International Conference Biodigital Architecture & Genetics

Monday-Wednesday, 30th May - 1st June 2011

Biodigital Architecture Workshop (Workshop Directors: Alessio Erioli, Aref Maksoud, Alejandro Muiño)

ESARQ, School of Architecture, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Wednesday, 1st June - Sunday, 5th June

Alberto T. Estévez, Conference Chair, Biodigital Architecture and Genetics :: Mauro Costa, Biological analogies in architecture and design :: Alessio Erioli, Intensive aesthetics :: Diego Cuevas, Fabricating the biodigital :: Antonio Vacca, Topological and genetic architecture :: Sergio Hidalgo, Bio-logic and nature’s geometry in architecture :: Daniela Frogheri, Digital aggregations and biological knowledge :: Julian Ardila, Possible imaginary worlds :: Aref Maksoud, Genetic architecture visualization :: Lamila Simisic, Architecture of the clash :: Alejandro Muiño, Natural process :: David Anton, Genobits: Processes’ reactions in architecture of systems :: Elif Erdogan, Fusion of computation and genetics in design :: Mireia Luzárraga, Form, energy and performance :: Arne Riekstins, Animation Methods in Urban Planning :: Pedro Sousa, Experiences like researcher, teacher and professional in biodigital architecture :: Gonçalo Henriques, Digital conception and fabrication: A new morphogenesis :: Rosa Cervera & Javier Pioz, Towards a bionic reality :: Rosa Cervera & Javier Pioz, The Bionic Tower :: Visit to the Sagrada Familia of Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona :: UIC’s Campus, Biodiversity actions, trees’ plantations & Mediterranean diet aperitif

Un evento especial que puede ser de vuestro interés, con contenidos de arquitectura biodigital e inscripción gratuita: inscripciones al +34 93 254 18 27 o al email yespina@uic.es (aforo limitado).

A special event that can be for your interest, with biodigital architecture contents, and free inscriptions: We more information +34 93 254 18 27 or email yespina@uic.es (limited capacity).

Fab 7 : Lima, August 2011

Open publication - Free publishing - More fablab

The Seventh International Fab Lab Conference by FabLab LIMA.
Lima, August, 2011

Fab7 is the annual international Fab Lab event which gathers field practitioners and laboratory researchers from the FabLab network and beyond, for a week hands-on workshops and a one day academyc symposium on the principles and applications of digital fabrication.

AA Symposium: Debating Fundamentals: Probing the Autopoiesis of Architecture

Architectural Association
» March 11, 2011 10:00 AM

Participants (tbc):

Patrik Schumacher, Jeff Kipnis, Greg Lynn, Rem Koolhaas, Lars Spuybroek, Charles Jencks, Eric Owen Moss, Wolf D Prix, Alejandro Zaera Polo, Mark Wigley, Marc Cousins, Brett Steele, Zaha Hadid

organised by Patrik Schumacher

The debate will be guided by the issues raised in Patrik Schumacher's book The Autopoiesis of Architecture, which is being published by Wiley. Volume 1 was launched at the AA on 7 December 2010; Volume 2 will come out in autumn 2011. The purpose of the book is to give leadership to the discipline. It presents a systematic treatise on architecture, a unified theory constructed on the basis of a comprehensive discourse analysis of the discipline, rationally reconstructed as autopoietic system of communications, within the framework of Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory. 

The theory of architectural autopoiesis constructs a unified theoretical system that integrates many partial theories. The following theories are presented in Volume 1: theories of architectural theory; of architecture’s historical emergence; of the discipline’s self- demarcation; of the avant-garde; of the form-function aesthetic theory; of style(s), design media theory; and of architecture’s societal function. (Volume 2 continues with theories of architecture’s task articulated into an organisational, a phenomenological, and a semiological dimension; design process theory; of architecture’s relevant societal environment; of architecture’s relationship to politics; of architectural self-description. Volume two ends with a comprehensive argument for parametricism as unified, epochal style for the 21st century.)

Guests/speakers might pick one of following topics/questions (or bring anything else into the debate):

A fundamental question of ethos/ideology/discursive culture: Should we – the participants/protagonists of architecture –  commit/submit ourselves to a collective debate arguing about the direction in which architecture should progress?

Is all relevant architecture globally relevant architecture, i.e. world architecture?

In which way is architecture autonomous? Is architecture one of the great autopoietic function systems of society?

Demarcating architecture: Does architecture/design constitute a sui generis discursive field and domain of expertise distinct from art, engineering and science?

