Oriol Carrasco is a PhD architect from Barcelona. He is a senior fabrication expert at IAAC with extensive expertise in composite manufacturing. Oriol teaches currently 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 been combining teaching and working in the engineering and architectural fields since 2005, collaborating with big firms for developing projects in Europe and South America. Considers himself passionate about computational design, prototyping of real-scale mock-ups and novel fabrication methods.