muchground as possible in developing a catalo-gue of brous material systems engagingwith a palette of brous materials [natural,synthetic, polymeric, etc.], structuring lo-gics [bundling, weaving, knitting, etc], ar-chitectural conditions [structural columns,facade tile, etc], fabrication protocols [ex-truding, percolating, dipping, pouring, etc].

DIGITAL TECTONICSFABRICATION ECOLOGIES-DIRECTORS: CLAUDIA PASQUERO + MARCO POLETTO

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MAA 11-12, Research Studio: Digital TectonicsPET-FLAKES: Akram Ahmed, Christiana Vlanti, Pavlos Bakagiannis, Theodoros Grouso-

MAA 11-12, Research Studio: Digital TectonicsSTONE SPRAY: Anna Kulik, Inder Shergill, Petr Novikov

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Digital

Fabrication( 30hr)

IS1 Introductory Studio( 60hrs )

Research Design Studio

RS I, RS II, RS III( 60 hr )

PHASE 1

Introductory Course has 5 required courses.

PHASE 2

Each Research Studio has 3 elective seminars out of 4.

PHASE 3

Each Development Studio has 3 selective seminars out of 3.

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Transversal Workshop

PHASE 1

Introductory Course has 2 required courses.

PHASE 2

Each DPS has 1 obligatory Seminar and 3 elective seminars out of 4.

PHASE 3

Each DPS has 2 obligatory seminars and 1 selective seminars out of 3.

Master in Advanced Architecture (2ND YEAR)

Master in Advanced Architecture (1ST YEAR)

IC2Energy( 30hr )

IC3Theory( 30hr )

IC4Digital Tools

( 30hr)

S4_Seminar Workshop( 20hr)

S5_Seminar Workshop(20hr)

S7_Seminar Workshop( 20hr )

W1_Practice Fabrication(20hrs )

W2_Theory Concepts( 20hr )


Development Studios & Seminars

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S11_Seminar Workshop

( 20hr)


S14_Seminar Workshop(20hr)

S13_Research trip

Seminar(20hr)

Studio Support I, II, III

Seminar (20hr)

S1,S2,S3 Computational I, II, III

Design Tools (20hr)

Research Design Studio

DS I, DS II, DS III( 60 hr )

Studio Support I, II, IIISeminar (20hr)

S8,s9, s10. Computational I, II, III

Design Tools (20hr)

Rhino(20hr )

Ecotect

10hr

Studio Support Seminar

Processing (20hr)

RPS Research project studio( 60hrs )

Thesis Support Seminar

Digital Tools (20hr)

DPS Research project studio( 60hrs )


Digital Tools (20hr)

DPS Research project studio

( 80hrs )


(20hr)


(20hr)

Studio Project I, II, III

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MAA 2013/14 NATIONALITIES

The Institute for Advanced Architectureof Catalonia offers a three-term and a six-erm Masters program in Architecture and

Urbanism accredited by the Universidad

Politcnica de Catalunya.

nstitute and Master Program Directors,ogether with the teaching staff, are com-

mitted to a long-term prospectus of crea-ing an international research and acade-

mic centre in Barcelona, bringing togethernternational students, tutors and resear-

chers from different elds in order to ma-erialize experimental forms of communi-

cation, inhabitation and planning.

The program is oriented at graduates whowish to commit and develop their designesearch skills in the context of new forms

of practice within architecture and urba-nism, ranging from large-scale environ-ments to tectonic details.

Over the last ten years, the IAAC has recei-ved students from more than 33 countries,

ncluding China, the UK, the USA, Australia,he Dominican Republic, Mexico, Argenti-

na, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Peru, Germany,raq, Thailand, Turkey, India, Poland, Cy-

prus, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain, Gua-emala, Bangladesh, Colombia,Korea and

more making it an exceptionally internatio-nal and multicultural place.

MASTER INADVANCED ARCHITECTURE-MAA01: 75 ECTS, 1 year

MAA02: 130 ECTS, 2years

IAAC Graduates2000-2011.

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PROGRAM MAA 13-14-PROGRAMORGANIZATION

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The Master in Advanced Architecture is annnovative educational format that offersnterdisciplinary skills and understandinghrough the researching of territorial, ar-

chitectural and parametric design opera-ions for the production of Self-sufcient

Habitats.

Proposing a dynamic, customized structu-e, the Institute gives students the opportu-

nity to create single or multi-scalar Studioagendas based on their academic interestswithin the programme. In this way, theAAC puts together an experimental andearning environment for the training of

architects with both theoretical and prac-ical responses to the increasing comple-

xity of contemporary urban environments,economic forces, information ows, fast-growing cities and massive energy con-sumption and waste production.

