Barcelona, 21.2.2024: A visit and lecture at UPC Barcelonatech, as part of their well recognised master’s degree Parametric Design in Architecture (MPDA), https://www.mpda.upc.edu

UPC’s master’s degree Parametric Design in Architecture (MPDA) is an international program that seeks to teach and explore technology efficiency. MPDA is oriented to the integration of computational tools and digital manufacturing technology in building systems and architectural design. MPDA focuses in:

• Design and optimization of lightweight building systems, mainly through form-finding processes, including tensile architecture.
• Integration with professional workflows and industrial standards, although keeping a wide space for experimentation, research and industry oriented innovation.
• Generation of efficient form by efficient means: guiding computational thinking and tools to the simplification of processes and material efficiency.