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![IAAC builds FLORA, an observatory in the Barcelona forest
IAAC builds FLORA, an observatory in the Barcelona forest](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17604/01_IAAC_FLORA-AdriaGoula-PatiNunezAgency_6074-Pano_last_sez.jpg)
10-05-2023
IAAC builds FLORA, an observatory in the Barcelona forest
FLORA, an acronym for Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis, is a facility in the Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona) developed by a team of students and researchers from IAAC's Master’s in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB). Built from sustainable, locally-sourced materials, it allows researchers to monitor the forest from within.
![TOVA 3D printed house in local earth by IAAC
TOVA 3D printed house in local earth by IAAC](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17330/IAAC-3D-House-Prototype-Spain_ph_Gregori-Civera_1_last_sez.jpg)
15-09-2022
TOVA 3D printed house in local earth by IAAC
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) presents Spain's first 3D printed building using earth. The building, constructed using a Crane WASP – the architectural 3D printer – illustrates new ways of addressing the social and environmental challenges of the future through the IAAC’s various education and research programs.