Presentación del libro ” Fusionando ciudad y naturaleza” de Batlle i Roig

‘Fusionando Ciudad y Naturaleza’ ha sido el propósito que Batlle i Roig ha tenido a lo largo de sus 40 años de trayectoria. Para celebrarlos, publica el libro “Fusionando ciudad y naturaleza”, un manifiesto de acción profesional contra la emergencia climática, explicado a través de algunos de sus proyectos más relevantes.

El próximo 2 de marzo tendrá lugar en la sala mirador del CCCB la presentación del libro del estudio de arquitectura Batlle i Roig con un debate con tres arquitectos que, desde la óptica de la Academia, también han participado en el libro. Con ellos reflexionaremos sobre por qué la naturaleza siempre es la respuesta.

Los arquitectos Joan Busquets, profesor de la Harvard University, Clara Oloriz, investigadora y profesora de la Architectural Association y Martha Thorne, profesora distinguida de la IE School of Architecture and Design reflexionan, en un debate conducido por el periodista Llàtzer Moix, sobre cuál es el papel de la arquitectura ante los principales retos de la emergencia climática y de la necesidad de mejorar las condiciones de vida del planeta.

Hoy en día es inconcebible proyectar un edificio sin pensar cuál será su comportamiento hidráulico, climático o biofílico. Es la única forma de respetar las estructuras del lugar y, por lo tanto, de relacionarse empáticamente con el entorno. Y es bajo esta premisa, la de la empatía, que los y las arquitectas tienen el compromiso de trabajar con la naturaleza y para la naturaleza, como agentes transformadores de la ciudad y el territorio.

 

Rogamos confirmación de asistencia a [email protected]
Jueves 2 de marzo de 2023 – 19:00 h
Sala Mirador del CCCB Montalegre 5, 08001 Barcelona

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Xavier De Kestelier

IAAC Lecture Series – Xavier De Kestelier

Xavier De Kestelier is a global Head of Design and leader of Hassell‘s design technology and innovation team, which sets strategy and advises on the tools and knowledge we need to succeed. Both an architect and technologist, Xavier harnesses technology to create more powerful, future-focused design solutions. That means he’s responsible for overseeing Hassell’s work in computational design, building information modelling, visualisation and virtual reality worldwide.

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Over the past decade he’s forged a reputation as an industry leader in the exploration and adoption of parametric design and digital fabrication. Prior to working at Hassell, Xavier spent 16 years at Foster + Partners, working as a Partner for the Specialist Modelling Group. Most recently, he was behind our concept for a ​‘home’ on Mars – part of NASA’s 3DPrinted Habitat Challenge. A TED talker and regular speaker at major design and tech events, Xavier is also a director of Smartgeometry, a non-profit, global educational network for computational and digital design specialists.

Additive Manufacturing in Extreme Environments, From Bidi Bidi to Valles Marineras

Additive Manufacturing, or 3D Printing, was pioneered over 30 years ago and has since become a commonplace tool in high-end manufacturing processes spanning from bicycles to rocket engines. Nevertheless, its application within the realm of architecture is still in its nascent stage. To this end, the Innovation team at Hassell studio has been undertaking multiple small projects with the aim of exploiting Additive Manufacturing for sustainable and innovative utilization. In order to gain an in-depth comprehension of 3D printing’s potential applications, projects have been conducted across various climates: from Swiss glaciers to East African refugee camps as well as at Vales Marineras on Mars.

IAAC Lecture Series – Xavier De Kestelier

Thursday, 23rd February, 2023 at 19.30h (CET)

Title: “Additive Manufacturing in Extreme Environments, From Bidi Bidi to Valles Marineras”

Location: In-house at IAAC Main hall, C/ Pujades 102 & Zoom

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Redes, Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica

Redes | Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica – Sesión Especial “Imaginarios de lo Urbano: Barcelona vs Buenos Aires”

El próximo lunes 20 de febrero 2023 a las 19:00 hrs CET, ¡mira la Sesión Especial de Redes | Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica!

