]]> http://blog.biarch.eu/academic/mbiarch-overview/feed/ 0 http://blog.biarch.eu/media/biarch-challenge/ http://blog.biarch.eu/media/biarch-challenge/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 08:24:16 +0000 BIArch http://blog.biarch.eu/?p=282

We want to hear what you think. Post your answers on this discussion thread at Archinect, or on our Facebook page.

We hope this encourages further interaction with prospective students and whomever is interested in knowing more about the Institute. We are also planning a series of exciting events for the spring, involving members of the BIArch Advisory Council with the purpose of offering further insights to the program. Details will be posted here shortly, so be sure to check in, or simply subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed.

In the meantime, we’re very happy to be receiving our first round of applications to the program, just in time for our first deadline which is this Friday, March 19th.  Just out of the sheer assortment of applications, from very different corners of the world, we can already say we’re expecting to have  an incredibly diverse, stimulating group of people joining us in September.

The BIArch Open Lectures part of the Institute’s public program, which complements the MBIArch Master’s degree program. Stay tuned for more information on our Spring 2010 agenda.

In the meantime, enjoy the videos:

BIArch Open Lectures: Smiljan Radic “Un Ruido Naranjo” from BIArch on Vimeo.

BIArch Open Lectures: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, “Architectural Behaviorology” from BIArch on Vimeo.

Smiljan Radic, “one of the most interesting architects working today”, as Miquel Adrià of Arquine magazine metioned in his introduction, was invited to deliver the Barcelona Institute of Architecture’s first Open Lecture. The talk, entitled “Un Ruido Naranjo” (An Orange Tree Noise), not only met the high expectations that were set on it, but pleasantly surprised those present with a beautiful short film prepared by Radic specially for the occasion. The video is an extremely intimate and unique look at Radic’s architecture, and a refreshing take on presenting a body of work. We are happy and honored to be sharing the film along with the full-length video of Radic’s lecture on the Media section of our webpage. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Links to the videos:

Introduction by Miquel Adrià
Smiljan Radic, “Un Ruido Naranjo”

The Barcelona Institute of Architecture (BIArch) is a recently established academic institution offering highly specialized, advanced architectural training. Though firmly rooted in Barcelona’s professional, academic, and cultural milieu, BIArch has an unequivocal international focus and scope. Students at BIArch are expected to address crucial issues in the fields of technology, energy resources, urban studies and architectural theory.

The Institute will adopt action-based learning schemes, emulating the unique operative experience of contemporary approaches to architecture and urban planning in Barcelona. Starting September 2010, BIArch’s master’s degree program (MBIArch) shall be driven simultaneously by research and studio work.

In the same spirit of active engagement and global reach, today BIArch is launching its digital media resources, hoping to transcend the traditional boundaries that separate architecture schools from professional practices and wider communities of interest. The Institute’s experimental vocation will resonate online, by means of an open, animated presence that encompasses BIArch’s web page, blogs, and our social media platforms.

We expect the launch to be the first step in building a solid network and a diverse online community, and look forward to having you join us in this undertaking. We are certain that, like BIArch, these will be instances of vigorous exchange; spaces for discovery, action and debate.

For more information regarding the Barcelona Institute of Architecture and its program, please visit our main page or contact us at info@biarch.eu.