President – Oriol Soler i Castanys
Secretary – Andrés Blay Blanch
Members –
Lucas Cappelli // Sebastià Sallent (UPC) // Ramon Ruiz
Francesc Fernandez // Willy Müller // Rafael Diez Torrelló (ROCA)
José Maria Milá Mencos (Santa&Cole) // Lluís-Xavier Comerón Graupera (COAC)
Head – Lucas Cappelli
Members –
Oriol Soler i Castanys // Ramon Ruiz // Andrés Blay Blanch // Sebastià Sallent
Luciana Asinari, Silvia Brandi, Lucas Cappelli, Tomás Díez, Vicente Guallart,
Areti Markopoulou, Ana Martí, Willy Müller, Oriol Soler.
Academic Director & Digital Matter Research Studio, Lead Professor
Areti Markopoulou is a Greek architect, educator and urban technologist working on the intersection between architecture and digital technologies. She is currently the Academic Director at IAAC in Barcelona, one of the leading international platforms for education. Areti is also co-editor of the Urban Next, a global network focused on rethinking architecture through the contemporary urban milieu,… more →
Academic Coordinator
Mathilde Marengo, PhD Architect, graduated cum laude in 2010 from the Faculty of Architecture in Genoa, presenting a project studying the potentials of mega structures, in particular Stadiums, in the urban scape, tutored by Prof. Mosè Ricci, arch. Marco Carenzo. During her academic career she collaborated in several research projects… more →
MAA01 Coordinator
Born in Palermo, he studied architecture in UNIPA and ETSAM UPM in Madrid. Since 2014 he is based in Barcelona, working with different architectural offices and taking part in many projects and competition: most notably the Helsinki Guggenheim Competition (Honorable mention in 2015) and the interior design of Barcelona Disseny… more →
MAA02 & OTF Coordinator
Maria Kuptsova is an architect graduated from the St-Petersburg State University of Technology and Design, in St-Petersburg, Russia. She holds a Master in Advanced Architecture from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia - IAAC (2013). She has worked as a Project Architect in Cloud9, Enric Ruiz-Geli, Barcelona. Maria has… more →
Digital and Robotic Fabrication & R+D
Alexandre Dubor is an architect from Paris looking for more multidisciplinary in the design of our built environment. From the early stage of his experiences, he was looking at various way of mixing science with art (Art specialization within a scientific bachelor, Web-design & info-graphics scripts). Going further in the… more →
Digital Fabrication and Computational Design, R+D
Djordje Stanojevic is an Architect. He received his bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Venice (IUAV) in 2011. Winner of the Touch Fair Architecture Competition, Djordje has been involved in the computational design of innovative solutions for fair stands and other structures. In the summer of 2012 he worked at… more →
Head of IAAC Visiting Programs
Aldo is an architect and researcher. Master in Advanced Architecture in 2013 at Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalona (IaaC), Fab Academy Diploma in 2014 at the Fab Lab Barcelona, Aldo is founder of Noumena and Fab Lab Frosinone. Expert in computational design and digital fabrication that teaches in international events… more →
Visting program coordinator
Efilena is an architect engineer, studied in the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) where she specialized in adjustable structures. In 2010 she was part of the research team of the book “GLOCAL SHELTER parametric deployable shelters” in the Design Studio Molab at Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU). Having… more →
Head of European Projects
Chiara Farinea is an Italian architect and urban planner. She obtained the Phd in Urban Planning at IUAV (Venice), the Master in Advanced Architecture at IAAC (Barcelona), the Architecture University Degree at Politecnico di Milano (Milan), and she studied one year in ETSAB (Barcelona) thanks to the Erasmus Program. She… more →
Computational Expert
Rodrigo Aguirre is a Nicaraguan architect specialized in the fields of parametric tooling, digital fabrication and manufacturing. He obtained his bachelor in architecture at UAM (American University) in Managua, Nicaragua and completed the two year master in advanced architecture at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC) in Barcelona,… more →
Academic Secretary
Maria Comiche holds a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from the Universitat de Barcelona and a Master's degree in Human Resources Management and Services from the EAE Business School. Maria has been Director of Studies at the Business First Language Service School of Barcelona, being in charge of implementing and… more →
