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Alfredo Bateman en REDES Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica

Posted on April 11, 2023 by cm

Sesión 20 de REDES: “Gobernanza urbana nocturna: La experiencia de Bogotá” de Alfredo Bateman.

El Jueves 13 de abril únete a la Sesión 20 de Redes | Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica! Redes 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.

En esta ocasión el título de la sesión será: “Gobernanza urbana nocturna: La experiencia de Bogotá” con una conferencia de Alfredo Bateman y un diálogo entre él y Andreina Seijas.

Invitado: Alfredo Bateman

Economista y magíster en economía de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, experto en temas de economía urbana y regional. Se ha desempeñado como asesor de la Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá para la estrategia de reactivación económica frente al Covid – 19; Director de UrbanPro (Corporación Gestión Urbana para el Desarrollo); consultor de organizaciones como la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de ONU-Habitat, Fedesarrollo, BID, entre otras entidades.

Se desempeñó como subsecretario, director de estudios económicos y subdirector de estudios estratégicos en la Secretaría Distrital de Desarrollo Económico entre los años 2009 a 2013. Ha sido docente de pregrado y postgrado en la Universidad del Rosario, Universidad de Los Andes, Universidad Nacional y Pontifica Universidad Javeriana.

Alfredo llega a la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico para seguir siendo un articulador con el aparato productivo de Bogotá y con importantes retos como cerrar las brechas de empleabilidad que impactan negativamente a las mujeres, los jóvenes y las personas mayores de 50 años en la capital, potenciar los corazones productivos de las localidades e impulsar los grandes proyectos de transformación de ciudad en torno al nuevo Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial (POT).

Moderadora: Andreina Seijas

Es una investigadora y consultora venezolana con 12 años de experiencia en desarrollo urbano y políticas públicas en Estados Unidos, Europa y América Latina. Actualmente trabaja como Asociada en Gehl y también lidera proyectos de investigación en Gobernanza Urbana para el Urban Sciences Lab del Instituto de Arquitectura Avanzada de Cataluña (IAAC). Anteriormente, Andreina trabajó para la División de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en Washington D.C.; se desempeñó como Asociada de Políticas Públicas en Americas Society/ Council of the Americas en Nueva York; y fue Gerente de Información para la Alcaldía del Municipio Chacao en Caracas, Venezuela. Desde hace más de diez años, Andreina se especializa en gestión urbana nocturna y ha publicado varios papers y libros sobre este nuevo campo de estudio. Andreina es Licenciada en Comunicación Social de Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas), tiene un Máster en Política Social y Desarrollo de la London School of Economics, un Máster en Administración Pública de New York University, y es Doctora en Diseño (Doctor of Design) de la Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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José Toral

Posted on March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 by cm

IAAC Lecture Series – José Toral

José Toral is a partner, along with Marta Peris, at the architecture firm PERIS+TORAL ARQUITECTES, based in Barcelona. The firm focuses on researching new ways of living and building to address the challenges posed by the climate and housing emergency. Since 2016, José Toral has been an associate professor at the Department of Architectural Projects at ETSAB UPC, specializing in the study of public space and urban projects.

The creative work of PERIS+TORAL ARQUITECTES has been consolidated by winning numerous national public competitions, and the quality and rigor of their built works have been recognized by various international awards, such as the Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta European Architecture Award 2021, the Gold Label Best Architects 22 Award in the multifamily housing category, the Architecture MasterPrize 2021 in the multi-unit residential architecture category, The Plan Award 2021 in the social housing category, the BLT Built Design Awards in the social housing category, the Live Challenge Award by Baumit, and as a finalist in the Eu Mies Award 22 with the 85 social housing units in Cornellà, in 2022.

Form Follows Material

The lecture aims to explain how the PERIS+TORAL ARQUITECTES studio approaches architectural creation through its projects, considering the current challenges of the climate and housing emergency. In this sense, architecture is approached from an integral sustainability perspective, where environmental, economic, and social aspects are interrelated in order to offer efficient and sustainable architectural solutions for current and future needs.
The objective is not to focus on each of these aspects individually, but to find the overlapping areas between them to discover strategies that can solve social, environmental, and economic problems. When we combine social and environmental sustainability, the strategy of creating intermediate spaces that reduce demand and promote social relationships emerges. When we combine environmental and economic sustainability, the strategy of reducing material use to minimize CO2 emissions and costs appears. Finally, when we combine economic and social sustainability, the strategy of sharing resources to reduce costs and obtain social benefits emerges.

IAAC Lecture Series – José Toral

Date: Friday, 31st of March, 2023
Time: 19.00h (CEST)
Title: Form Follows Material
Location: Online

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Mireia Luzárraga

Posted on March 20, 2023 by cm

IAAC Lecture Series – Mireia Luzárraga

Mireia Luzárraga is an architect (ETSAM) and Studio Critic at Columbia GSAPP. Luzárraga founded TAKK in 2010, an architecture and design studio based in Barcelona. Her projects investigate how architecture can catalyze the development of more democratic lives through the incorporation of feminist thought, ecology, and politics into its practice.

Their work has received recognition such as the COAM award, the “Temps de les Arts” award, and the FAD award.