En esta ocasión el título de la sesión será: “Imaginarios de lo Urbano: Barcelona vs Buenos Aires”, con una conversación con Xavier Matilla & Alvaro Garcia Resta, moderado por Mariano Gomez Luque.

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Xavier Matilla, Arquitecto jefe del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

Arquitecto-urbanista por la ETSAV-UPC, Arquitecto en Jefe del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. Su trayectoria profesional y académica se ha focalizado en el urbanismo, y se caracteriza por su compromiso para avanzar hacia ciudades y territorios más saludables y justos. Ha desarrollado su carrera profesional en diferentes despachos de reconocido prestigio. El año 2013 fundó con la arquitecta Mónica Beguer el despacho «Territorios XLM», dedicado a la planificación territorial estratégica, proyectos urbanos y proyectos de espacio público. Es profesor asociado del Departamento de Urbanismo y Ordenación del Territorio (DUOT) de la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña UPC_BarcelonaTECH y profesor del «Master Metrópoli en Estudios Metropolitanos y Urbanos del IERMB y la UAB. Es autor de diversas publicaciones sobre planificación urbana y diseño del espacio público. Entre los años 2010 y 2015 fue secretario de la Agrupación de Arquitectos Urbanistas de Cataluña y concejal del Ayuntamiento de Terrassa 2015 a 2019.

Alvaro Garcia Resta, Secretario de desarrollo urbano de la ciudad de Buenos Aires

Urbanista y Arquitecto (Universidad de Palermo), líder para la innovación en el desarrollo urbano sostenible (Escuela de Diseño, Universidad de Harvard), miembro permanente del Jury de la Escuela de Arquitectura (Universidad de Illinois) y visitor fellow del Observatorio de América Latina (The New School). Actualmente es el Director del posgrado de Diseño Urbano Antropológico (Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Buenos Aires), del Programa Ejecutivo Diseño Antropológico Urbano (Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Palermo), de la Diplomatura en Antropología Urbana (Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño de la Universidad Argentina de la Empresa) y Profesor Adjunto a cargo de Proyecto Urbano en la Cátedra Solsona Ledesma del último Nivel de la materia vertical Arquitectura (Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Buenos Aires).

Moderador: Mariano Gomez Luque

Mariano Gomez Luque es el director del Urban Sciences Lab del IAAC, codirector de FORMA, una oficina de arquitectura general con sede en Córdoba (Argentina), e investigador afiliado del Urban Theory Lab de la Universidad de Chicago. Su investigación explora las intersecciones entre las disciplinas del diseño, la teoría urbana crítica y los estudios de ciencia ficción, con énfasis en el estatus y el potencial de la producción arquitectónica en condiciones de urbanización planetaria. Mariano es Doctor en Diseño (2019) y Máster en Arquitectura (2013) por Harvard GSD.
Directores de Redes: Willy Müller y Ariadna Cantís.

Fecha: Lunes, 20 de febrero 2023 19:00h CET

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Philip F. Yuan Lecture

“Nonlocal Locality” lecture by Philip F. Yuan Tuestday 14th February at IAAC Lecture Series

Philip F. Yuan is a professor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University, Thomas Jefferson professor at University of Virginia (2019), the visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019), and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (2021). He is also the co-founder of DigitalFUTURES Association, Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Intelligence journal, and council member of UIA Professional Practice Commission (PPC).
Yuan is a pioneer in architectural intelligence and robotic fabrication, making achievements in both academic research and architectural practice. He emphasizes the integration of technological innovation and architectural culture, building environment and ethics, constantly seeking human-machine collaboration in the era of post-humanism.

