OTF: Postgraduate in 3D Printing Architecture

The Postgraduate in 3D Printing Architecture is a 6-month long intensive programme in the field of additive manufacturing of sustainable architecture. Between the use of advanced technology for construction and the desire to develop a holistic design approach to architecture, we engage with different areas of research that include robotic manufacturing, material research and performance-based design. The programme seeks to develop technological and architectural solutions in collaboration with Industry partners to answer the current needs and challenges of our habitat.

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The Postgraduate in 3D Printing Architecture is a programme of applied research. Rather than imagining an architecture for a long-term future, our aim is to apply state of the art technology to today’s construction paradigm. It is axed around the continuity of the development of a body of research long explored in the Institute together with our industry partners.

The course runs as a partially collective programme with a mixed group of researchers of IAAC’s Master second years and other specialised students with interest in 3d printing, in eco-friendly material research or in the field of housing. The course is structured in 3 phases: explorations, a series of exercises to gain knowledge into the topic followed by a design charrette and the construction of a 1:1 prototype that ambitions to be as close a possible to a real building fragment.

COURSE DETAILS

	OTF – POSTGRADUATE IN 3D PRINTING ARCHITECTURE IN BRIEF
Degree	Postgraduate Diploma in Open Thesis Fabrication by School of Professional and Executive Development at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia – European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
Edition	9th edition
Credits	45 ECTS
Duration	6 months – September 2019 to February 2020 – Full Time
Language	English
Tuition Fee	Non-EU: 9.500€ EU: 7.600€ Discount for PhD in related research fields
Admission	Engineering, Design or Architecture degree, Bachelor or higher degree from other related professions, PhD candidates in applied research fields.