Me, Smart Citizen
Description
Me, Smart Citizen
FabLab BCN: a conference about our latest project: http://www.smartcitizen.me, now in crowdfunding campaign through Goteo: http://goteo.org/project/smart-citizen-sensores-ciudadanos?lang=en. Presented by Tomas Diez, Fab Lab Barcelona-Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Spain / Venezuela.
Session Host
TBC
Presenters
Tomas Diez, Fab Lab Barcelona-Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Spain / Venezuela, @fablabbcn, @tomasdiez
Bios
Tomas Diez: Tomas Diez is a Venezuela born Urbanist specialized in digital fabrication and its implications on the future cities models. He currently leads the project Fab Lab at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and coordinates Fab Academy program offered by the worldwide network of Fab Labs. He has participated in technological and social projects such as rehabilitation plans for marginal areas of Caracas, digital manufacturing installation Hyper-habitat for the XI Venice Architecture Biennale, digital fabrication of the first solar house in Barcelona: the “Fab Lab House” for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 in Madrid, the launch of Fab Labs in cities like Lima (Peru), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Ahmedabad (India), among other projects. Is part of the international team that drives programs Fab Labs and Informalism and Smart Cities by Smart Citizen, both research oriented towards the use of ITC for the development of a citizen based platforms for the city production; he is part of the team which will develop the Barcelona Fab City project in the upcoming years. Tomas is co-founder of Studio P52 (http://www.studiop52.com), a creative space in the 22@ district of Barcelona, and now is launching the Smart Citizen project (http://www.smartcitizen.me) in collaboration with other partners through a crowdfunding campaign.
His research focuses on the use of digital tools for the transformation of physical reality to find a more fluid relation between machines and humans. Relates the conscious and unconscious actions of human beings with the production of immediate reality through the development of platforms and tools for their participation in this process physically and intellectually. http://www.fablabbcn.org - http://www.smartcitizen.me
Details
Location: MAKE auditorium
Date & Time: Fri 21st, 14:00-15:30
Target Group: Everyone
Topic Stream: Open Design, Hardware, Manufacturing and Making
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