With 7 day access to the IAAC Studio wor-king space and its prototypes fabricationab, students have the opportunity to be

part of a highly international group, inclu-ding faculty members, researchers andecturers, in which they are encouraged todevelop collective decision-making proces-ses and materialize their project ideas. Theaim of the Institute is to form graduateswho, after the completion of the program-me, will be able to develop their acquiredskills in a diversity of professional envi-onments, engaging in projects that rangerom large scale sustainable planning and

building construction to the industrializedabrication of architectural components.

The Master in Advanced Architecture com-

prises the following elements:

1. Introductory Design Studio IS andIntroductory Courses IC

2. Research Studios RS

3. Development Studios DS

4. Workshop Seminars S

5. General Workshop W

6. Open Thesis Fabrication OTF (optional)

7. Lecture Series LS

The program is organized in four plusone (4+1) phases:

- Phase 1: Introductory Term(20 ECTS credits)

- Phase 2: Research Studios and Workshop

Seminars(19 ECTS credits)

- Phase 3: Development Studios andWorkshop Seminars(19 ECTS credits)

- Phase 4: General Workshop and FinalStudio development(15 ECTS credits)

- Phase 5: Open Thesis Fabrication(optional).

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Phase 3 is an Open Educational Structurewhere the students attend the Develop-ment Studio and 1 obligatory seminar en-gadged with the studio, plus 2 Seminars

among 3 Optional Seminars that theychoose according to their academic inter-ests. At Phase 3 students are required toattend 1 Development Studio (the one co-rresponding to the Research Studio whichthey attended during the Phase 2) and 3Seminars.

PHASE 3 COURSES AND CREDITS

DS. Development Design Studio(10 ECTS credits)

S7. Seminar 7_Practise Fabrication(3 ECTS )



S10. Seminar 10_Theory Instruments(3 ECTS )

S11. Seminar 11_Digital Tools(3 ECTS )


Please note: The distribution of studentsfor the Development Studios and Seminarsof Phase 3 continues from Phase 2. Distri-bution of the optional Seminars is donebased on the student grades acquired atPhase 1 and Phase 2.

Phase 4 focuses on the extended researchof the Development Studio Project of Pha-se 3 (13 ECTS credits).

The students during this period have theopportunity intergrate to their projectsmore in depth issues related to the self-suf ciency agenda, as well as the inhe-rent material, organizational and spatialcomplexities determined by the chosenworking scale and the experience gainedduring the years programme.

The transversal workshop (2 ECTS cre-dits) offered by the Master programme isa short term intensive experience, in whichthe students work together on collectiveprojects organized by local or invited inter-national tutors.Note: According to academic objectivesthe transversal workshop could take placeeither in Phase 4 or in any other phase du-ring the academic year.

The 10-week introductory Phase providesa common grounding of knowledge andskills to new IAAC students. It is a forma-ive platform structured by a Design Pro-

ect and four complementary courses an-icipating ideas that will appear during the

programme in relation to self-sufciency,design strategies, innovative forms of plan-ning and contemporary culture. A toolboxof both, theoretical and practical skills forurther research work.

PHASE 1 COURSES AND CREDITS:

S. Introductory Design Studio: Smart Pu-blic Space8 ECTS credits)

C1. Introductory Course 1_Practise_Fabrication: Digital Fabrication,3 ECTS credits)

C3. Introductory Course 2_Practise_Representation: Energy_Environmental De-sign,

3 ECTS credits)

C4. Introductory Course 3_TheoryConcepts,3 ECTS credits)

C5. Introductory Course 4_DigitalTools: Rhino+GH/ Processing,3 ECTS credits)

Phase 2 is an Open Educational Structu-re where the students attend a Research

Studio and 1 obligatory seminar engadgedwith the studio plus 2 Seminars among 3Optional Seminars that they choose accor-ding to their academic interests. Phase 2 isfocused in three different scales of inves-tigation: territorial, architectural and para-metric design.

PHASE 2 COURSES AND CREDITS:

RS. Research Design Studio(10 ECTS credits)

S1. Seminar 1_Practise Fabrication(3 ECTS credits)

S2. Seminar 2_Theory Concepts(3 ECTS )

S3. Seminar 3_Theory Instruments(3 ECTS )




Please note: The distribution of studentsfor the Research Studios and Seminars ofPhase 2 is done according to the obtainedgrades acquired in the MAA Phase 1.

PHASE 1 (20 ECTS CREDITS)NTRODUCTORY TERM

-PHASE 2 (19 ECTS CREDITS)RESEARCH STUDIOS AND SEMINARS

-PHASE 3 (19 ECTS CREDITS)DEVELOPMENT STUDIOS AND SEMI-

NARS

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PHASE 4 (15 ECTS CREDITS)DEVELOPMENT STUDIO PROJECT/GE-

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S.DESIGN STUDIO8 ECTS Credits)

ntroductory project on the logics of selforganized forms. By means of an intensi-ve model-making and prototyping agen-da this course will explore morphological,growth and evaluative processes observednature.Setting up rules for material organizationand performance, these organisms willbe re-interpreted in their generative natu-e and extrapolated into articial physical

orms.