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Nonlocal Locality

Living in the era when the subject-object relationship of architectural design needs to be re-pondered and reassembled, we are establishing a global platform for international collaborations in order to promote discussion about a broad range of contemporary issues such as global ethics and technologies integrated with local culture within our ever evolving, highly technological culture. Facing global warming, geopolitical upheaval and the pandemic, while confronting the challenge of the mutual development of architecture and society, we need to redefine and rethink the relationship between globalization and locality to reflect the contradictions and the opportunities brought by the current trend of human-machine collaboration. Meanwhile, nonlocality describes the manner in which a hyperobject becomes more substantial than the local manifestations they produce.

IAAC Lecture Series – Philip F. Yuan

Date: Tuesday, 14th February, 2023 at 13.00h (CET)

Title: “Nonlocal Locality”

Location: Online (Zoom & Facebook)

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Sesión 18 de Redes

Sesión 18 de Redes “Las Escalas de la Planificación” conferencia de Agustina González Cid

El Miércoles 8 de febrero únete a la Sesión 18 de Redes | Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica!

En esta ocasión el título de la sesión será: “Las Escalas de la Planificación” con una conferencia de Agustina González Cid y un diálogo entre ella y Achille Sberna.

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Invitada: Agustina González Cid

Arquitecta (Universidad Nacional de Rosario) y diseñadora urbana con un enfoque transescalar, con una Maestría en Ciencias de la Arquitectura y Estudios Urbanos (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) y un postgrado en Arquitectura y Tecnología (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella). Previo a ser la actual Secretaria de Planeamiento de Rosario, realizó proyectos, obras y concursos en su estudio privado, coordinó el Programa de Suelo Periurbano y Rural del Ente de Coordinación Metropolitana Rosario y realizó consultorías en proyectos urbanos para el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Es docente en la Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño (UNR), se desempeñó como profesora titular de la Escuela de Arquitectura y Estudios Urbanos (UTDT) y como profesora asistente en la Escuela de Arquitectura y Planeamiento (MIT). Participó como docente invitada en jurados en la UTDT, MIT, Upenn y SCiARC. Ha ganado diversos premios y reconocimientos, dando charlas en distintos lugares, entre los que se destacan el Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), la Universidad Central de Venezuela, MIT y Harvard.

 

Moderador: Achille Sberna

Achille Sberna es un arquitecto italiano residente en París. Ha trabajado en proyectos de arquitectura y urbanismo en Australia, Italia y Francia, donde actualmente se dedica al diseño de nuevos ecosistemas de trabajo para empresas francesas, italianas y españolas. Achille ha participado en la primera edición de la Maestría online En Ciudades: El Urbanismo Próximo, graduándose en 2022 con su proyecto de tesis titulado “Underline Paris: espacios residuales activadores de la ciudad multi-escalar”. En su investigación, Achille explora las consecuencias en el entorno urbano local de los fenómenos sociales y urbanos generados por la explosión de la economía digital a escala mundial, sugiriendo posibles enfoques de diseño para armonizar estas dos dimensiones.
Directores de Redes: Willy Müller y Ariadna Cantís.

Sesión 18 de Redes | Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica | Miércoles, 8 de febrero 2023

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Llum Barcelona 2023

Light arts Festival from 3 to 5th February : Llum Barcelona 2023

Poblenou lights up for three exceptional nights every February, trying out various ways of imagining the city of tomorrow. The Llum Barcelona 2023 light arts festival, one of the most important events on Barcelona’s cultural calendar, will once again be bringing tens of thousands of city residents together in streets and squares, around the works of creators in every field, ranging from contemporary art to design and architecture, and from technology to design and lighting.

Each edition of Llum BCN is a big festive public event. It is also a collective experiment in perception and participation, and an urban lab where we explore how we might contemplate and live in our shared territory, the city, from new, previously unknown perspectives.
SHOW MORE OF THE MAIN TEXTAn event that looks at our closest surroundings cannot ignore the more immediate crises that stalk us, such as our changing relationship with energy, nor the major crises in the background, such as climate change. The festival projects offer responses to collective challenges, with new tools and ways of doing things. This edition’s projects propose new energy-self-sufficient post-carbon urban icons, such as Another Moon from the Korean collective Kimchi and Chips, a “second moon” that will float above Poblenou Central Park, sketched by lasers powered only by solar energy. Thijs Biersteker from the Netherlands, one of the European artists who is most effectively using technologies to produce new imaginaries for the energy transition, calls on the air in We Harvest Wind, an interactive kinetic sculpture powered by wind power.

