Chris Rheeston, Author at IAAC

SMART CITIZEN

Big Data, Citizen Participation, Citizen Technologies, Devices, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Mapping, Open Source, URBAN TECHNOLOGIESBy Chris Rheeston April 26, 2018

Smart Citizen is a platform which offers an alternative to the centralised data production and management systems used by the large corporations that constitute the…

ENERGRID

Buildings, Energy, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy Chris Rheeston April 25, 2018

The Valldaura Labs are currently being used as a testing bed for further research and development in the fields of self-sufficiency, Internet of Energy, Internet…

HydroGrid

Buildings, Devices, Energy, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Matter Cycles, SELF SUFFICIENCY, Things, URBAN TECHNOLOGIESBy Chris Rheeston April 25, 2018

The Valldaura Labs are currently being used as a testing bed for further research and development in the areas of Self Sufficiency, Internet of Energy,…

NetworkedCITY

Citizen Participation, Citizen Technologies, Devices, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Things, URBAN TECHNOLOGIESBy Chris Rheeston April 24, 2018

NetworkedCITY is a project that combines physical computing, data visualisation and real-time computation by the use of interoperable devices, applications and models. The project is…

SuperBarrio

Citizen Participation, Citizen Technologies, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, New Interfaces, URBAN TECHNOLOGIESBy Chris Rheeston April 24, 2018

> Go to SUPERBARRIO website SuperBARRIO is a video game that boosts participatory design processes. Developed as an open source video game for smartphones and…

Rome 20-25: STRATEGIES AND VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF ROME

Buildings, Energy, Food, Matter Cycles, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 24, 2018

In November 2014, IAAC joined the International research project "ROME 20-25: New Life Cycles for the Metropolis" which is a process where 24 architecture schools…

Amp Leaf

Buildings, Energy, Food, Interactive Spaces, Matter Cycles, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 24, 2018

Introducing a new cycle of architecture eco-infrastructure that promotes the regeneration of local and native plant species within the Valldaura region. Wind vibration energy acts…

Moss Voltaics

Energy, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

Moss Voltaics is a green façade system that aims to explore how moss might be used as a source of renewable energy and how it…

Open Source Beehive Project — Zoom Details

Open Source Beehives Project

Governance / Policies, Interactive Spaces, Open SourceBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

The Open Source Beehives Project is a network of citizen scientists tracking bee decline. We used sensor enhanced beehives and data science to study honeybee…

Bio Ceramic System

Buildings, Citizen Technologies, Energy, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, Material Research, Matter Cycles, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

The Bio Ceramic System is a studio experiment which was developed at IAAC by Iker Luna, under Luis Fraguada, inside the Open Thesis Fabrication programme,…