HYBRIDa is very proud to announce you that after several years and different attempts, we already have won the 7th Framework Programme for Research: CAPACITIES. Research for the SMEs.
2.000.000 € of European founding will be shared with different technological centers to put forward the development of the HybGrid (Digital and physical components) for a time based adaptable structure through material intelligence.
We want to thank very much to the people involved on the project during the last eight years.
Sylvia Felipe_Jordi Truco
Being involved in such a research it is not easy, our life as architects isn’t letting too much space for real research, and there are not too many opportunities to achieve real financial support for doing so. Usually it becomes a matter of personal effort, seeking something that does not seem totally necessary for the day to day life. For this reason we are absolutely sure that the unique way to succeed on this arduous task is thanks to the continuous help and support from the most interesting , challenging and diverse people you can meet.
We are sincerely very grateful to:
Mike Weinstock, Michael Hensel, for opening the first door to find our actual condition of architects. and for giving to us a piece of his knowledge.
Achim Menges, for being there as a teacher, college, and as a friend.
George Jeronimidis, for valorous ideas and advisements in such an amazing field which is the Biomimetics.
Marco Verde, for his tireless effort, help and interest on the HybGrid, and his permanent struggling in HYBRIDa.
Mohsen Mostafavi, for his support and help in the most critical moments at the AA.
Jalal El-Ali, Katherin Jonas, Jalpa Kanabar, Pablo Kobayashi, Lina Martinsson, Meltem Okuvran, Linus Saavedra, Charbel Tannous. AA Em Tech students. for the amazing experience in London and for helping on the final big prototype.
Michael Hensel’s Dip Unit 4, for helping so much on the final big prototype.
Emmanuel Ruffo, for his enormous effort on layouts and many other thinks.
Marcellus Letang, Trysterm Smity, Anthony Beckett. AAWorkshop. For his precious inconditional help.
Dirk, for his sympathetic help on the prototypes of the HybGrid Phase 2.
AHRB Arts and Science Research Fellowship. (AHRC, Arts Council of England and the Scottish Arts Council. UK, for bringing us the opportunity to continue working in a professional way on the most interesting peace of work in the world.
Pere Pedros, Trampoli technologic de la UDG, for his enthusiasm and challenging way of helping, and for giving us the opportunity to step in on the real research world
Wolf Mangelsdorf, for his advisements on complex structures.
Mike Cook, for his clear conceptual vision of form finding structures, and for his interest on our project.
Philip Beesley, Sachiko Hirosue, Jim Ruxton: Subtle Technologies Symposium for inviting us and let us show our stage of research.
FEIDAD Far Eastern International Digital Design Award for choosing the HybGrid as one of the wining projects.
Konstantinos Oungrinis for including the HybGrid on Transformations.Harvard Design School.
HYBRIDa Team 2003 - 2011 Nuria Gomez Garrido, Udo Thoeinnissen , Francesca Calvino, Nicola Santoro Gianfranco Simula, Jacomo Bendetti , Laura Gomez Garrido
Julian Arandia, Ambra Micantonio, Giovanni Sanna, Luca Putzolu, Stefania Meloni
Alberto Felipe, Lolita Marzal, Victor Truco, Maria Rosa Calbet for helping and supporting to many years of financial and spirits difficulties, and for having given us the education that makes us the way how we are.
Jordi Truco and Sylvia Felipe
