Tag Archives: Energy

MBIArch Notes: “Verticalscapes” Design Studio

By BIArch | Published: March 2, 2011

The first Core Design Studio of the MBIArch program, “Verticalscapes“, focuses on a “prototypology” that combines architecture, landscape, and environment. Directed by Iñaki Ábalos, the studio is one of the second term’s hightlights, and the cornerstone of the Architectural Design area of study. We’ve asked Javier García-Germán, partner at Totem Arquitectos and the studio’s Assistant [...]

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MBIArch Notes: Ecopark

By BIArch | Published: November 24, 2010

As part of the Energy Technologies course, which has expanded on themes relating to the integration and maximization of optimized energy solutions within design processes, MBIArch students recently enjoyed a one-day excursion to the Waste Recycling Plant and Ecopark (designed by Iñaki Ábalos & Juan Herreros in 2003) located in Barcelona’s Forum area. Students toured [...]

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BIArch Journal: Energy, Session 01

By BIArch | Published: November 9, 2009

Last Friday October 30th, BIArch held its first public seminar on the subject of “Energy” in the L’Entresol room of La Pedrera de Caixa Catalunya. The two-day seminar was divided into three sessions. The first session featured lectures by Julio Martínez Calzón, Principal of MC2 Estudio de Ingeniería; Aleksandar Ivancic , coordinator of energy projects at Barcelona Regional; and a [...]