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Re-Generation, project by IAAC INSTITUT D’ARQUITECTURA AVANÇADA DE CATALUNYA

The air that floats above Barcelona will be the setting for other festival projects, such as Atmospheric Lighthouse, a real-time visualisation of everything invisible in the city’s atmosphere, and which will turn the skin of Glòries Tower into a large sail. A few metres away, at the DHUB, Abel Korinsky and Orhan “aib” Kavrakoglu will be presenting Call Out, a giant light matrix that traces the orbits of satellites which, at the same time, cross Barcelona’s sky a few kilometres above our heads.

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Barcelona among the best cities in the world

This is what the World’s Best Cities ranking, published annually by Resonance Consultancy, reveals. Barcelona has climbed three places compared to last year, and is positioned as “the almost ideal European city”.

Once again, Barcelona stands out in the international global city rankings. This year, the World’s Best Cities places it in sixth position, not only highlighting the climate, the beaches and the parks, the architecture and the vibrancy of its neighbourhoods, but also its commitment to being a greener and more friendly city for local residents.

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Barcelona comes hot on the heels of such great metropolises as London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and Dubai, and comes in ahead of others like Singapore, Berlin and Los Angeles. This year, the ranking gives an honorary award to Kyiv, in recognition of the courage, resistance and bravery of the Ukrainian capital.

Bloomberg considers World’s Best Cities to be “the most comprehensive cities ranking on the planet”. Global consultancy Resonance is the driving force behind the prestigious report that is produced independently, following a specific methodology based on six core criteria. The ranking classifies the world’s 100 best cities with over one million inhabitants by using a combination of statistics and the opinions of locals and visitors.

Barcelona, pedestrian city

World’s Best Cities spotlights the city’s efforts to become a better place for its local residents to live in. Restrictions on motorised traffic is a key example, along with an increase in cycle lanes and the popular Superblocks initiative, which aims to convert more and more parking areas and roads into children’s playgrounds and seating areas.

The ranking highlights Passeig de San Joan as one of the first green corridors in Spain, where bicycle lanes, wide pavements, greenery and outdoor seating predominate. They explain that this commitment is a positive one, because it allows both locals and visitors to better discover the city’s streets and iconic landmarks.

Tourism is now picking up, but is under control

Following the negative impact on tourism created by the pandemic, visitor numbers are gradually rising once again, but with new restrictions. For example, the ranking mentions the regulations established by the city to control tourist accommodation for rent, and prevent the depletion of the housing supply. All of this is aimed at addressing some of the problems that tourism poses for local residents.

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Barcelona & The Future

Walk through the smart city in search of our future!

Today we want to talk about our Barcelona & The Future City walking tour, a walk through the smart, parametric city in search of Barcelona’s future!

Jean Nouvel, Ricardo Bofill, Rafael Moneo, Fermín Vázquez, MBM Arquitectes, Jordi Badia, Josep Benedito, Batlle & Roig, David Chipperfield, Rahola Vidal and Enric Ruiz-Geli: can all these chefs cook up a unique, tasty stew?

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This is an urban walking reflection on the main aims of urbanism and how they have been applied in the 22@ district in Poblenou. This was once a neighborhood full of small factories that is now being revitalized in an attempt to recapture the spirit of it’s industrial heyday.

While we try to catch some of the stardust coming off the Media-TIC building (2011 WAF winner: World Building of the Year) and rub shoulders with architecture’s brightest stars, we’ll talk about independence, patents, parametric architecture, cradle to cradle, superblocks, the carbon footprint and, of course, Ildefons Cerdà, the Master and Founder of Barcelona’s gridded plan.

