In the interest of further consolidating their research in the field of Advanced Construction, the IAAC Advanced Architecture Group and Autodesk will once again collaborate in establishing short Research Residency Positions in Boston at the Autodesk BUILD Space, for students enrolled in a Master programme at IAAC.

The residency positions will allow the IAAC Master students to accelerate their research projects, unto this point developed entirely in IAAC, by emerging them in a highly advanced facility, with access to software and the industry working in and around Autodesk.

IAAC Advanced Architecture Group and Autodesk, both working in the field of architecture in a transdisciplinary and multi scalar approach, seek to define the disruptive future of construction through this joint Research Programme. Researchers eligible for the Builders Residency positions are required to have a previous developed research project while at IAAC and prior to the Residency programme.

An initial selection of potential Residents will be defined by IAAC, to then finalize the selected residents together with Autodesk BUILD.

The Master programmes involved in the IAAC-Autodesk Builders in Residency positions:

Master in Advanced Architecture (MAA) – from 2017/18 onwards

The Master in Advanced Architecture programme emerges as an innovative open structure bringing together students and faculty from different disciplines and origins, towards the creation of a networked hub of excellence dedicated to research and innovation for the habitability of the 21st Century.

MAA is oriented towards architects, engineers and designers from all over the world eager to imagine the future of our cities and societies and committed to build it in the present.

The Residency programme is open to students enrolled in both MAA 1-year and MAA 2-year programme. The students having completed the first year of the program (MAA01) will have the opportunity to accelerate the projects developed in one of the three select Research Lines (Intelligent Cities, Self-sufficient Buildings, Digital Matter) all led by internationally renowned experts. The first Residency programme for the MAA01 students will take place in July-September 2018.

The students enrolled in the 2 years master programme (MAA02) and engaging in the Residency positions, will have the opportunity to accelerate their individual Thesis Projects at an early stage of their research, and develop their project in an industry oriented research community. The first Residency programme for these students will take place in January-March 2019.

Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC) – from 2019 onwards

The Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction seeks to train a new generation of interdisciplinary professionals capable of facing our growing need for a more sustainable and optimised construction ecosystem.

The Master is focused on the emerging design and market opportunities arising from novel robotic and advanced manufacturing systems. The Residency will engage students having completed the first year of the Master allowing them to accelerate the projects developed during the program in an industry oriented research community. The first Residency for the MRAC enrolled students will take place in July-September 2019.