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Luis E. Fraguada investigates critical issues in architecture, design, and urbanism through various modes, including associative design, scripting, and fabrication. Luis architectural studies began at the University of Colorado, Boulder where he was able to begin exploring computational tools and theories which would lead him to choose this field as a specialty. Luis pursued his masters degree in architecture and urbanism (M.Arch) from the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory (DRL) in London where he studied with Theodore Spyropoulos. Luis chose this program for its intense use of computational tools and extensive physical prototyping of dynamic structures. A post-graduate degree in Digital Architectural Production at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) brought Luis to Barcelona, where he is currently based. The Digital Tectonics program, directed by Marta Mal-Alemany, allowed Luis to explore how scripting and digital tools can drive materials to be produced and manipulated via cnc machinery. Luis professional experience is as varied as his academic endeavors. Out of the experience of IaaC, Luis co-founded LaN | Live Architecture Network in 2007, a global consultancy forwarding associative design and fabrication. LaN holds professional and academic workshops globally in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia which immerse participants in the latest fabrication technology and computational processes. This format allowed Luis to collaborate and consult with structural engineers, scientists, choreographers, industrial fabricators, and of course, architects and designers. In 2007, Luis took a position at Vicente Guallart Architects where he worked on several projects as computational expert, including the now completed Vinaros Sea Pavilion in Vinaros, Spain, and the Cultural Gate to Alborz in Tehran, Iran which is under construction. Recognized as an advanced user of Rhinoceros 3D software, Luis began to teach courses in scripting and Grasshopper 3d in Barcelona and in conferences around the world for Robert McNeel and Associates. Luis teaching capacities brought him back to academia. Luis is currently member of the Faculty of Architecture at IaaC as the principle computation instructor, focusing on the interface between computational processes and fabrication and has taught at the Advanced Design of Digital Architecture program (ADDA) directed by Jordi Truco at Elisava in Barcelona. To date, Luis has taught workshops and courses in fifteen countries. Luis joined Built By Associative Data as an associate and the Director of the Barcelona office in 2010. He currently leads BAD Rx - the research component of the office which focuses on creating tools and processes to push the computational capabilities of the team.

Current Director of Research - Built By Associative Data - http://bad.ar.com Editor - Robots In Gastronomy - http://robotsingastronomy.net Instructor - Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia - http://www.iaac.net Co-Founder - Live Architecture Network - http://www.livearchitecture.net Past Advanced Topics Instructor - Robert McNeel and Associates - http://www.mcneel.com Designer - Vicente Guallart - http://www.guallart.com IT Director - University of Colorado - Boulder ENVD - https://academicaffairs.colorado.edu/envd/ Instructor - Elisava ADDA - http://www.elisava.net/en/studies/advanced-design-and-digital-architecture Instructor - Montana State University - http://www.arch.montana.edu/ Education M.Arch - Architectural Association Design Research Lab - http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/aadrl/ Post Grad - Institut dArquitectura Avanada de Catalunya - http://www.iaac.net B.ENVD - University of Colorado - Boulder ENVD - https://academicaffairs.colorado.edu/envd/ Lectures 04.2012 (Zurich, Switzerland) Data and Associativity: Eidgenssische Technische Hochschule Zrich (ETH) 06.2011 (Sevilla, Spain) Associative Awareness: Universidad de Sevilla, ETS de Arquitectura 04.2011 (Copenhagen, Denmark) Urban Feeds: CITA (Smart Geometry Conference: Building the Invisible) 03.2011 (Bogota, Colombia) BAD.Research: Fab Lab Medellin 02.2011 (Barcelona, Spain) Interoperability Tools and Grasshopper Plugins: UIC 08.2010 (Shanghai, China) LaN | Live Architecture Network: University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Study Center 10.2009 (Oulu, Finland) LaN | Live Architecture Network: University of Oulu, Dpt. of Architecture 09.2008 (Bozeman, MT, USA) Tooling: Montana State University School of Architecture 12.2007 (Eindhoven, NL) Plasti+city: TU Eindhoven, Tectonics Conference 09.2007 (Boulder, CO, USA) Plasti+city: University of Colorado College of Architecture and Planning

Workshops 08.2012 (Singapore, Singapore) Eidgenssische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Future Cities Lab 07.2012 (Barcelona, Spain) IaaC Global Summer School 06.2012 (Beirut, Lebanon) Private Commercial Client 05.2012 (Caracas, Venezuela) UC de Venezuela, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo - Informalism 04.2012 (Zurich, Switzerland) Eidgenssische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zrich 04.2011 (Tel Aviv, Israel) Data Driven Structures and Personal Data Collection 03.2011 (Copenhagen, Denmark) Smart Geometry 2011: Urban Feeds Cluster 02.2011 (Munich, Germany) Consultation @ Lindner Group 11.2010 (Beirut, Lebanon) Introduction to Associative Design 11.2010 (Rome, Italy) Inarch Associative Design 10.2010 (Istanbul, Turkey) Associative Design and Fabrication 09.2010 (Toronto, Canada) Ryerson University Associative Design 08.2010 (Shanghai, China) AA Visiting School Shanghai Post Expo 07.2010 (Barcelona, Spain) IaaC Summer School Informalism and Fabrication 05.2010 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) DIA| Designing Interface Architecture 05.2010 (Caracas, Venezuela) UC de Venezuela, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo - Informalism 01.2010 (Lausanne, Switzerland) EPFL Advanced Associative Design (GH) 11.2009 (Oulu, Finland) University of Oulu, Dept. Of Architecture Advanced Associative Design (GH) 10.2009 (Berlin, Germany) UdK Berlin Design Modeling Symposium - Advanced Associative Design (GH) 09.2009 (Istanbul, Turkey) Yildiz & Istanbul Technical Universities eCAADe Conference Scripting 08.2009 (BCN, Spain) LaN On-Site BCN 2 hosted by IaaC Fabrication, Scripting, Advanced Associative Design 06.2009 (Leipzig, Germany) Hochschule fr Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig - Advanced Associative Design 05.2009 (Donostia, Spain) Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura + IaaC From Scripting to Fabrication 03.2009 (Rome, Italy) Istituto Nazionale di Architettura Advanced Associative Design to Fabrication 11.2008 (Istanbul, Turkey) Interscalar Istanbul Bakirkoy Hospital Associative Design and Collaboration 08.2008 (BCN, Spain) LaN On-Site BCN 2 hosted by IaaC Fabrication, Scripting, Advanced Associative Design 07.2008 (Lanzarote, Spain) Congreso Internacional De Arquitectura Viento Associative Design 09.2007 (Bozeman, MT) University of Montana at Bozeman Fabrication 05.2007 (Barcelona, Spain) Fab Lab Barcelona Design and Fabrication Technical Summary Proficient in the design and fabrication of prototypes with various CNC machines including CNC Mill, Laser Cutter, and Stereolithography Printing. Experienced in interaction design with physical computing with the Arduino platform Proficient in many design and CAD applications including Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3D Studio, Autodesk AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper 3D, Adobe CS5, Dreamweaver, Auto.Des.Sys Form Z, @last Sketch Up, Processing, Max/MSP, Adobe After Effects/Premiere. Programming: vb.net, c#, vbScript, Rhinoscript, ActionScript, Processing, Arduino, MEL, HTML, Java, Javascript, XML Authorized Rhinoceros Trainer Proficient in Apple/Mac and Windows Operating Systems and hardware including installations, configuration, maintenance, and operations