The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) will be part of the Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2022 by joining the Robots That Build symposium and exhibition, and the No Space for Waste exhibition.

Alexandre Dubor, IAAC Head of Fabrication & Robotics, will be presenting the research developed by the Institute on Robotic Craft for Sustainable Construction in the framework of the International Symposium Robots That Build, which will be held on the 20th and 21st of October and celebrate robotics as a creative extension of man.

IAAC work will also be displayed in the Robots That Build Exhibition, where visitors will be able to see a set of robotically fabricated prototypes developed in the Academic Programmes Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC), the Master in Advanced Architecture (MAA) and the Postgraduate in 3D Printing Architecture (3DPA). The exhibition, part of the DDW, will be hosted by the TU Eindhoven (TU/e).

The research developed by IAAC will be at the heart of the exhibition No Space for Waste. The entire exhibition for Isola Design Community has been built from CNC waste, thanks to the design and technology developed in the EU project Better CNC Factory, which is led by IAAC, Fiction Factory and Jesse Howard. The project builds on research developed in the MRAC course.

The DDW is the biggest design event in Northern Europe, and this year will take place in Eindhoven from the 22nd to the 30th of October. The design festival usually presents the work and concepts from more than 2,600 designers to more than 355,000 visitors from home and abroad.

Should you be in the Eindhoven on that days, do not miss your chance to join the symposium and visit IAAC’s projects displayed in the exhibition:

Robots That Builds. The Extensions of Man
Symposium, 20th October to 21st October

This year, Alexandre Dubor will be part of the two-day Symposium Robots That Builds. The Extensions of Man that examines robotic fabrication within the framework of craft, craft-anchored techniques and multi-material systems.

Dubor will discuss the work done by IAAC on Robotic Craft for Sustainable Construction at De Zwarte Doos Filmzaal, on Friday 21st of October, from 11.45 to 12.30 hrs.

The event brings together experts from leading Research Institutes and Architecture Schools in the fields of architecture, robotic fabrication, computational design and innovative material systems. The talks will explore the past, present and future of robots and robotic fabrication in architecture through the lens of multi-materiality, the design of process and hybridised practices.

Robots That Builds. The Extensions of Man
Exhibition, 20th October to 21st November

The exhibit showcase the versatile use of robotic fabrication through the employment of different techniques such as additive manufacturing, robotic weaving, casting and others. Simultaneously the use of a wide material palette for robotic fabrication is showcased. The material selection ranges from concrete, steel and ceramics to timber, recycled plastics, clay and wicker.

IAAC will showcase a set of robotically fabricated prototypes developed in different Masters and Postgraduate Programmes of the Institute: MRAC, MAA and 3DPA.

The exhibition takes place at Plaza, Vertigo Building on the TU/e campus and will be open to visit from 20th of October to 21st of November 2022.

Among the institutes and companies contributing: Eindhoven University of Technology, Delft University of Technology, Technical University Darmstadt, ETH Zurich, Hong Kong University, ICD University of Stuttgart, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Nagami, Newcastle University, Niccolo Casas Architecture, Parley for the Oceans, Royal Danish Academy, Southern Denmark University, Studio RAP and Terrestrial.

No Space for Waste
Exhibition, 22nd to 30th of October

No Space for Waste is an exhibition dedicated to functional design pieces made with waste materials and discarded products, aiming to minimise the environmental impact. The entire exhibition has been built from CNC Waste, thanks to the design and technology developed in the EU project Better CNC Factory, led by IAAC, Fiction Factory and Jesse Howard.

The European project aims to reduce wood waste from CNC production by deploying Industry 4.0 strategies (digital twin, automation, workflow and material optimisation) that also allow artists and designers to introduce new customisable products that take advantage of the remaining waste.

The project builds on research developed in the MRAC course.