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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…

PYLOS

3D Printing, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material ResearchBy Chris Rheeston May 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…

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…

UNFOLDING SENSES

Interactive Spaces, Material Research, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris Rheeston May 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…

DATA NET

Citizen Participation, Citizen Technologies, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, Open Source, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris Rheeston April 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…

FREEDOM: The Library of Lost Books

Material Research, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris Rheeston April 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…

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…

PLUJA DE LLUM

Interactive Spaces, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris Rheeston April 30, 2018

The intimacy of the existing courtyard, located at Carrer de Santa Llúcia, 1, its distinctive elements, among which the lover's palm tree and fountain, as…

BRILLEN EN LA FOSCOR

Interactive Spaces, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive TechnologyBy Chris Rheeston April 30, 2018

Brillen en la Foscor is an interactive installation built by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) for the LLUM BCN festival which is…

HYPERHABITAT

Big Data, Buildings, Citizen Technologies, Devices, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, Mapping, New Interfaces, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, URBAN TECHNOLOGIESBy Chris Rheeston April 27, 2018

HYPERHABITAT is a research project which explores the potential of information technology to reorganise the habitability of the world. From a single small object to…