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All the guides of Barcelona Architecture Walks are practicing architects, most of whom are professors of architecture, as well as architecture critics. This variety of top professionals provides a wide spectrum of knowledge on a huge range of topics. The information and the language used are understandable either for an expert or an initiated walker.

We offer Barcelona & The Future City walking tour every Monday starting at  4:00pm. We can offer PrivateTours every day starting at 10:30am or at 4:00pm. Booking in advance is required to attend to these Walks.

Each route is driven by a set of themes and concepts that decode the city whilst stimulating new ways of thinking about and seeing Barcelona. Come and walk with us and live a fantastic experience!!!

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Redes. Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica

Redes, palabras cruzadas en Iberoamérica, es una iniciativa para generar diálogos online entre referentes del entorno iberoamericano de la arquitectura, diseño, urbanismo, sostenibilidad y otros temas cruciales para la sociedad actual.

El Martes 10 de enero 2023 únete a la Sesión 17 de Redes | Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica. En esta ocasión el título de la sesión será: “Urbanización Postcapitalista”, con una conferencia de Daniel Daou y un diálogo entre él y Mariano Gomez Luque.

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Invitado: Daniel Daou

Daniel Daou (Líbano, 1982) es doctor en diseño por la escuela superior de diseño de la Universidad de Harvard, y tiene dos maestrías por el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts – una en planeación urbana y una en ciencias de los estudios de la arquitectura con certificado en diseño urbano. Obtuvo su licenciatura en arquitectura y urbanismo en la Universidad Iberoamericana en 2006 donde se graduó con mención honorífica y excelencia académica. Actualmente es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Creadores del Arte del Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, profesor asociado de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México adscrito al Laboratorio de Entornos Sostenibles y miembro del consejo editorial de Editorial Arquine. Sus intereses giran en torno a las ideas de postcapitalismo y el diseño planetario.

Modera: Mariano Gomez Luque

Mariano Gomez Luque es el director del Urban Sciences Lab del IAAC, codirector de FORMA, una oficina de arquitectura general con sede en Córdoba (Argentina), e investigador afiliado del Urban Theory Lab de la Universidad de Chicago. Su investigación explora las intersecciones entre las disciplinas del diseño, la teoría urbana crítica y los estudios de ciencia ficción, con énfasis en el estatus y el potencial de la producción arquitectónica en condiciones de urbanización planetaria. Mariano es Doctor en Diseño (2019) y Máster en Arquitectura (2013) por Harvard GSD.

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Christmas images

Today we want to share some images from our Christmas tours. We are very proud because many travellers have been walking with us on these holiday weeks and have enjoyed Barcelona through our Walking tours… This is our aim, to present the essence of Barcelona to the larger public.

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The beginning  of a new year is a great time to start new projects! Everyone gets back to work with more energy and enthusiasm. It was a pleasure to walk with you and let you immerse with our Xmas tours, in a city that will not leave you indifferent.
Thank you so much for choosing us to discover Barcelona, as you can see in this amazing images our walkers have a good time with us!!!

Walking with Barcelona Architecture Walks and you will discover the spirit of the city that dazzles many visitors and that we’re in love with!

Our aim is to present the essence of Barcelona to the larger public. Though previous knowledge of architecture is not necessary, it is essential to have unrestrained curiosity about discovering the ideas, concepts and stories that fuel the city’s architecture.blank

All the guides of Barcelona Architecture Walks are practicing architects, most of whom are professors of architecture, as well as architecture critics. This variety of top professionals provides a wide spectrum of knowledge on a huge range of topics that only Barcelona Architecture Walks can provide. We walk with our own critical and contemporary perspectives and a wry smile on our faces because… we love architecture!

And this Winter Barcelona Architecture Walks has all their tours ready to help you discover our city from a new perspective.