PhD Candidate, InnoChain
Originally from France Stephanie has over 10 years experience as an architect. Stephanie has worked for Bernard Tschumi in New York (Elliptic City- IFCA-2006), For OMA in Paris (Monaco Extension on the water- 2008), and for Zaha Hadid in London (Pierres Vives Construction – 2010). Stephanie also has valuable experience… more →
PhD Candidate, InnoChain
Angelos is a PhD Candidate, as part of the InnoChain program at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain. He teaches at IaaC and at the Bartlett School of Architecture of University College London. Previously he has been working as an Associate for the Applied Research + Development… more →
Physical Computing Expert
Angel Muñoz is a Programmer from La Rioja in Spain. Passionate for art, science, music and retro-futurism, he started programming (self taught) at the early age of 9. In 2001 he moved to Barcelona where he began to work in international publicity agencies (EURO RSCG and Doubleyou). He also worked… more →
Theory and Advanced Knowledge, Lead Professor
(1983 – ETSAB), PHD (2005 – ETSAB), by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (European Mention). Since 2014, Full Professor of Architecture and Landscape Design, DSA- Faculty of Architecture (UNIGE-Università degli Studi) of Genova. Since 2014, coordinator of the ADD, Dottorato in Architettura e Design, PHD Architectural and Design Program, UNIGE. Director of the… more →
Self Sufficient Buildings Research Studio, Lead Professor
Architect for the ETSA of Barcelona. Visiting Visual Artist at the ZKM in Karlsruhe, with a scholarship from Krtu, Generalitat de Catalunya. Associate Set Designer for Bob Wilson 1995-2000. Director of Cloud 9 studio since 1997. Co-Director of Metapolis 2000-2003. Curator of the Spanish Pavilion of the V Biennal of… more →
Intelligent Cities Research Studio, Lead Professor
Willy Müller graduated as an architect (1984) in Argentina and pursued doctoral studies at ETSAB-UPB (1986/88). He is a co-founder of the Institute of Advanced Architecture in Catalunya (IAAC) in 2000, becoming its Development Manager in 2004. He established his own office in Barcelona WMA, Willy Müller Architects in 1996,… more →
Design with Nature Research Studio, Lead Professor
JAVIER PEÑA GALIANO (Murcia 1966). Architect by the ETSAM in 1992. He has been professor during the last 12 years in several Universities and workshops. Since 2010 he is Master professor at IAAC and external professor of project work at ESARQ UIC as well; from 2001 until 2011 he was… more →
Design with Nature Research Studio, Lead Professor
Rodrigo Rubio Cuadrado (Alicante 1978). Technical Architect by the ETSE in 2000, Architect by the ETSAM in 2007 best curriculum honors, MAA by IAAC in 2008, PhD candidate by the ETSAM since 2015. Founder of MargenLAB Architecture (Madrid 2004), originally as a publication (Margen Freshpocketarq) and nowadays as a firm,… more →
Advanced Interaction Research Studio, Lead Professor
Luis E. Fraguada investigates critical issues in architecture, design, and urbanism through various modes, including associative design, scripting, and fabrication. Luis is currently member of the Faculty of Architecture at IaaC in Barcelona, Spain as Lead Professor of the Advanced Interaction Research Studio. Luis joined Built By Associative Data as an… more →
Advanced Interaction Research Studio, Lead Professor
Since more than two decades media-artist, director, choreographer and composer Klaus Obermaier creates innovative works in the area of performing arts, music, theatre and new media, highly acclaimed by critics and audience. His inter-media performances and artworks are shown at festivals and theaters throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America… more →
Fab Lab Barcelona Director
Tomas Diez is a Venezuela-born Urbanist specialized in digital fabrication and its implications in the future of cities. He is the director of Fab Lab Barcelona at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, the Fab Academy global coordinator, and the European project manager of the Fab Foundation. He holds a Bachelor degree… more →
Fab Lab Barcelona Project Manager & Smart Citizen lead researcher
Guillem Camprodon is an interaction designer working on the intersection between the Internet of Things and Digital Fabrication. His wide knowledge on internet technologies and his training as a product designer makes him an expert on developing Internet of Things projects. He currently holds a researcher position at the Institute… more →