NTRODUCTORY COURSE 1

DIGITAL FABRICATION(3 ECTS Credits)

The Digital Fabrication introductory courses intended to initiate students in the use

of advanced digital design methods andabrication processes in an integrated way,o make physical things from virtual data.t will focus on the design, development of

construction of full scale prototypes in a

variety of materials, focusing on the transi-ion between computer modeling and ma-erialization.

Students will be introduced to the differentdigital fabrication processes available inhe market with a series of

comprehensive lectures, including discus-sions on speci c case-studies. In the class,hey will be guided through the use of Ra-

pid Prototyping and CAD-CAM fabricationdevices, by following design assignmentsspecically conceived to develop theirskills.

The course will give them the opportunityto test some of these processes, using themachines available at IAAC (CNC lasercut,CNC milling and 3D Printing). Besides thedevelopment of technical skills, the ultima-

te goal ofthe course is to inquiry how these new fabrication methods are changing the languageof design, while challenging the traditionalarchitectural process from conception toconstruction.

INTRODUCTORY COURSE 2

THEORY CONCEPTS (3 ECTS Credits)

This seminar course brings together a se-ries of seminal essays on architecture bykey thinkers of the twentieth century. Inso doing it attempts to show that there isa consistent body of critical thought onarchitecture that exists outside of mains-tream architectural discourse, which offersan effective means of critiquing that dis-course. The seminar course covers thekey intellectual traditions of thinking in the

twentieth century: Modernism, Phenome-nology, Structuralism, Poststructuralismand Postmodernism.


DIGITAL TOOLS (3 ECTS Credits)In this introductory course we will sur-vey contemporary design tools in orderto enable 3D and 2D strategies for designand representation. The tools utilized inthis course will facilitate several issues in-cluding introducing common platforms forcollaboration as well as exposing the stu-dent to potentially new workows and de-sign environments.The primary focus of the class will involvelearning 3D modelling with McNeels Rhi-noceros v4. The adoption of Rhino as themain 3D tool deals with its ability to interfa-ce with many different le formats. In manyways Rhino will act as the bridge betweenmany applications, 3D and 2D alike. Rhinoalso has a rich list of plug-ins and othermethods by which to extend its capabili-ties. Finally, Rhino has a vast communityof users, thus allowing for various ways toseek help, nd example les, and share thework completed in the class.There are a multitude of other tools that

will be utilized throughout the course inorder to complement the main 3D and 2Dsoftware packages. These tools includeplug-ins for the main tools and small appli-cations.Throughout the entire course it is expectedthat students use the IAAC Blogging sys-tem to discuss their work progress. Blog-ging will also be introduced early on in thecourse.


PRACTISE REPRESENTATION (3 ECTS

Credits)Context interventions take place on ins-cription documents where the architectu-re designs are negotiated. The change ofparadigm from the modern agreement(based in anthropocentric principles) toan amplied and networked present timeimplies a necessary revision of the sys-tems of inscription and the techniques of(re)presentation as the necessary tools to(re) construct the context. Our installation,as cartographers, determines our possibi-lities of managing the context informationand of gaining access to its topologicalconguration. The construction of everycultural context gets registered and ma-terialized in the maps. It emerges throughefcient rhetorical strategies over thesesurfaces of inscription. These strategiesbecome the conditions of possibility of:the organization of the context informa-tion, the mobilization of circular references,the contemporary archive systems,

the data gathering,the critic of the common categories,the pragmatic structures,the links between the actors involved,the socialization of the entities,the increase of being.The maps do not re-present the context.They are neither literal nor mechanicaladjustments to an external world. Theyactivate links, actions and neighbourhoodagreements that advance unprecedentedstrategies that transform the space.Through the maps we shall (re)producethe context. But also, through the maps,the context will (re)produce us.

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OBLIGATORY SEMINAR 13 ECTS credits)

Seminar 1 (Computational Design Semi-nar) is an obligatory Seminar related with

Research Studio I of Emergent Territories/Radical Region. All students assigned Re-search Studio I (RSI) will be automaticallyassigned this seminar that is focused toprovide expertise in the research objec-ives of the Studio class. Students will beequested to choose 2 more seminars from

Workshop Seminars 4,5, 6 and 7.


Seminar 2 (Computational Design Se-minar) is an obligatory Seminar relatedwith Research Studio II of Self sufcientBuildings. All students assigned ResearchStudio II (RSII) will be automatically assig-ned this seminar that is focused to provideexpertise in the research objectives of theStudio class. Students will be requested tochoose 2 more seminars from WorkshopSeminars 4,5, 6 and 7.