Each route is driven by a set of themes and concepts that decode the city whilst stimulating new ways of thinking about and seeing Barcelona. Come and walk with us and live a fantastic experience!!!

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2022 Christmas dinner

Today we want to share an image of the Christmas dinner that part of the BAW team enjoyed last Thursday. We love this time of year because it’s a great time to talk and share some of the things that happen during our walking tours. Which always help us to keep improving!

As you know we really love what we do and this kind of meetings are very important for us, because we share our differents experience to get better our work every day.

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Here from right to left Elodie Grammont and Miguel Angel Borras (MIEL ARQUITECTOS), Rafael Gomez-Moriana, Jelena Prokopljevic, Cristina Santamaria, Daniela Sanchezs, Pia Wortham, Carmen Popescu and Mavi Hita.

We are delighted to be able to hold these Christmas dinner normally after the pandemic period and we are very happy to keep improving our family, because many people are interested about the walking tours we make!!!

As well we remind you this season in the festive weeks, we will continue offering the BARCELONA & GAUDI regular tours with their usual schedules, and our BARCELONA & URBANISM, BARCELONA & THE SEA, BARCELONA & FUTURE CITY and BARCELONA GOTHIC TO MODERN walks as private tours as well. and we only close 25th December and 1st January.

Here something about our Christmas tours:

BARCELONA & GAUDI  A perfect start for your Barcelona stay!
Along the Modernism Route, we will trace the sinuous dream path that took Antoni Gaudí from his social concerns to a total absorption with the divine, until he finally became “the last great cathedral builder. A great morning discovering the genius of Gaudí and Barcelona architecture.

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BARCELONA & THE FUTURE CITY walk through the smart-city looking for our Future and discover with us the new Superblock at Poblenou.

This is an urban walking reflection on the main aims of urbanism and how they have been applied in the 22@ district in Poblenou. This was once a neighborhood full of small factories that is now being revitalized in an attempt to recapture the spirit of it’s industrial heyday.

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BARCELONA & URBANISM Travel with us to the origins of modern Barcelona!

This is a trip to the origins of the guidelines laid out by Ildefons Cerdà on the plain of Barcelona. He was responsible for designing a 133m x 133m grid without borders, hierarchies or suburbs that has given Barcelona the status of an advanced city.

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BARCELONA & THE SEA  Discover the history of Barcelona through its architecture!

The intense conversation between Barcelona and the Mediterranean Sea has been always about how the quest for order; this concept of order is confronted by the obstinate reality of urban chaos, which is precisely what makes it all so interesting.

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BARCELONA & GOTHIC TO MODERN see Barcelona through the eyes of Enric Miralles.

With the aim of truly enjoying Enric Miralles’s work, we propose a journey of initiation that will attempt to be loyal to the architect’s words: “The architecture that interests me is capable of avoiding demagoguery and cannot hide the complex reality it comes from.”

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That’s why we invite you to take a walk with us, as they are really special tours through the atmosphere of its streets. Besides the weather is usually very nice, so it’s the perfect plan for a great holidays!

Each route is driven by a set of themes and concepts that decode the city whilst stimulating new ways of thinking about and seeing Barcelona. Come and walk with us and live a fantastic experience!!!

BOOK NOW!

Andreina Seijas at IAAC

Andreina Seijas is a Venezuelan researcher and international consultant. After completing her doctoral studies in night-time planning and governance at the Harvard School of Design, Andreina founded Night Tank, a firm specialized in this novel field. Previously, Andreina worked as a senior consultant for IdenCity in Barcelona; as consultant for the Housing and Urban Development Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington D.C.; as Policy Associate at the Council of the Americas in New York City; and as Information Manager for the municipality of Chacao in Caracas, Venezuela. Andreina has a Communications degree from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, an MSc in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics, a Master in Public Administration and Non-Profit management from New York University, and a Doctor of Design (DDes) degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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Managing 24-Hour Cities: Time as a New Urban Frontier by Andreina Seijas