Their work takes place in both the public and private spheres. TAKK’s clients include FRAC-Centre Val de Loire and IVAM (Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno), Barcelona City Council, FAD (Foment de les Arts i el Disseny), Vitra, Swatch, Hermès, FITUR (Feria de Turismo), or CA2M (Centro de Arte 2 de Mayo).

Their reference art and design galleries for his furniture work are Side Gallery Barcelona and Camp Design Milan.

TAKK’s work belongs to the permanent collection of the FRAC-Centre Val de Loire and has been exhibited at the Oslo Triennale, and the Venice, San Sebastián, Tallinn, Maia, and Rabat Biennales, among others. Likewise, TAKK has participated in exhibitions at Matadero-Madrid, Center d’Arts Santa Mónica, CCCB (Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona), MAK Vienna, TCDC Bangkok, or Alcova Milano.

Mireia Luzárraga is currently a professor at the IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, and La Salle, and together with Alejandro Muiño at Columbia GSAPP. Previously TAKK has participated as a professor and lecturer in institutions such as the University of Alicante, ETSAM, IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), ELISAVA, RMIT, Floating University Berlin, or ILEK Stuttgart.

TAKK’s projects have been published in some of the most important architecture magazines such as Arquitectura Viva, Plot, Domus, Abittare, l’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui, and in publications such as El País, El Mundo, Diari Ara, or Architectural Digest.

Architecture and Co-Existance

It would seem that the laws of thermodynamics are in contradiction. While the first would advocate a world of infinite energy, the second reminds us that far from this energy utopia our resources are limited. If modernity; cumulative, extractive, predatory, capitalist in short, “grew” on the first law of thermodynamics, events such as climate change, the fossil fuel crisis, or the sixth mass extinction seem to indicate that the future is bound to “decrease” according to the second law looking for a balance that allows us to coexist on this planet.

But what does this turn, which some call degrowthist, mean for the arts and specifically for architecture? Are concepts such as the “new green deal” or green capitalism enough to carry out this transition or does the future require more profound changes? from our way of eating to what we understand by the word “home”? What (new) material, energetic, political and aesthetic models can we look for to face this turn?

Through examples developed by TAKK architecture, Mireia Luzárraga will try to answer these and other questions and we will see how the future (of architecture) is full of flowers and oysters.

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Date: Wednesday, 22nd of March, 2023
Time: 19.30h (CET)
Title: Architecture and Co-Existance
Location: In-house at IAAC Main hall, C/ Pujades 102 & Zoom

Correa & Milà in perspective

Posted on March 16, 2023 by cm

From March 16th to June 4th ”Correa & Milà in perspective” exhibition at COAC

2024 marks the centenary of the birth of Federico Correa (Barcelona, 1924 – 2020) and Alfonso Milà (Barcelona, 1924 – 2009), one of the most influential pair of architects from Barcelona from the second half of the 20th century. Claiming their legacy just because of this anniversary would possibly seem to them to be an irrelevant convention. In this sense, the Open Architecture Centre proposes the exhibition once the work of inventorying, treatment and cataloging of the donation of the fund of its professional archive has been completed, following the duo’s logical and functional way of doing.

O. Maspons. Correa i Milà a la planta bar de l’edifici del COAC. Barcelona, c.1962 – Fons Fotogràfic O. Maspons – Arxiu Històric del COAC

In 1997 the COAC, in collaboration with the Ministerio de Fomento, dedicated an exhibition to the architects which, seen in perspective and together with the construction of the Episcopal Museum of Vic, was almost like a slow-motion farewell to all the friends and followers of their work.

Today, this new approach makes sense for several reasons. The first one is the growing interest in Correa & Milà’s work in recent years by new generations of architects not linked to their mastery or to their personal and professional relationships, stating the timelessness of many of their contributions, both in architecture and design.

Il Giardinetto / Correa Milà. Image © Montse Garriga

The second reason is the possibility of looking over the architects’ work in their absence, a fact that allows unpublished material to be brought to light that may not have been of interest to them, but its relevance is undeniable for the proper study and understanding of their work. This in-depth study is possible thanks to the more than 600 files that the Historical Archive of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia has had since 2006.

The third reason – which is related to the previous point – is to read their work in relation to the society in which they developed it, trying to comprehend the conditions that made it possible and fostered its particularities beyond the talent and good practice of the authors.

Curation and exhibition design by AMOO (Aureli Mora + Omar Ornaque).

Women Team 2023

Posted on March 8, 2023 by cm

BAW’s Women team to celebrate the International Women’s day 2023

Every 8th March we celebrate the International Women’s day. At BAW we have an amazing women team. Every one have something special, and we are happy to share it with you!

Here you have our women passionate Architects!

From left to right: Pia Wortham, Jelena Prokopljevic, Cristina Santamaria, Carmen Popescu, Daniela Sanchez and Elodie Grammont

Pia Wortham, born in Mexico City, Mexico. She studied at Tufts University Civil Engineering and Fine arts Museum School of Boston Massachusetts.