Seminar 3 (Computer Design Seminar)s an obligatory Seminar related with Re-search Studio III of Digital Tectonics/Fa-brication Ecologies. All students assignedResearch Studio III (RSIII) will be automati-cally assigned this seminar that is focusedo provide expertise in the research objec-ives of the Studio class. Students will beequested to choose 2 more seminars from

Workshop Seminars 4,5,6 and 7.

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 4ENERGY (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 4 is part of a series of seminarsrelated with environmental design and

sustainability concepts. The focus will betowards energy analysis, parametric soft-wares of solar analysis and production ofprototypes able to capture energy and per-form in a self sufcient mode.

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 5INFORMATION (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 5 is part of a series of seminarsrelated with information of all types fromgeographical information to code informa-tion. From Bits to Geography. The focus willbe towards specic software, parametricdesign and digital tools as well as interac-tion and new embaded technologies to ob-jects or buildings.

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 6FABRICATION (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 6 is part of a series of seminars re-lated with digital and personal fabrication.

The focus will be towards advanced CAD/CAM technologies, DIY thinking, local fabri-cation as well as open source and collabo-rative design.

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 7DESIGN (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 7 is part of a series of seminarsrelated with design and digital tools. Thefocus will be towards advanced designstrategies and their intephase with digitalintelligence.

MAA 13-14PHASE 02-RESEARCH STUDIOS ANDSEMINARS

-OBLIGATORY SEMINAR 8(3 ECTS credits)Seminar 8 (Computational Design Semi-nar) is an obligatory Seminar related with

Development Studio I of Emergent Territo-ries/Radical Region. All students assignedDevelopment Studio I (DSI) that is the con-tinuation of Research Studio I will be auto-matically assigned this seminar which fo-cus is to provide expertise in the researchobjectives of the Studio class. Students willbe requested to choose 2 more seminarsfrom Workshop Seminars 10,11 and 12.

OBLIGATORY SEMINAR 9(3 ECTS credits)Seminar 9 (Computational Design Semi-nar) is an obligatory Seminar related withDevelopment Studio II of Self suf cientBuildings. All students assigned Develop-ment Studio II (DSII) that is the continua-tion f Research Studio II will be automati-cally assigned this seminar which focus isto provide expertise in the research objec-tives of the Studio class. Students will be

requested to choose 2 more seminars fromWorkshop Seminars 10,11 and 12.

OBLIGATORY SEMINAR 10(3 ECTS credits)Seminar 10 (Computational Design Semi-nar) is an obligatory Seminar related withDevelopment Studio III of Digital Tecto-nics/Fabrication Ecologies. All studentsassigned Development Studio III (DSIII)that is the continuation of Research Stu-dio III will be automatically assigned thisseminar which focus is to provide experti-se in the research objectives of the Studio

class. Students will be requested to choose2 more seminars from Workshop Seminars10,11 and 12.

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 11ENERGY (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 11 is part of a series of seminarsrelated with environmental design andsustainability concepts. The focus will betowards energy analysis, parametric soft-wares of solar analysis and production ofprototypes able to capture energy and per-form in a self suf cient mode.

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 12INFORMATION (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 12 is part of a series of seminarsrelated with information of all types. Fromgeographical information to programmingcode information. From Bits to Geography.The focus will be towards speci c soft-ware, parametric design and digital toolsas well as interaction and new embadedtechnologiesto objects or buildings.

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 13FABRICATION (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 13 is part of a series of seminarsrelated with digital and personal fabrica-tion. The focus will be towards advancedCAD/CAM technologies, DIY thinking andproducing,local fabrication as well as opensource and collaborative design

SEMINAR WORKSHOP 14RESEARCH TRIP (3 ECTS credits)Seminar 14 will be developed as part of theMAA Research Trip (optional), or relatedactivities.

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PHASE4 (15 ECTS credits)MASTER DESIGN PROJECT AND GENE-RAL WORKSHOP

Phase 4 focuses on the extended researchof the Development Studio Project of Pha-se 3 (13 ECTS credits).

The students during this period have theopportunity intergrate to their projectsmore in depth issues related to the self-suf ciency agenda, as well as the inhe-ent material, organizational and spatial

complexities determined by the chosenworking scale and the experience gainedduring the years programme.

The transversal workshop (2 ECTS cre-dits) offered by the Master programme isa short term intensive experience, in whichhe students work together on collective

projects organized by local or invited inter-national tutors.

Note: According to academic objectives

he transversal workshop could take placeeither in Phase 4 or in any other phase du-ing the academic year.

