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IAAC Chromatic Skins
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CHROMATIC SKINS

Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGNBy Chris RheestonMay 7, 2018
This design/research endeavour undertaken at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia for the Academic year 2013/1, presents an exploration of potential Architectural applications of…
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TRANSLATED GEOMETRIES

Material Research, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris RheestonMay 3, 2018
We propose an architecture of transition. A series of transitions between forces, (material) phases, people, spaces and functions. The form doesn't always follow the functions…
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MINIBUILDERS

LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, New Technologies, RoboticsBy Chris RheestonMay 3, 2018
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), based in Barcelona, has, for some time now, been exploring and investigating the potentials of additive manufacturing…
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MATAERIAL

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Matter Cycles, New Technologies, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy Chris RheestonMay 2, 2018
MATAERIAL is a brand new method of additive manufacturing. This patent-pending method allows for creating 3D objects on any given working surface, independently of its…
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PYLOS

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material ResearchBy Chris RheestonMay 2, 2018
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), based in Barcelona, has been, for some time now, exploring and investigating the potentials of additive manufacturing…
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TERRAPERFORMA – OTF 2016/2017

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, Material Research, New Technologies, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, RoboticsBy Chris RheestonMay 2, 2018
TERRAPERFORMA3D Printed Performative Wall The project, TerraPerforma, focuses on large-scale 3D printing, the influence of additive manufacturing on building with a traditional material - unfired…
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UNFOLDING SENSES

Interactive Spaces, Material Research, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris RheestonMay 2, 2018
The IAAC installation, developed in the occasion of the Festival des Architectures Vives 2014 in Montpellier, proposes to create a space within space, a pavilion…
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DATA NET

Citizen Participation, Citizen Technologies, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, Open Source, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris RheestonApril 30, 2018
In the courtyard of the Museu Frederic Marés in Barcelona, IAAC planted DATA NET, a new artificial tree, on the occasion of the Llum BCN…
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FREEDOM: The Library of Lost Books

Material Research, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris RheestonApril 30, 2018
BCN Re.set is a circuit of ephemeris architecture in the streets of Barcelona that took place from June to September 2014 in the enclaves of…
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BB MAKE

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, New TechnologiesBy Chris RheestonApril 30, 2018
BB MAKE – A COLLABORATIVE AND OPEN STRUCTURE by IAAC Beijing Design Week 2014 In 2014, Barcelona had the honour of being the guest city for…
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