Fab Lab Barcelona Coordinator & Fab Academy Applications Office
Luciana studied History at University of Córdoba, Argentina, and has a degree in Fine Arts from Figueroa Alcorta’s Academy. For the last years she has been involved in Leisure and Tourism Sector as an analyst focusing in market research and sectorial reports. In 2005 Luciana was assistant coordinator in IAAC’S… more →
Fab Academy Barcelona Tutor
Ferdinand Meier is a 36 year old mechanical engineer from Munich, Germany. He finished his degree in the year 2005 at the "Munich University of Applied Sciences". He gained professional experience working at: MTU Aero Engines, aeronautical industry; INNOMED GmbH, medical engineering; KD-Ingenieurtechnik, design of high precision parts for aerospace… more →
Fab Lab Barcelona Logistics Manager
Aitor Aloa is a multi-disciplinary designer from Bilbao, in the Basque Country, with over 15 years of experience and knowledge in diverse design disciplines such as industrial, multimedia, audiovisual and lighting. He has always been interested in arts and technology related to design and he is currently furthering his research in open… more →
Fab Academy Barcelona Tutor & Pop-Up Fab Lab Project Manager
Born in 1981 in Sabadell, Spain, Santi Fuentemilla graduated with Master of Architecture from the University of la Salle Universitat Ramon LLul , Spain, as a specialist in Architectural Design and Construction. In 2012 he graduated from the Fab Academy Diploma at FabLab BCN, a digital fabrication and rapid prototyping… more →
Fab Textiles
Anastasia has a Master degree in the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia 2010-2011 in the platform of Digital tectonics. She has a Bachelor Degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,department of Architecture in 2008, and has worked as a tutor in Global Summer School 2011 at IaaC where an… more →
Fab Lab Barcelona Designer
Ingi has a BA in Industrial Design from Istituto Europeo di Design in Barcelona. The Icelander grew up in a family of makers and creators with close connections with nature spending summers and weekends in the family farm. Having a mother and a father as carpenters, constructing both buildings and… more →
Green Fab Lab Coordinator & Open Source Beehives Project Manager
Having studied Fine Arts and Design Craftsmanship, Jonathan attained a masters degree MSC in ‘International Cooperation, Sustainable Emergency Architecture’ in 2010. In this field he has worked on housing and development projects alongside ‘Habitat for Humanity’ in Costa Rica, ‘UNESCO’ in Cuba and with ‘Basic Initiative’ in Tunisia. He has… more →
Director, Project for the Self-sufficient City
Vicente Guallart is the former chief architect of the city of Barcelona, and founder of Guallart Architects (1993) and the Institute of Advanced Architecture in Catalunya (2001). Guallart is a pioneer of the interaction between nature, technology, urban planning and architecture. Innovative hybrid projects include Sociópolis (Valencia, Spain): a housing… more →
Operations Manager, Project for the Self-sufficient City
Laia Pifarré studied Law at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and at the Università degli Studi di Parma, in Italy (Erasmus Program). She is about to finish her second degree in Administration and Political Science at the Universitat de Barcelona. She has been involved in management projects in the field… more →
Project for the Self-sufficient City
Rodrigo Rubio Cuadrado (Alicante 1978). Technical Architect by the ETSE in 2000, Architect by the ETSAM in 2007 best curriculum honors, MAA by IAAC in 2008, PhD candidate by the ETSAM since 2015. Founder of MargenLAB Architecture (Madrid 2004), originally as a publication (Margen Freshpocketarq) and nowadays as a firm,… more →
Coordinator, Project for the Self Sufficient City
Ruxandra studied architecture in Bucharest, Romania after which she took the Masters in Advanced Architecture program in IAAC. During the Masters Program her first year project was related to global water stress and her second year thesis,"Genius-Ghetto", was aiming to tackle social distress with self-sufficiency strategies. She has assisted the… more →
Project Manager, Project for the Self Sufficient City
Alessio joined the IAAC team in late 2014, when he assisted the Design with Nature Studio, for the Masters in Advanced Architecture, led by Javier Pena and Rodrigo Rubio, while he was perfecting his research project on innovative desalination techniques and its application in agricultural uses through embedded system in… more →
