Arriving at FabLab Barcelona

 

I have arrived at FabLab Barcelona. The lab is located at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), and it is primary a workshop for the architecture students. The work of the students is on a very high level, so there is not much I can contribute with this week I am in Barcelona.

 

Tomas Diez (FabLab manger Barcelona) was very friendly to take some time off to have a very interesting conversation with me about the nature of his lab. The FabLab is funded by the IAAC and the main goal is to provide a good workshop and experimentation centre for the architecture students. As a result there is no room for “open access” for people outside the architecture school. The FabLab does do some projects for external people, but unfortunately only for the ones that can afford it.

Tomas has also organized the creation of another FabLab in the design museum of Barcelona. So this is where I am heading next. The DHUB Fab Lab focuses on education and openness toward the public, so there might become a symbioses of expert- and and open labs in Barcelona.

 

I have arrived at FabLab Barcelona. The lab is located at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), and it is primary a workshop for the architecture students. The work of the students is on a very high level, so there is not much I can contribute with this week I am in Barcelona.

 

Tomas Diez (FabLab manger Barcelona) was very friendly to take some time off to have a very interesting conversation with me about the nature of his lab. The FabLab is funded by the IAAC and the main goal is to provide a good workshop and experimentation centre for the architecture students. As a result there is no room for “open access” for people outside the architecture school. The FabLab does do some projects for external people, but unfortunately only for the ones that can afford it.

 

Tomas has also organized the creation of another FabLab in the design museum of Barcelona. So this is where I am heading next. The DHUB Fab Lab focuses on education and openness toward the public, so there might become a symbioses of expert- and and open labs in Barcelona.

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