The raison d’etre of architecture: Does architecture have a specific role or function to fulfil within society?

Does architecture have a stable discursive core identity? Which are the permanent and which the variable communication structures of architecture?

Can architecture be defined via its lead distinction of form vs function?

Is the distinction between avant-garde and mainstream a useful schema to analyse what goes on in architecture?

What is the role of architectural theory? Can there be architecture without theory?

Is the category of beauty still valid within architecture? What is the role and raison d’etre of aesthetic values?

What is the significance and import of the evolving design media?

Is the category of style(s) still valid (or even necessary) within architecture?

Does it make sense to propose a comprehensive, unified theory of architecture in the form of an elaborate theoretical system?

These are topics that might be raised by any of the speakers, or these might be questions with which the speakers might be confronted by the host. The idea here is to share a set of questions without necessarily allocating or selecting questions.

ACADIA 2011 Regional - Parametricism

CONFERENCE March 10-12, 2011

ACADIA.org

University of Nebraska Lincoln

College of Architecture

ACADIA 2011 Regional - Parametricism:  Student Performance Criteria (SPC), is set to complement ACADIA’s mission of facilitating communication and critical thinking regarding the use of computers in architecture, with a specific focus on the impact of education and how computation and computational thinking, particularly the concept of Parametricism*, is poised to evolve design thinking and the future of architectural practice.  In a type of radical parametric pragmatism, we invite sessions, papers, and discussions to the ACADIA Regional Conference that projectively interrogate a parametric frontier which both engages and surpasses fulfillment of SPC, and other regulatory criteria, in the pursuit of design innovation and elegance. Far from a solitary academic endeavor, it is our goal that the conference becomes a conversational interface between practitioners, educators, researchers, designers, and students. Each, bringing implementations in computational and parametric based design, development, production, management, and manufacturing that have infiltrated, integrated, and excelled working methodologies and resultants. * Patrik Schumacher

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Tom Verebes, oceanD 

Jeff Day, MIN | DAY 

Nate Miller, NBBJ

The Eclipse of Beauty: Parametric Beauty

The Eclipse of Beauty: Parametric Beauty
The Harvard GSD Symposia on Architecture
Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall. Cambridge, MA. USA.
 » March 9, 2011 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Public Lecture
Panelists:

• Mario Carpo, Vincent Scully Visiting Professor of Architectural History, Yale University. Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology 
• Ingeborg Rocker, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Harvard GSD 
• Michael Meredith, Associate Professor of Architecture, Harvard GSD 

What has happened to architectural beauty? It used to be the fundamental value of architectural theory and practice, the touchstone of every conceivable achievement for a discipline that considered itself primarily as an art. Today, the word is seldom pronounced by theorists and professionals, at least in public. Even critics and historians tend to avoid the loaded term.

What has happened to architectural beauty? Its eclipse is all the more surprising given that architectural aesthetics is everywhere. The architectural star-system is to a large extent based on signature forms that herald the originality of their authors. The so-called "Guggenheim effect" has fundamentally to do with the visual seduction exerted by Frank Gehry's project on a large public, from connoisseurs to simple passers-by. It has paved the way for all sorts of prestigious architectural commissions, often linked to the cultural sector, museums, libraries, opera houses requiring visually striking answers that can be appreciated by a broad audience. Usually entrusted to a relatively small cohort of elite architects, these commissions nevertheless contribute to define the tone of contemporary architectural debate. Even if the term beauty is rarely invoked to characterize their power of seduction, the aesthetic dimension plays a determining role. Download a full description (pdf) of The Eclipse of Beauty symposia. 

This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact: Brooke King
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Patrik Schumacher, Parametricism and the Autopoiesis of Architecture

September 15, 2010 6:30AM - 8:30AM

Columbia University
WOOD AUDITORIUM, AVERY HALL

Partner, Zaha Hadid Architects, Founding Director AADRL, London

Patrik Schumacher is partner at Zaha Hadid Architects and founding director at the AA Design Research Lab. He joined Zaha Hadid in 1988.