Project for the Self-sufficient City
Alessandro Mattoccia graduated cum laude in 2015 from the Faculty of Engineer in Pisa with a master degree in “Building Engineering and Architecture”, presenting a project studying the intersection between vernacular architecture and information technologies with the title “Folded Wooden Responsive Houses in hot arid climate in Atacama Desert (Chile)”.… more →
China delegate, Project for the Self-sufficient City
Yang Lei is a researcher and curator on urban future with deep interaction amongst society, information and technology. He is co-curator at Rotterdam Architecture Biennale (IABR) 2016, co-founder of UR2050 forum on urban regeneration towards the future. He curated the Smart City program at Beijing Design Week 2012 - 2014.… more →
Director, Barcelona Urban Sciences Lab
Willy Müller graduated as an architect (1984) in Argentina and pursued doctoral studies at ETSAB-UPB (1986/88). He is a co-founder of the Institute of Advanced Architecture in Catalunya (IAAC) in 2000, becoming its Development Manager in 2004. He established his own office in Barcelona WMA, Willy Müller Architects in 1996,… more →
Barcelona Urban Sciences Lab
She obtained the degree of architect with honors at the University of Chile; a Master of Advanced Architecture at IAAC; and also a Master in ‘Theory and Practice of Architectural Design’ at UPC. She is currently a PHD ‘European Doctor’ candidate at UPC (Architectural Design Department), studying under the co-direction… more →
Barcelona Urban Sciences Lab
Born in Barcelona, Jordi received his degree in Architecture from the ETSAB and in 2013 he received the Master's Degree in Advanced Architecture at IAAC. Currently he is finishing his degree in Philosophy at UNED and developing his PhD at the Institute of Urban Design in Innsbruck tutored by Peter… more →
Barcelona Urban Sciences Lab
Pablo Marcet graduate in Civil Engineering in Universidad del Valle de Guatemala in 2010, completed the Masters in Collective Housing at ETSAM in 2013 and the Masters in Advanced Architecture at IaaC in 2014. After working on several fields including civil engineer, architecture, and landscape architecture, he joined the Barcelona… more →
Director of Communications and External Relations, IAAC
Silvia is the Director of Communication and External Relations at IAAC (since 2016), as well as a member of the Direction Committee (since 2013). She is also Faculty in Open Thesis Fabrication Program (since 2013) and Faculty of the Experimental Structure course in the MAA (since 2012), and have been IAAC Academic Coordinator from… more →
Communications Manager, Masters and Research
Alice Puleo is an Architect specialized in event production and communication management. She holds a bachelor degree in Architecture from the University of Naples Federico II and the École Nationale Supérieure Paris-Malaquais. The skills she has been developing through her eight-year working experience range from personal assistance and management of… more →
Admissions Coordinator, IAAC
Master in Advanced Architecture in 2013 at Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalona (IaaC), Yousef Al Nafisi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Science in Design Management from the American University of Sharjah - School of Architecture and Design and a Master in Architecture (NAAB) From The Academy of Art University in… more →
Communications Manager, IAAC
Enric Rodon holds a bachelor degree in Journalism and a Master’s degree in Social Communications from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Communication about Lobbying on data protection and privacy laws During his professional career, he has held several roles in the field of communication… more →
Administration Manager
Ana has spent more than 15 years in a publishing company related with the higher education (university education), where she managed over 500 publishing projects in the academic field, and provided executive support to the Chief. She has also had extensive involvement in the improvement of operational and production processes,… more →
Financial controlling and accountancy
Enric was born in Barcelona, and he holds a Degree in Business Sciences from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). He has over 20 years of experience in accounting and Business management working for several companies. He has more than 8 years managing financial issues with European Grant Projects.
