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TERRASSA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING LAUS AWARDS The 43th edition of the Laus Awards summary.

GARAMOND How to shine through the centuries.

AI WEIWEI Fighting with art with the chinese activist.

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P66 Ai Weiwei

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UTKAST 210 UTKAST is an independent publication on the design of our sorroundings: architecture, interior design, art, industrial design and graphics.

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13 News Review 28 Graphics Garamond. How to Shine Through the Centuries 34 Oasis by Klára Šumová and Dirk Wright 38 Fideli Sundqvist: I Love Paper

45 Industrial Design Laus Awards 2013. The 43th Edition Summary 55 Art of the Automobile in NYC 60 Lucetta Magnetic Bike Lights

66 Art Ai Weiwei. Fighting with Art with the Chinese Activist 69 Miami Art Week 2013: Dove Allouche 72 Dead Man’s Hand

66 Architecture Terrassa School of Engineering. A Series of Pictures by Daniel Mutis 69 Reffinery Hotel: A 1920s millinery factory and tea salon is reincarnated as a 12-story hotel 72 City Guides Spotlight: Charleston

Terrassa School of Engineering

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The Terrassa School of Engineering (EET) is a higher education institution of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). With over 100 years’ expertise training engineers, the School is recognised for its prestige, the quality of its programmes, and its excellent position in Spanish rankings. Its main mission is to help men and women develop leadership skills and the ability to innovate in various fields of engineering. The EET is characterised by an innovative, rigorous, internationalised approach that is applied to educational programmes of the highest quality. Study programmes, which are updated and structured to reflect content and new methodologies, lead to degrees that are adapted to European guidelines. The School offers a comprehensive, firstrate education that enables students to develop the professional and personal skills society now demands of engineers. Teaching methodologies are designed to produce graduates with strong skills in foreign languages, teamwork, creativity, self-directed learning, public presentations, and a range of other areas—in short, engineers with a strong, distinctive profile. In practice, the EET’s approach to learning and training involves providing personalised service, encouragement and support to each individual student.

All photographs are taken by Daniel Mutis. 2013.

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he Terrassa School of Engineering evolved out of the Terrassa Industrial School, which was established by Royal Decree on 17 August 1901. The Industrial School trained students as industrial engineering technicians (mechanical, electrical and chemical), as well as training technicians at the elementary level and offering basic courses for workers. The specialisation of Manufacturing Technician (later known as Textile Engineering Technician) was established by Royal Decree on 10 January 1902. Teaching at the School began on 4 February 1902 in a provisional building located at number 4 Carrer Topete in Terrassa. The Terrassa Industrial School was Spain’s first textile school. The School was originally established to train technicians for the textile industry in Terrassa, which dates back to the 12th century, but really took off in the 19th century with the introduction of the steam engine and mechanical looms. The first stone of the building that now houses the School was laid at number 1 Carrer Colom on 9 May 1902 and

The building was inaugurated on 3 July 1904. The Industrial School is a building in the Catalan Modernista style. Designed by architect Lluís Muncunill i Domènech, it is of immense historical and architectural value and an integral part of Terrassa’s urban landscape. The first graduates in textile engineering completed their studies in 1906. Since then, the School has trained specialists in textile, chemical, mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering. On 10 May 1972, under Royal Decree 1377/72, the School became part of the Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona, now the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. For many years, the School has offered a range of technical and engineering programmes, but its main focus has always been on knowledge, research and the pursuit of progress in the textile field. Throughout its history, the School has been closely linked to the city of Terrassa, to its textile factories, looms and chimneys, and to local manufacturers, business people and workers.

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For many years, the School has offered a range of technical and engineering programmes, but its main focus has always been on knowledge, research and the pursuit of progress in the textile field. Throughout its history, the School has been closely linked to the city of Terrassa, to its textile factories, looms and chimneys, and to local manufacturers, business people and workers. The School has also had a significant impact on the evolution of the Catalan public university system. New institutions and technical specialisations have been developed within its walls, and the institution has played a key role in launching and fostering all the elements that have become synonymous with university education in Terrassa. This less visible role is illustrated by the following examples. In 1954, it became clear that the School needed to be enlarged. A new building was constructed to house the School

of Engineering Technicians, and on 8 October 1962, classes started at the School of Industrial Engineering, located at number 11 Carrer Colom. In 1970, the Industrial School became a temporary home to the School of Telecommunications Engineering; the first two years of the programme were delivered on its premises. The institution was later relocated to the newly inaugurated Terrassa Technical Institute, and eventually found a permanent home in Barcelona. The Terrassa College of Optics and Optometry was established in 1977. The College was housed in the same building as our school and services were shared until 1992, when it was relocated to its own building.

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UTKAST In the 1993–1994 academic year, within the framework of a reform of university studies in Spain, the School was one of the first to introduce diploma courses in textiles, industrial chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and industrial electronics. In the 2001–2002 academic year, the School also started to offer the diploma in Sound and Image for Telecommunications. In the 2006–2007 academic year, two official master’s degrees were introduced: the master’s degree in Textile, Paper and Graphics Engineering, and the master’s degree in Sustainability. The School is one of the first in Spain to have adapted its courses to the requirements of the European Higher Education Area. In the 2009–2010 academic year, EHEA-adapted bachelor’s degree courses were offered in electrical engineering, industrial electronics and automatic control, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, textile technology and design, and audiovisual systems. The bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and Product Development was introduced in the 2010–2011 academic year. On 8 February 2010, the Official Gazette of the Catalan Government (DOGC) published an order authorising the School to change its name from the Terrassa College of Industrial Engineering (EUETIT) to the Terrassa School of Engineering (EET). Throughout its history, the School has maintained strong ties with the city of Terrassa, and over the last decade this connection has grown even stronger. Residents of Terrassa feel a sense of ownership in the “Industrial School”—a sentiment shared by local, business and civic institutions, with which we maintain a close and continuing relationship.

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Human Studies

Exposition of some human body studies by Daniel Mutis. From 12-07 to 31-09 at MoMA.