Pier Giorgio Olivetti, member of the scientific comitee of Valldaura
Pierre Giorgio Olivetti, president of Slow Cities, has been invited by the IAAC, to give a conference on Slow Cities (Cittaslow), and the philosophy behind the idea. While in Barcelona, Olivetti has…
Rain of seeds
A group of friends of Valldaura have gathered to try an experiment, which they called “Floral Chaos «. The idea was quite simple. A total of twenty species of flowers were selected; some…
First Garden in Valldaura
In early spring, a group of IAAC students went to Can Valldaura in order to clean up some patches of land and prepare the soil. In this case, the intention was to prepare…
Undercurrents in Valldaura
The visit of José Luis Guerrero has given interesting and pleasing results. After spending a day with the expert dowser, we learned that close to the old palace (of which not much is…
Nature rewards the volunteers work
Early results appear after the effort made by the IAAC students during the March 18 workshop. At that time, a tree it was cut down to create a clearing in the forest, and…
“Measuring Nature” – From Matter to Product
The IAAC Team will meet on Sunday, March 18 to celebrate the «Measuring Nature» day,which includes the following: From Matter to product: tree / prune / wood / chair Natural transformation: clean the…
Workshop for the IAAC students: lumbering, land preparation, planting
On March 18, a group of students attended a workshop of the IAAC in Valldaura. After the design conducted by Andreu Vila in Valldaura, the students prepared the ground for sustainable forest management,…
Charcoal pile with Marc Boada
We visited Marc Boada at Can Verdager, his home in Monseny. This fall 2011, in honor of the International Year of the Forests, along with his wife Moira and his son, they have…
ArboReal house Workshop at Valldaura
During this week the students of the IAAC MAA have worked on their first introductory course to design – Design of a tree house – making a tree house, at one to one….