Administration Executive Assistant
Ana graduated in journalism and has a postgraduate program in business communication. She has worked for more than ten years as an Executive Assistant in several administrative departments of national research centers linked to public health. At IAAC, she is working as part of a team giving support to the Office… more →
Architect & Art Critic, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture Dean at Taliesin & Taliesin West
Mr. Betsky was born in Missoula, Montana but moved to The Netherlands where he received his grade and high school education. He was granted both a Bachelor of Arts (1979) and a Masters of Architecture (1983) degree from Yale University. Mr. Betsky’s leadership of major institutions in the world of… more →
PhD Architect, IAAC Founder
(1983 – ETSAB), PHD (2005 – ETSAB), by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (European Mention). Since 2014, Full Professor of Architecture and Landscape Design, DSA- Faculty of Architecture (UNIGE-Università degli Studi) of Genova. Since 2014, coordinator of the ADD, Dottorato in Architettura e Design, PHD Architectural and Design Program, UNIGE. Director of the… more →
Physic, Director CBA MIT, Boston
Prof. Neil Gershenfeld is the Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms. His unique laboratory is breaking down boundaries between the digital and physical worlds, from creating molecular quantum computers to virtuosic musical instruments. Technology from his lab has been seen and used in settings including New York's Museum… more →
Architect, IAAC Founder
Vicente Guallart is the former chief architect of the city of Barcelona, and founder of Guallart Architects (1993) and the Institute of Advanced Architecture in Catalunya (2001). Guallart is a pioneer of the interaction between nature, technology, urban planning and architecture. Innovative hybrid projects include Sociópolis (Valencia, Spain): a housing… more →
Architect, Professor ETSAM & GSAPP
PhD Architect, Chair Professor of Architectural Design at Madrid School of Architecture and Full Professor at the GSAPP of Columbia University in New York. He has previously taught at Princeton University between 2004 and 2007, at the Architectural Association between 1998 and 2000 as a ‘Diploma Unit Master’, at the… more →
Engineer, Director AKT, London
Professor Hanif Kara is a practising Structural Engineer, the Pierce Anderson Lecturer in Creative Engineering at Harvard School of Design and Visiting Professor for Architectural Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden since 2008. His constructed work is recognised as being linked with the research and education… more →
Architect, IAAC Founder
Willy Müller graduated as an architect (1984) in Argentina and pursued doctoral studies at ETSAB-UPB (1986/88). He is a co-founder of the Institute of Advanced Architecture in Catalunya (IAAC) in 2000, becoming its Development Manager in 2004. He established his own office in Barcelona WMA, Willy Müller Architects in 1996,… more →
Ecologist, Director Agencia Ecologia Urbana, Barcelona
Salvador Rueda obtained a degree in Biological Science from the University of Barcelona. He also has a license in Psicologhy from the University of Barcelona, as well as a diploma in Environmental Engineering from the Ministry of Industry and Energy and Spanish Research Universities. In addition, he has a diploma… more →
Professor at the University of Texas, San Antonio
Physicist and Mathematician, urbanist and architectural theorist. A. Salingaros is professor of Mathematics and also teaches in the Architecture School at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is also on the architecture faculty of Università di Roma III, Italy. He has been visiting professor of Architecture at the… more →
Anthropologist, Director I2CAT, Barcelona
Artur Serra Hurtado (1954). Alicante (Spain). Deputy Director of the Foundation i2cat Foundation , research and innovation center about the Internet. PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Barcelona, specialized in technological cultures. From 1990 to 1993, conducted an ethnographic project on the Carnegie Mellon University on the culture… more →
Architect, Director MIT School Architecture, Boston
Nader Tehrani is a Principal and Founder of NADAAA, a practice dedicated to design innovation, the cultivation of new methods of fabrication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a productive dialogue with the construction industry. Tehrani is also a Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture at MIT. As a founding principal… more →
Engineer, Director Foster+ Partners technology, London
Hugh Whitehead graduated from Liverpool University in 1973 where he was awarded a First Class Honors Degree for research on Optimisation, applied in an architectural context. The thesis explored the potential for using mathematical techniques as an aid to design and also researched the issue of educating designers to use… more →
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