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Rome 20-25: STRATEGIES AND VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF ROME

Buildings, Energy, Food, Matter Cycles, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 24, 2018

In November 2014, IAAC joined the International research project "ROME 20-25: New Life Cycles for the Metropolis" which is a process where 24 architecture schools…

Amp Leaf

Buildings, Energy, Food, Interactive Spaces, Matter Cycles, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 24, 2018

Introducing a new cycle of architecture eco-infrastructure that promotes the regeneration of local and native plant species within the Valldaura region. Wind vibration energy acts…

Moss Voltaics

Energy, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

Moss Voltaics is a green façade system that aims to explore how moss might be used as a source of renewable energy and how it…

Bio Ceramic System

Buildings, Citizen Technologies, Energy, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, Material Research, Matter Cycles, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

The Bio Ceramic System is a studio experiment which was developed at IAAC by Iker Luna, under Luis Fraguada, inside the Open Thesis Fabrication programme,…

Bio-Photovoltaic System

The bio-photovoltaic panel consists of a battery in which energy is harvested from bacteria inside the soil to release electrons. Installed at the Valldaura campus of…

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Torre Baró Self Sufficient District

3D Printing, Buildings, Citizen Participation, Citizen Technologies, Energy, Food, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, Material Research, Matter Cycles, New Technologies, Open Source, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, Robotics, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 17, 2018

As part of the Self Sufficient neighbourhood project, the City Council of Barcelona invited the Design and Architecture Schools of Barcelona to participate in a…

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Valldaura Self Sufficient Labs

Buildings, Energy, Matter Cycles, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 17, 2018

The Valldaura Labs is a research centre for self-sufficient habitats, located on a historic 130-hectare farm, 20 minutes from downtown Barcelona. As part of IaaC’s commitment…

Hydroceramic

Buildings, Energy, Material Research, Matter Cycles, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy madsystems January 25, 2018

Hydroceramic is a project that speculates on the thermodynamic processes in buildings and how these can be tackled passively with a class of materials called…