Mathilde Marengo is an Australian-French-Italian PhD architect whose research focuses on the Contemporary Urban Phenomenon, its integration with technology and its implications for the future of our planet. Within today's critical environmental, social and economic framework, she explores the responsibility of designers to respond to these challenges through circular and metabolic design. She is Head of Studies, Co-director of the Master’s Degree in City and Technology, and PhD supervisor at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC). Mathilde conducts her research in the Advanced Architecture Group at IAAC, an interdisciplinary group researching emerging information, interaction and fabrication technologies for the design and transformation of cities, buildings and public spaces.
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is a research, training, production and communication centre located in Barcelona, with 22 years of activity. Its aim is to lead the mission to imagine the future habitat of our society and build it in the present. IAAC follows the digital revolution at all scales to push the boundaries of architecture and design and address the challenges faced by humanity. IAAC is an experimental and experiential centre where people learn by doing, through a testing methodology that promotes real solutions.
