Funded by the Government of Navarre, the Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, and the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, the BAI Institute is a National Reference Center for Industrialization, Robotization, and Innovation in Construction and Architecture. Its main objective is the research in innovative technological systems applied to architecture and engineering, and the training of architects, engineers, and construction professionals through cutting-edge design and construction methods, in an effort to prepare companies and technicians at all levels (from vocational training to postgraduate level) to respond to the demands of contemporary society.

At the BAI Institute, research will be conducted in two complementary and closely related ways: on the one hand, through the development of innovative solutions in collaboration with highly qualified companies in the field; and on the other hand, through the design of real buildings or interventions on an architectural and urban scale within the context of an ‘Laboratory for Advanced Projects.’ Both aim to use new technologies in an innovative, critical, and humanistic way with the objective of constructing the best possible buildings, infrastructures, and cities, all within the ever-changing framework of contemporary societies.

To foster an energetic and fruitful relationship with companies committed to real innovation and an ethical commitment to society is one of the premises of BAI, which from the outset will have a Company Committee. Beyond its advisory nature, this committee will put its technological know-how and market expertise at the service of the Institute and, from the beginning of the process, will collaborate in the development of the prototypes and the technical, constructive, and spatial solutions provided by BAI, besides offering internships and scholarships to students.

BAI Program