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PHASE 5 OPEN THESIS FABRICATION

n design and architecture, ComputerNumerically Controlled (CNC) fabricationequipment has given designers unprece-dented means for executing formally cha-

lenging projects directly from the com-puter. The impact of digital production inhese elds allows the production of com-

plex geometries and opens up a wide eldof research and experimentation.Open Thesis Fabrication is an academicprogram which extends over the period of5 weeks from September to December

2011.The course is open to students and profes-

sionals who would like to develop a speci-cresearch agenda within the eld of digitaldesign and fabrication. The program focu-ses on the development and completion of

full scale prototypes using advanced CNCmachinery, applying experimental mate-rials and testing smart energy sollutions.Student projects will be followed by ex-perienced tutors and regularly discussedwith external guests and consultants withexpertise in the eld. Along these specialsessions will take place speci cally relatedactivities such as: factory and building si-tes visit, eld trips, etc.

OPEN THESISFABRICATION-PROGRAM

-TEACHING STAFFConsultants and reviewers will be guestsfrom all over the world specialised in the eld of digital design, fabrication and manu-

facturing.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE/CALENDAROpen Thesis Fabrication starts on Sept-ember 5th. The rst week is an introduc-tory week where the students will be givenbibliography for readings (book,articlesand software manuals) and they will havea short introduction to the Fab Lab BCN,one of the most equiped digital labora-tory inEurope. After the introductory partparticipants should present their Thesistopics within the Open Thesis FabricationResearch Agenda whish they will be deve-loping during the 15 weeks of the program.There will be weekly activities and confe-rences such as desk crits with advisor tutorevery 2 or 3 weeks. Final submission of theupervised projects will take place on De-cember 20th along with an Open exhibitionof the nal

projects.

PROGRAM ACTIVITIESFactory VisitsBuilding Sites VisitField trip (not sponsored, optional)Special desk crit sessions with consultantsDesk crits with advisor tutor (every twoweeks)

COLLABORATIVE COMPANIESThe program seeks to develop projectsthat could possibly continue developingin collaboration with Industry Companies.Therefore,representatives of several com-

panies will be participating in the programfollowing the projects.

Some of the collaborative companies are:

KUKA (Robotic Technologies Manufactu-rer) www.kuka.esLIBELIUM (Distributed Wi-Fi Communica-tions) www.libelium.comCRICURSA (Complex Glass Manufacturer)www.cricursa .comINDUSTRIAS IMAR (Metal Manufacturer)www.imarsa.comDUPONT (Corian Manufacturer)www.dupont.comFUPICSA (Wood Supplier and Manufactu-rer)

PROGRAM RESEARCH AGENDADigital tectonicsParametric FacadesMicro-HousesSelf Suf cient BuildingsSolar HouseExperimental Structures

Advanced MaterialsDigital tectonicsParametric FacadesMicro-HousesSelf Suf cient BuildingsIntelligent HousesIntelligent Facades

LANGUAGE OF TEACHINGEnglish

AIM ATStudents or professionals from the eld ofArchitecture, Engineering, Fine Art, Design,Landscape, etc.

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PHASES 01-04 LECTURE SERIES

Since 2000 the Masters in Advanced Ar-chitecture runs an international lectureprogramme in which architects and ex-perts from a variety of disciplines present

heir work at IAAC.The lectures are open to public.

Some of the Guest Lecturers for LectureSeries of previous 2 years were:

Shigeru BanMichel RojkindMatthias Kohler

_ Peter Eisenman_ Farshid Moussavi_ Bjarke Ingels_ Peter Cook_ Ben Van Berkel_ Gunter Pauli_ Enric Ruiz-Geli_ Thom Mayne_ Matthias Kohler_ Jelle Feringa_ Carlo Ratti_ Jane Burry

_ Mike Weinstoch_ Julian Vincent_ Josep Mis_ Lucy Mushgrane_ Yona Friedman_ John Palmesino and Hernan Diaz Alonso_ Brett Steele_ Mette Thompsen_ Benjamin Ball_ Mariano Marzo_ Fabian Scheurer_ Neil Leach_ Dominique Perrault

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Shigeru Ban

Ben Van Berkel

Theo Jansen Enric Ruiz-Geli Peter Eisenman

Bjarke Ingels Peter Cook

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LECTURE SERIES

Shigeru Ban,Michel Rojkind,Matthias Kohler,Peter Eisenman,

Farshid Moussavi,Bjarke Ingels,Peter Cook,Ricardo Boll,Ben Van Berkel,Gunter Pauli,Enric Ruiz-Geli,Brett Steele,Pepe Ballesteros,Laura Cantarella,Santiago Cirugeda Parejo,Luca Galofaro,Lourdes Garca Sogo,Adriaan Geuze,Xaveer de Geyter,Toyo Ito,Francisco Jarauta,Young Joon Kim,Kamiel Klaasse,Anne Lacaton,Duncan Lewis,

