lecture series_XABIER BARRENA, Architecture journalist for “El Periodico”

Dear Students
first lecture of the series New roles of architecture profession in Barcelona
XABIER BARRENA, Architecture journalist for “El Periodico”, today November 31 at 5:20 pm at the BAC

‘YAS’: Young Architects of Spain exhibition opening with the lecture by Miguel Roldán

..save the date
November 6 at 5:30pm.
‘YAS’: Young Architects of Spain exhibition opening
with the lecture by Miguel Roldán
at Geren Auditorium, Texas A&M University’s College of Architecture.

The Exhibition will remain in Wright Gallery from November 6 to December 10, 2012

for more about the exhibition check out one of our previous posts here

Fall 2012_lecture series

dear students

With the purpose of broadening your experience and understanding of the diversity of architecture practice and the contemporary new roles of our profession here in Barcelona, we have prepared a series of lectures and visits for you to participate in.

You will be required to attend and actively participate in at least three of these lectures as a part of your history/theory seminar.

You are welcome to attend all five if you would like.

fall 2012_Texas A&M field studies travel to Netherlands, October 19-20

Our Fall 2012 Texas A&M University students during their weeklong trip in Netherlands to experience Architecture and general culture visited main architecture buildings of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hilversum, Wageningen, Den HAag, Utrecht, Delft.

VPRO Studio_MVRDV

Tv and media museum_Hilversum

City Hall by Richard Meier in Hague

walking towards Theo Jansen Studio

Theo Jansen explaining one of his “animals” and the building process at his studio

Delft University of Architecture

Powerplant at Utrecht University

Utrecht City Hall_EMBT

Utrecht downtown

Schroder House UNESCO world heritage in Utrecht

BIMHUIS concert hall in Amsterdam for jazz and improvised music

BIMHUIS bridge

“Materia” inspiration and creativity center building in Amsterdam

before departure to Barcelona

check out the complete album at our Facebook page here

This weekend OCTOBER 27-28, Architecture festival 48H OPEN HOUSE Barcelona

Dear students,

We hope that you have had great time in Netherlands and that tonight when you get back you’re going to have enough strength to continue all the weekend of great architecture in Barcelona.

Remember that the worldwide known Architecture festival 48H OPEN HOUSE Barcelona  and this 2012 edition is this weekend, OCTOBER 27-28.

All weekend of open architecture with guided tours by architects and specialists of each building.

Here you can download complete program and schedule of opening hours
As well see the map with all opened buildings marked

For all the last minute program changes you can follow them at official 48H Open House Barcelona Facebook page.

Have a safe trip back to Barcelona and enjoy your weekend of architecture with “eyes, minds and open doors”!

Fall 2012_Clemson University and Texas A&M University in Netherlands

Our complete fall 2012 group of Clemson University and Texas A&M University students in between their architecture tours in Netherlands have met for lunch in Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam

Fall 2012_Clemson University field studies travel to Netherlands, October 19-20

fall 2012_Clemson University School of Architecture field studies travel to Netherlands with Professor Ivan Blasi, October 19-20

Van Nelle Factory

Housing in Rotterdam

Schiehaven

Blom Cube Houses

Hotel Blijdorp Rotterdam

NAI Netherlands Architecture Institute

Rem Koolhaas Kunsthal

MVRDV Villa VPRO Hilversum

Neutelings Sound and Vision

for complete album visit Clemson in Netherlands on our Facebook page

We wish you great Field Studies trip to Netherlands!

Dear Texas A&M University and Clemson University Students,

We wish you a safe travels tomorrow and to have great visits at your Field Studies trip to Netherlands!

Enjoy and send us postcards with your impressions!

Miguel Roldan at the KU Leuven, Fall 2012 lecture series

Miguel Roldán will give lecture titled “the Public Eye” as part of the international fall 2102 lecture series organized by The Master of Human Settlements (MaHS)   and Master of Urbanism and Strategic Planning (MaUSP)  of the Department of Architecture, Urbanism and Planning, at  the KU Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium, October 23, 19:00-21:00H in the Molen Auditorium.

The MaUSP programme is part of the European Masters in Urbanism (EMU)  which is a high-quality, design oriented collaborative program with partner universities UPC Barcelona , TU Delft , IUAV Venezia and KU Leuven.

for detailed program of the lecture series download the pdf  KU Leuven Lecture Series fall 2012

videos from design studio midterm review October 15th and 16th

check out some videos from design studio midterm review

Professors Toni Montes and Jordi Mansilla short highlines of this semester’s studio and the midterm projects

Midterm review introduction

Miguel Roldan’s critic intervention

and … few ‘beep’ shorts of making of the videos