Time, like space, is a key asset in urban areas. However, urbanists often forget about the social and political implications of managing urban time. A public space, a square or a building has different uses throughout the 24-hour cycle, and a wide range of actors take part in the nocturnal ecosystem of cities: nightlife and entertainment venues, hospitals, transport and logistics, call centers and creative industries, just to name a few, are part of cities’ night-time economy. While vibrant nightscapes have become a mark for the cultural status and appeal of global cities, sensitivities to noise and other forms of nuisance become greater after dark. To handle this, more than 60 cities around the world have created specialized institutions such as “night mayors,” responsible for mediating among public and private interests and promoting safe and inclusive nocturnal environments. By presenting international projects and examples, this talk will introduce the concept of night-time governance and explain why the urban night is becoming a relevant field of study and practice within the planning and design disciplines.

IAAC Lecture Series – Andreina Seijas. Date: Thursday, 15th December, 2022 Time: 19.30h (CET)

Title: “Governing 24-Hour Cities: Time as a New Urban Frontier”

Location: In-house at IAAC Main hall, C/ Pujades 102 & Zoom

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2022 Christmas tours program

Christmas time is approaching in a few days and it’s time to start planning for the holidays. Today we want to share our Christmas tours program 2022.

This season in the festive weeks, we will continue offering the BARCELONA & GAUDI regular tours with their usual schedules, and our BARCELONA & URBANISM, BARCELONA & THE SEA, BARCELONA & FUTURE CITY and BARCELONA GOTHIC TO MODERN walks as private tours as well. and we only close 25th December and 1st January.

Christmas is really a beautiful moment, Barcelona is decorated and illuminated in a very special way to receive all the visitors, it is a magical time to discover our city full of joy and festivity… Barcelona beats in another way and  it’s felt in its streets.

Here something about our Christmas tours:

BARCELONA & GAUDI  A perfect start for your Barcelona stay!
Along the Modernism Route, we will trace the sinuous dream path that took Antoni Gaudí from his social concerns to a total absorption with the divine, until he finally became “the last great cathedral builder. A great morning discovering the genius of Gaudí and Barcelona architecture.

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BARCELONA & THE FUTURE CITY walk through the smart-city looking for our Future and discover with us the new Superblock at Poblenou.

This is an urban walking reflection on the main aims of urbanism and how they have been applied in the 22@ district in Poblenou. This was once a neighborhood full of small factories that is now being revitalized in an attempt to recapture the spirit of it’s industrial heyday.

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BARCELONA & URBANISM Travel with us to the origins of modern Barcelona!

This is a trip to the origins of the guidelines laid out by Ildefons Cerdà on the plain of Barcelona. He was responsible for designing a 133m x 133m grid without borders, hierarchies or suburbs that has given Barcelona the status of an advanced city.

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BARCELONA & THE SEA  Discover the history of Barcelona through its architecture!

The intense conversation between Barcelona and the Mediterranean Sea has been always about how the quest for order; this concept of order is confronted by the obstinate reality of urban chaos, which is precisely what makes it all so interesting.

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BARCELONA & GOTHIC TO MODERN see Barcelona through the eyes of Enric Miralles.

With the aim of truly enjoying Enric Miralles’s work, we propose a journey of initiation that will attempt to be loyal to the architect’s words: “The architecture that interests me is capable of avoiding demagoguery and cannot hide the complex reality it comes from.”

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That’s why we invite you to take a walk with us, as they are really special tours through the atmosphere of its streets. Besides the weather is usually very nice, so it’s the perfect plan for a great holidays!

Each route is driven by a set of themes and concepts that decode the city whilst stimulating new ways of thinking about and seeing Barcelona. Come and walk with us and live a fantastic experience!!!

BOOK NOW!

IAAC Lecture Series – Chris Reed

“Staging” by Chris Reed at IAAC Lecture Series, Thursday 1st December.