Greg Lynn,Winy Maas,Josep Llus Mateo,Fernando Menis,Alfredo Pay,Jaime Salazar,Max Sanjulin,Charles Renfro,Amadeu Santacana,Carlos SantAna,Kelly Shannon,Alejandro Zaera,Jos Mara Torres Nadal,Mark Wigley,

Yung Ho Chang,ILSA & Andreas Ruby,Jacub Szczesny,Jou Min Lin,

Lucy Bullivant,Momoyo Kaijima,Manuel Bailo + Rosa Rull,Andres Cnovas,Andrs Jaque,Carlos Arroyo,Angel Borrego,Colectivo Zuloark,Ana Salinas,Maria Auxiliadora Galvez,Isabela Wieczorek,Ecosistema Urbano,Claudia Pasquero,Marco Poletto,Bernhard Franken,Sabine Mller,Bostian Vuga,Axel Kilian,Benedetta Tagliabue,Alejandro Gutierrez,Juan Herreros,

Winka Dubbeldam,Hanif Kara,Neil Leach,Minsuk Cho,Alfonso Vegara,Behrok Khoshnevis,Stephen Wolfman,Caterina Tiazzoldi,Jaime Lerner,Massimiliano Fuksas,Rajendra Kumar,Ariadna Alvarez Garreta,Manuel de Landa,and many others.

PASTLECTURE SERIES-PREVIOUSLECTURERS

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Bostian Vuga

Neil Leach

Sean Hanna

Gunter Pauli Michael Weinstock Behrok Khoshnevis Neil Gershenfeld/MIT

Axel Killlian Ricardo Boll Manuel de Landa Massimiliano Fuksas

Brett SteeleBranco KolarevicAaron Betsky

Jose Luis Mateo Jaime Lerner

Momoto Kayima

Cristine Otto Kanstinger Hanif Kara Toyo Ito

Benedetta Tagliabue

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FAB LABBARCELONA-WHAT IS A FAB LAB

-Digital Fabrication Laboratories, Fab Labs,are a platform for cooperation betweenpeople and organizations from differentcountries around the world. Fab labs are

conceived and designed to encourage thedea that anyone can fabricate/make any-hing anywhere in the world by sahringechnological and social knowledge and by

using machines of digital manufacturing.The project emerged from a programaunched by The Center for Bits and At-

oms (CBA) of MIT and is led by physicistNeil Gershenfeld (director of CBI). Theproject of Fab Labs has extended fromaboratories in downtown Boston to ru-al India, South Africa, Norway, Spain, Af-

ghanistan, Kenya and more. All Fab Labswork in coordination through the Internetand a video conference network, and theymeet annually in a global event.The Fab Lab programme explores how thecontent of information relates to physicalepresentation. The Fab Labs are laborato-ies of personal digital fabrication in which its possible to make almost anything, from a

computer measuring 1 cm by 1 cm to an in-elligent house. These labs are distributedn various parts of the world and connectedo each other by way of the Internet and

video conferencing, which allows the shar-ng of experiences and with it the creation

of a network of distributed knowledge.The Fab Labs use advanced techniquesand technologies which are being madeaccessible to everyone. They are equippedwith state-of-the-art equipment such asaser cutters, 3-dimensional printers and

milling machines and electronic compo-nents for creating articial intelligence.

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IAACSPECIAL PROJECTS-

AAC develops different research and spe-cial projects along the Academic Year. Stu-dents will be asked to participate in some ofhose initiatives in parallel to their studies.

The Fab Lab House is a new generation FabLab home whose goal is to not industrializebut allow any person to manufacture an-ywhere in the world, from the platform ofFab Labs, or fabrication laboratories.The production methodology of the hou-se is founded in a structure fabricatedrom common materials sourced globallyplywood panels, etc.), and in the use of lo-

cally found machinery (laser cutting and/or milling machine). It is denitely a veryaffordable housing solution, designed witha combination of simple construction, geo-metric sophistication and technologicalwealth, both in its creation as an energysystem as well as in the active and passivemanagement of the house. It was producedn 2010 for the Solar Decathlon Europe.

IAAC is also developing the project ENER-GRID with the Spanish power companyENDESA in order to develop the Internetof Energy. Prototypes of this system will

be developed in IAAC during the followingmonths and nally they will be brought inCan Valldaura House.

In November 2011 IAAC has produced itssecond Solar House in collaboration withENDESA and within the Smart City ExpoCongress 2011.

The last 2 years IAAC is also working inthe project City Protocol, a project aboutdening the criteria to evaluate the perfor-mance of the cities with the goal for moresustainable cities.

Other projects developed by IAAC are exhi-bitions, such as the Fabrication Laboratoryexhibition at the Disseny Hub Barcelona.

