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IAAC builds TOVA: Spain’s first 3D printed prototype using earth

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, New Technologies, RoboticsBy Alice February 21, 2022 Leave a comment

IAAC presents TOVA, Spain’s first 3D printed building made with earth, one of the most environmentally friendly construction forms that can be applied today.

Building Architecture Continuity

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, New Technologies, RoboticsBy Alice May 28, 2019 Leave a comment

The 2019 Open Thesis Fabrication (OTF) research aims at achieving a sustainable and structurally stable construction system using km-0 robotic additive manufacturing. Building Architecture Continuity employs…

Digital Adobe

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, New Technologies, RoboticsBy Alice March 13, 2019 Leave a comment

Digital Adobe is an innovative research agenda oriented to producing architectural solutions with natural materials and additive manufacturing or 3d printing. The technology, developed in…

MINIBUILDERS

LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, New Technologies, RoboticsBy Chris Rheeston May 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…

MATAERIAL

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Matter Cycles, New Technologies, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy Chris Rheeston May 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…

TERRAPERFORMA – OTF 2016/2017

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, Material Research, New Technologies, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, RoboticsBy Chris Rheeston May 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…

BB MAKE

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, New TechnologiesBy Chris Rheeston April 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…

torre-baro-self-sufficient — Zoom Details

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…

On Site Robotics

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, Matter Cycles, New Technologies, Robotics, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy madsystems January 25, 2018

ON SITE ROBOTICSBringing Robotics to the Construction Site to Manufacture the Future On Site Robotics is a collaborative project of IAAC and TECNALIA, which demonstrates…

3D printed bridge

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, New TechnologiesBy madsystems January 25, 2018

The first pedestrian bridge printed in 3D in the world was inaugurated last December 14 in the urban park of Castilla-La Mancha in Alcobendas, Madrid.…

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