Urbanism

Each year, a specific theme is purposely defined for the Master Program. According to this theme, IaaC organises a series of interdisciplinary seminars, workshops, trips, investigations, projects and publications with multidisciplinar an international character.
The specific design projects are approached from a multi-scale perspective, encouraging the students to further and refine their knowledge, reflection and professional skills in relation to territorial, urban, architectonic and informational fields (“from bits to geography”). This provides them with a broader vision on the urban and territorial phenomena.
In recent years trips and investigations have been focused on Brazil, Croatia, Slovenia and Taiwan.
The Master Program takes place in the IAAC Building, an old 2.000 m2 recycled factory, located in the 22@ neighbourhood in Barcelona. There, students have a 24-hour open space to work, with internet connexion. The Iaac building provides an environment where other projects and reserach are being developed simultaneously, like International Conferences or the Digital Fabrication Postgraduate Course. The program offers an opportunity to work with international professors and students in Barcelona, which is one of the international capitals of urbanism and architecture.
The central theme of the Master program 2006-2007 course will be the concept of the “SELF-SUFICIENT HABITAT”. This theme is derived from the International Advanced Architecture Contest organized last year by Iaac, which generated submissions from more than 108 different countries. (www.advancdearchitecturecontest.com).
The main research project “SELFSUFICIENT HABITAT” will investigate the possibilities of an intelligent and sustainable development, with urban and territorial aspects. The program will aim towards the construction of a 1:1 scale prototype of a self-sufficient house.
CLASSES ARE IN ENGLISH

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

Barcelona

Spain

03/10/2006

2 Semesters

Master

€ 5500