IAAC SPECIAL PROJECTS

Fabrication Laboratory Exhibition, Disseny Hub Barcelona, June 2010

Solar House 2.0, Smart City Expo 2011

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Fab Lab House, June 2010, Solar Decathlon Europe 2010

IAAC SPECIAL PROJECTS

Hyperhabitat-Reprogramming the World, Venice Biennale 2009

Hyperhabitat, Venice Biennale 2008

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Q VALLDAURA GREEN FAB

Q Valldaura is a research center for self-sufcient habitats, located on an historic30 hectare farm in the Collserola Natural

Park, twenty minutes from downtown Bar-

celona. It is powered by the IAAC with thesupport of the Avanza Plan, the MIT YCand several organizations and companies.Q Valldaura has an interesting history: it ishe place which in the XII century hostedhe rst Cister Monastery of Catalonia.

Later, it became a royal hunting palace, be-coming an independent municipality thatncludes Matar, and nally it ended up

being a farm.Our project promotes a process of natureconservation and rehabilitation of archi-ectural and landscape heritage. To deve-op the conservation estate, a special plano improve the property was presented,ncluding forestry, agriculture, livestock,heritage and environmental and functionalaspects. The Masa Can Valldarura wasbuilt in 1888 with an agricultural structure,a system of irrigation and forest manage-ment, that will be restored.

The project will take place in several pha-ses and will be developed in three areas: aresearch center located n ear the farmhou-se, a restaurant and event center located

near Cerdanyola Road, where the Can Vall-daura Restaurant stands now, and an his-torical center that will develop a programof archaeological research.

The Self-Sufcient Habitat Center establis-hes the relationship of Man, Environmentand Planet dened as self-connectedman.We promote education and research pro-grams for people of all ages, in a multidis-ciplinary environment that seeks to beco-me an international benchmark. Withinthe Valldaura environment, research andaction will be undertaken on food, energyand objects, the three basics needs thathumans require to be self sufcient.Activities will also take place related torecovering ancestral knowledge on mana-gement of resources we have in our envi-ronment, as well as sharing knowledge glo-

bally through information networks.

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APPLICATION AND SELECTIONAll Master Programme applicants shouldsubmit digitally at [email protected] following documents:

Completed application formLetter of intent (maximum two pages DIN

A4 format)Copy of (valid) passportLegalized copy of your applicants archi-

ecture degree (Bachelor or higher degreerom other professions) ofcially trans-ated both in English and in Spanish. Theegalisation should be done according tohe country of origin of the applicant. In theollowing link can be found all the informa-ion about the above requirement: http://ormaciopermanent.upc.edu/Two letters of recommendationPortfolio containing representative sam-

ples of design work (academic and / orprofessional). The portfolio should not ex-ceed 10MB in DIN A4 format.

Curriculum VitaeA non-refundable application fee of 120,

payable by bank transfer to:

nstituto de Arquitectura Avanzada de Ca-alua

Bank: Caixa de ArquitectosAccount Number: 3183-0800-8200-0064-8636BAN: ES86 3183 0800 8200 0064 8636

BIC/SWIFT: CASDESBB

Note: in the bank transferring SUBJECTmust appear the applicants name. All do-cuments should be submitted in English.These documents will be reviewed and willserve to determine whether student will beadmitted to the program.

TUITION FOR STUDENTS ATTENDINGTHE MAA_01 (9months, 75ECTS)

Tuition for the year 2013/2014 is 14,700.

The selected candidates must send to theInstitute a scanned proof of a down pay-ment of 2,000 to conrm participation,maximum 6 weeks after their acceptan-ce.. The remaining part of the tuition fee(12,700) may be paid either in one or twoinstalments, 60% (7,620), before 1 Sept-ember 2013 and 40% (5,080) before 15January 2014.

All payments must be paid by bank trans-fer only to:

Instituto de Arquitectura Avanzada de Ca-taluaBank: Caixa de ArquitectosAccount Number: 3183-0800-8200-0064-8636IBAN: ES86 3183 0800 8200 0064 8636BIC/SWIFT: CASDESBB

Note: in the bank transferring SUBJECTmust appear the applicants name

APPLICATIONS-REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND TUITION FEES

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TUITION FOR STUDENTS ATTENDINGMAA_01 ANDOPEN THESIS FABRICATION

The tuition for the Students that will deci-de to enter both the Master in AdvancedArchitecture and the Open Thesis Fabri-cation programme for the year 2013/2014is 19,600. The selected candidates mustsend to the Institute a scanned proof of adown payment of 2,300 to conrm parti-cipation, maximum 6 weeks after their ac-ceptance. The remaining part of the tuitionfee (17,300) may be paid either in one ortwo installments, 60% (10,380), before 1September 2013 and 40% (6,920) befo-re 15 January 2014.


