Event's IaaC - IaaC faculty members awarded with the Spanish National Prize for the best Thesis Project of 2007

The thesis project of Daniel Ibañez in collaboration with Rodrigo Rubio has obtained the first prize for the best thesis project presented in Spain in 2007. Former IaaC students and actual faculty members Daniel and Rodrigo, developed the project called Tradding exchanger in Roosevelt Island, NY.
The project was based in 3 main controversies, 3 lines of development:
1.Hyperconectivity: Is it possible to generate a node of maximum connectivity in the end of an island? Implementation of the transport networks
2.Porous Density: Is it possible to overlap landscape and architecture? Continuous double spiral
3. Dualities: Is it possible to integrate simultaneously opposite but complementary realities? Close vs. open, artificial vs. natural, mall vs. streetmarket, controlled vs. spontaneous, vehicle vs. pedestrian,…
Project credits: margen > Daniel Ibañez and Rodrigo Rubio, 2006-2007