Good morning, everyone. I’m Guillem Camprodon, director of Fab Lab Barcelona at IAAC, and I’ll be your host for this session—Design & Make.
Let’s talk about design and architecture. Not the polished, perfectly curated kind, but the architecture of what’s already here—the leftovers, the forgotten, the materials cast aside by a world obsessed with the new. This isn’t about the next big thing; it’s about making the most of what’s already around us.
Today, we’re diving into decarbonization and resource efficiency—not as lofty ideals, but as design imperatives. Because the future of architecture isn’t something we build from scratch. It’s something we craft from what we already have, reshaping, repurposing, and rethinking.
The Responsive Cities Symposium is about flipping the script on conventional extractive models. It’s about rethinking scarcity, embracing abundance, and challenging the way we view resources. What if materials weren’t a finite commodity, but part of an evolving ecosystem? What if reclaimed materials, waste upcycling, and design for disassembly weren’t niche approaches, but the foundation of sustainable construction?
What We’ll Explore Today:
Design for Disassembly – Buildings and objects that aren’t permanent, but adaptable; structures designed for future deconstruction and material reuse.