Chris Reed is Founding Director of STOSS, where he leads the design and content of each project. A designer, researcher, strategist, teacher, and advisor, Chris is recognised internationally as a leading voice in the transformation of landscapes and cities and was a recipient of the 2012 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Landscape Architecture. While running STOSS and its projects, Chris is also a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His commitment to teaching is not only a way to develop the next generation of landscape architects, but also keeps STOSS on a constant quest for new ways of seeing, thinking, and doing, which has helped put the firm at the forefront of the profession.

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While running STOSS and its projects, Chris is also a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His commitment to teaching is not only a way to develop the next generation of landscape architects, but also keeps STOSS on a constant quest for new ways of seeing, thinking, and doing, which has helped put the firm at the forefront of the profession.

Staging

The increasingly complex web of environmental, social, political, and cultural dynamics impacting global cities and extended landscapes demand responses that are anticipatory, multivariate, inclusive, and adaptable. As designers we must think and act expansively, acknowledging that our work typically happens at discrete moments in time, while the life of the spaces and places we imagine will continue to evolve.

In this context, the idea of STAGING—setting up, supporting, curating, catalysing—is essential.  Conceptually and operationally, Staging opens up possibilities for how we negotiate between the things we make and do and the various ways that time, social and racial dynamics, climatic processes, politics and economics, and regulatory systems and policies will continue to impact and re-make the contexts and performances of our work. This talk will frame how we at Stoss Landscape Urbanism tackle these challenges through collaboration, strategic design practice, and the pursuit of critical social, cultural, and environmental agendas.

IAAC Lecture Series – Chris Reed

Title: “Staging”

Date: Thursday, 1st December, 2022 Time: 19.30h (CET)

Location: In-house at IAAC Main hall, C/ Pujades 102 & Zoom

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Mette Bak-Andersen at IAAC Lecture Series

“Sustainable Design – From Knowing About to Knowing How” lecture by Mette Bak-Andersen

Mette Bak-Andersen is a designer and researcher dedicated to changing the way we design things. She has a PhD in sustainable design and materials from the Royal Danish Academy of Architecture and Design and for more than 13 years she has been working with sustainability and material circularity in her design practice, in design education and in her research, both in Denmark and internationally. In 2013 she founded the Material Design Lab at Copenhagen School of Design & Technology, which she directed until 2018.

Mette has extensive experience with the design and production of furniture, products and interiors and has presented her research and designs to variety of audiences such as Berkeley University, Salone in Milan, Trapholt Museum of Design and Red Dot Museum in Essen. She has worked with a number of different companies as a design consultant supporting them in the transition to sustainable design and production. In 2021 she published the book Reintroducing Materials for Sustainable Design.

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Sustainable Design – From Knowing About to Knowing How

For too long humanity has been behaving as if the materials we could grow and extract from Earth were unlimited. This behaviour has affected how we have built our society and infrastructure, how we have processed raw materials, the setup of our manufacturing systems and not least, the way we design things.
For a period in time designers did not need to have much more knowledge about materials than anybody else. Because it did not matter how different materials were mixed and combined. We believed all resources to be abundant and did not need to recycle the materials from the products once they could no longer be used.

Many designers are by now fully aware of the urgency for change. They know about the criteria for sustainable design and want to take back control over their products, but frequently they are challenged by the fact that knowing about sustainable design is not the same as knowing how.
In-depth material knowledge, craft skills and the ability to manipulate and work with materials creatively may not seem directly related to sustainability, but they are essential attributes for a anyone who wish to design physical sustainable products. Even when the end goal is digital design and manufacturing.

This lecture is about why and how we must obtain this knowledge as designers and how the role of the designer inevitably will change in the process.

IAAC Lecture Series – Mette Bak-Andersen

Date: Tuesday, 22nd November, 2022 Time: 19.30h (CET)

Title: “Sustainable Design – From Knowing About to Knowing How”

Location: In-house at IAAC Main hall, C/ Pujades 102 & Zoom

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