IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades
Students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have constructed a mobile home in Barcelona using wood from Collserola Natural Park. More
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FLORA is a mass-timber research pavilion in Barcelona's forest canopy
A team of students and researchers from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has built a hillside timber pavilion with hanging walkways nestled in the trees. More
Mass is More installation reimagines Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and not-for-profit organisation Bauhaus Earth inserted a series of cross-laminated timber elements into Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's iconic Barcelona Pavilion to promote the use of wood in construction. More
Solar Greenhouse is a prototype for "zero kilometre" food production and energy generation
A team of students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has designed a prototype Solar Greenhouse for energy generation and food production with a "zero kilometre" philosophy. More
The Voxel is a "quarantine cabin" made entirely from locally sourced materials
A team of students and researchers from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have designed and built a cabin for self-isolation, using wood harvested from within one kilometre of its site. More
IAAC graduates propose parasitic pods as alternative to cage homes in Hong Kong
Flux Haus is a parasitic housing scheme, which has been conceptualised by Kammil Carranza, Jitendra Farkade and Vinay Khare, that would engulf five towers in Hong Kong with single-person pods. More
Mataerial by Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić, Joris Laarman Lab and IAAC
Plastic extruded from this robotic 3D printer solidifies instantly, allowing it to draw freeform shapes in the air extending from any surface (+ movie). More
Stone Spray Robot by Anna Kulik, Inder Shergill and Petr Novikov
Students from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have built a robotic 3D printer that creates architectural structures from sand or soil (+ movie). More