History is multidisciplinary, and if we choose to look at history this way the whole accumulation of our human experience is more interesting. My classes have a healthy combination of technology and historical fact that I combine in order to relate the past to our present architectural practice and technology. This dual focus allows me to adapt the content of my tours based on the background and interests of the group. Architecture is a strange hybrid of many disciplines that literally makes up our built environment, I try to convey the intricacies and complexities of cities in general and Barcelona in particular to enhance a sense of curiosity in the world around us.

Jelena Prokopljevic born in Belgrade. Architect degree from the Belgrade University 1998.

Architecture is always the expression of an epoch: of its society, politics and ideologies, culture, economy and technological development. When a client formulates a project commission, the package contains a set of dreams, a desired image that is to be projected through the built work defining its artistic attractiveness, high technology, ecological awareness, material austerity or exuberance. I like to transmit all this complexity of architecture and its general context both to my students and to my fellow-walkers.

Cristina Santamaria Nogueira she is from Barcelona. Architect by Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB-UPC).

It is a pleasure to guide along my home city! A perfect combination of being outside, enjoying such beautiful surroundings while getting to know interesting people, showing them around, opening our minds to each other and letting each walk flow by itself. The great team of guides built at BAW makes our work collaborative an very rewarding!

Carmen Popescu, born in Bucharest. Architecture Studies between Bucharest and Barcelona 1992-2003.

As a BAW walk leader, I try to transmit my experience of Barcelona, both as a practicing architect and as a passionate resident. Our walks allow us to explore the city, exchange ideas and share impressions about its timeless unique features. The routes are attractive and surprising, and I try to make everybody have a good time, while discovering some of Barcelona’s treasures.

Daniela Sánchez Sáez, born in Santiago de Chile. Architecture studies by Universidad de Chile and Master in Landscape by Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB-UPC).

Barcelona is a city recognized worldwide for its urban planning, public space and landscape projects. I am interested in explaining how the city has raised various strategies over the years, emphasizing the different perspectives on it and its urban transformations, starting from the landscape vision. And showing how the projects are design and built to develop a more sustainable city.

Elodie Gammont, born in Dax, France. Arquitect by Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB-UPC).

She is the half part of our adventure Barcelona Architecture Walks. BAW and MIEL Arquitectos Co-founder beside Miguel Angel Borràs. She develop some differents aspects like documentation and images task and take care of accounts, and of course she walks with all our tours as well. Specially when we need speak French!

We are so glad of all them, we have a wonderful Women’s team!

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Aldo Sollazzo

Posted on March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 by cm

Tuesday, 7 of March, IAAC Lecture Series – Aldo Sollazzo

Aldo Sollazzo is an Italian entrepreneur and innovator, expert in robotics, computer vision, and computational design. He is the CEO of Noumena since 2011, a data-driven company implementing computer vision and machine learning to study and analyze spatial dynamics.

As part of the Noumena Group, he is also the CEO of PURE.TECH, a material-driven company operating promoting sustainability at the industrial scale, and of LAMÁQUINA, a large-scale 3D printing factory, shaping new architectural solutions integrating advanced manufacturing and computation.

At the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalunya in Barcelona, he is the Director of the Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction.

In 2019 Aldo received, from the Italian President of the Republic, the title of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy for the promotion of national prestige abroad as a recognition of his scientific and technological activities.

Aldo has made many appearances as a guest speaker at Conferences and University Seminars, amongst them European Conference on Computer Vision, Barcelona Urban Tech, Future City Summit, The Venice Biennale and TEDx Barcelona.

Respira: Encoding Material Ecologies into Large Scale Additive Manufacturing Components

Material-driven methodologies for large-scale 3D printing have allowed the incorporation of sustainable techniques towards the design of architectural pieces and the creation of a new generation of ecologically responsible design solutions. At LAMÁQUINA by Noumena, architectural components are made by using advanced robotic manufacturing techniques and a cutting-edge material called PURE.TECH, leader in material innovation. PURE.TECH merges technology and sustainability to develop novel solutions against climate change by neutralising greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, cleaning the air we breathe.
Through data-driven design engineering and material technology optimisation, Aldo’s projects are capable of creating modular and adaptable design solutions for architectural, public and urban spaces with a lower environmental impact. By adopting these methodologies, RESPIRA project is one of the first demonstrators of the future of regenerative design of space.

Date: Tuesday, 7 of March, 2023 at 19.00h (CET)

Title: “Respira: Encoding Material Ecologies into Large Scale Additive Manufacturing Components”

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

The lecture is part of the kick-off of R.ES.P.I.R.A. project, and will be introduced by Michael Donaldson (Comisionado de Innovación Digital, Administración Electrónica y Buen Gobierno) from Fundació BIT Habitat.

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

Posted on March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 by cm

‘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

Xavier De Kestelier

Posted on February 21, 2023 by cm

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.

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

Redes, Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica

Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 by cm

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.

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

Posted on February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 by cm

“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.

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

Posted on February 7, 2023 by cm

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.

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

Llum Barcelona 2023

Posted on February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 by cm

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.

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

Posted on January 26, 2023 by cm

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.

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.

Barcelona & The Future

Posted on January 19, 2023 by cm

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?

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.

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

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by cm

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.

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

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