Instituto de Arquitectura Avanzada de Ca-taluaBank: Caixa de ArquitectosAccount Number: 3183-0800-8200-

0064-8636IBAN: ES86 3183 0800 8200 0064 8636BIC/SWIFT: CASDESBB


TUITION FOR STUDENTS ATTENDINGTHE MAA_02 (18months, 130ECTS)

Tuition for the year 2013/2015 is 25,500.

The selected candidates must send tothe Institute a scanned proof of a downpayment of 2.500 to conrm participa-tion, maximum 6 weeks after their accep-tance. The remaining part of the tuitionfee (23,000) may be paid either in twoinstallments of 50% (11,500) before 1September 2013 and 50%(11,500) be-fore 1 September 2014 or divide eachyear installment of (11,500) in two, 60%(6,900) , before 1 September 2013 and40% (4,600) before 15 January 2014 and60% (6,900) , before 1 September 2014and 40% (4,600) before 15 January 2015.


Instituto de Arquitectura Avanzada de Ca-taluaBank: Caixa de Arquitectos

Account Number: 3183-0800-8200-0064-8636IBAN: ES86 3183 0800 8200 0064 8636BIC/SWIFT: CASDESBB


For more information email us at: [email protected]

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STUDY EXPENSES

Study-related expenses such as the pur-chase of books, graphic reproduction, prin-ing and model- making are not included in

he tuition fee.For eld trips and excursions an individualnancial contribution may be required.

MATERIALS

Students are expected to bring their owncomputer, preferably a laptop no morehan two years old, with the following spe-

cications:PIV at 2.4 GHz (or similar in the case of anAMD processor).024 Mb RAM.

WIFI Internet connection.280 x 1024 screen display resolution.

NON SPANISH STUDENTS

Non-Spanish students are advised to visithe Fundaci UPC as soon as

possible after arriving in Barcelona.The Fundaci UPC offers advice on medi-

cal insurance, accommodationand legal procedures for student visas.Please be aware that the application pro-cedure for a student visa can take up to 3months. Please contact your nearest Spa-nish Consulate for more information.For more information on the Fundaci UPC,please visit the website: www.fundacio.upc.edu

MEDICAL INSURANCE

Participants are responsible for their ownhealth insurance and other personal insu-rance. The Foreign Student Service at the

Fundaci (UPC) can assist in nding themost suitable insurance. Please note thatthe IAAC is not liable for loss or damage topersonal belongings.The Fundacio UPC offers accident insuran-ce. Students are advised to visit the FPCfor further details.Please note that treatment in Spanish Na-tional Health centres is guaranteed to an-yone who is registered as resident in anycity district.Non-EU citizens must also be in posses-sion of a residence visa.

ACCOMODATION

IAAC does not provide accommodation forstudents, although the master class coor-dinator will provide information and assis-tance related to rental procedures.IAAC recommends the following websitesfor students looking for information aboutaccommodation options and costs or ren-tal procedures in Barcelona:

www.bcn.es/ciaj/serveis/validacion.htmwww.rentabedroom.comwww.barcelona-home.comwww.resa.eswww.loquo.comwww.habitatgejove.com

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IAACTEAM-AAC FOUNDATION

-BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Francesc Joan, PresidentJoaquim Oliver (Director UPC School)

Robert Brufau (UPC)Sebasti Sallent (UPC)Javier NietoAndreu BlayRamon RuizRafael DiezFrancesc FernandezWilly MllerLucas Cappelli

Nader Tehrani(Architect, Director MIT SchoolArchitecture, Boston)

Juan Herreros(Architect, Professor ETSAM, Madrid)

Neil Gershenfeld(Physic, Director CBA MIT, Boston)

Hanif Kara(Engineer, Director AKT, London)

Nikos Salingaros(University of Texas, San Antonio)

Aaron Betsky(Architect & Art Critic, Director CincinnatiArt Museum, Cincinnati)

Hugh Whitehead(Engineer, Director Foster+Partnerstechnology, London)

Salvador Rueda(Ecologist, Director Agencia EcologiaUrbana, Barcelona)

Artur Serra(Anthropologist, Director I2CAT,Barcelona)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

-DeanManuel Gausa

Research and Development

MAA Master Program DirectorAreti Markopoulou - [email protected]

Research and DevelopmentRodrigo Rubio

Fab Lab BCN DirectorTomas Dez - [email protected]

Fab Lab BCN CoordinatorAnastasia Pistodou

Q Valldaura DirectorNuria Diaz

Q Valldaura ResearcherGuillem Camprodon

Academic CoordinatorSilvia Brandi - [email protected]

Computation Tech AdvisorLuis Fraguada - [email protected]

Publication AdvisorRamon Prat ACTAR

CommunicationsAna Salvador [email protected]

Advanced Architecture ContestLucas Cappelli - [email protected]

Assistant [email protected]

Administration / Finances

Toni Hernandez - [email protected]

[email protected]

Technical SupportJorge Ramirez

Web Masterwww.nitropix.com

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