Monthly Archives: October 2012
lecture series_XABIER BARRENA, Architecture journalist for “El Periodico”
Dear Students
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‘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
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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.
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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.
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.
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”!
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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
Hotel Blijdorp Rotterdam
NAI Netherlands Architecture Institute
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
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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