Patrik Schumacher studied philosophy and architecture in Bonn, London and Stuttgart, where he received his Diploma in architecture in 1990. In 1999 he completed his PHD at the Institute for Cultural Science, Klagenfurt University. In 1996 he founded the "Design Research Laboratory" with Brett Steele, at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, and continues to serve as one of its co-directors. Since 2004 Patrik Schumacher is also tenured Professor at the Institute for Experimental Architecture, Innsbruck University. Currently he is also a guest professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

The lecture will present the case for Parametricism as a new unified, epochal style for the 21st century. The reach of Parametricism is global, and its scope is universal, including urbanism, architecture, interior design, as well as furniture and product design. The discussion of Parametricism will be conceptually framed within the theory of architectural autopoiesis which analyses architecture as a self-referentially closed system of communications that takes exclusive and universal responsibility for the innovation of the built environment within society. During the last 30 years society radically transformed into what one might call post-fordist network society. The attendant crisis of Modernism engendered a period of radical critique, experimentation, and theoretical confusion. Only recently, in the new millenium, has a new avant-garde movement gathered sufficient strength, coherence and confidence to establish a new global paradigm after modernism. Against this horizon  Parametricism will be defined operationally  - both positively and negatively -  via its  functional and formal heuristics. The arguments will be illustrated and underpinned by recent work from Zaha Hadid Architects and from the AA Design Research Lab.
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Patrick Schumacher: Parametricism and the Autopoiesis of Architecture

September 13, 2010 7:30PM

SCI-Arc

Graduation Pavilion

Patrick Schumacher: Parametricism and the Autopoiesis of Architecture

Intro by Eric Owen Moss

Schumacher studied philosophy and architecture in Bonn, London, and Stuttgart, where he received his Diploma in architecture in 1990. In 1999 he completed his Ph.D. at the Institute for Cultural Science, Klagenfurt University. In 1996 he founded the Design Research Laboratory with Brett Steele, at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, where he continues to serve as one of its co-directors. Since 2004 Schumacher has been a tenured Professor at the Institute for Experimental Architecture, Innsbruck University. Currently he is also a guest professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His extensive theoretical writings are available at www.patrikschumacher.com. 

The lecture will present the case for Parametricism as a new unified, epochal style for the 21st century. The reach of Parametricism is global, and its scope is universal, including urbanism, architecture, interior design, as well as furniture and product design. The discussion of Parametricism will be conceptually framed within the theory of architectural autopoiesis, which analyses architecture as a self-referentially closed system of communications, taking exclusive and universal responsibility for the innovation of the built environment within society.

During the last 30 years, society radically transformed into what one might call a post-Fordist network society. The attendant crisis of modernism engendered a period of radical critique, experimentation, and theoretical confusion. Only recently, in the new millenium, has a new avant-garde movement gathered sufficient strength, coherence and confidence to establish a new global paradigm after modernism. Against this horizon, Parametricism will be defined operationally, both positively and negatively, via its functional and formal heuristics. The arguments will be illustrated and underpinned by recent work from Zaha Hadid Architects and from the AA Design Research Lab.

SIGraDi 2010: Call for Abstracts

Author Guidelines

The Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics SIGraDi call to participate to the XIV International Congress that will be held between 17th and 19th November 2010 in Bogota, Colombia.

Conference will be hosted by Universidad de los Andes, and will be put together by the Architecture and Design Department along with Engineering and Arts Departments.

Our 2010 main theme is Disruption, Modelation and Construction: Shifting dialogues.

The papers and works can apply to the proposed theme and/or to SIGRADI interest areas that contribute to the knowledge field divided in the following areas and focus on:

• Design supported by collaborative ambients (CAD-i)
• Human Machine Interfaces (HMI or HMHI)
• Visualization and decision-making
• Urban interventions
• New media in heritage conservation
• Didactics and curriculum
• Disruption poetics

Parametric Prototypes: New Computational Paradigms in Architecture

International Exhibition Conference & Workshop
Xi’an China, October 2009
Curatorial Team: Minfei Jing :: Qin Pang :: Yanchuan Liu :: Feng Xu
Honorary Curatorial Chairman: Tom Verebes
During the 30 years since China’s international emergence, a parallel revolution has taken place across the global landscape of architectural culture – the digital revolution – which has transformed nearly every architectural office, institute and school around the world. Alongside this wholesale technological re-tooling of architectural practice and education lies the imminent intellectual challenge for our generation: To discover the theoretical, cultural and social implications of these new computational practices. The task of the contemporary architect is not merely to adopt ubiquitous technologies, but also to scrutinize how new methodologies help to re-think the endurance of culturally specific design arenas. The events related to this international exhibition, conference & workshop explore the evolving discourses related to the design and materialization of increasingly complex, computationally driven architecture. To be published as a hardbound book and catalogue, the aim of these events is to speculate upon, and to articulate, new design paradigms for the next generation.

Exhibition
Parametric Prototypes: New Computational Paradigms in Architecture
Opens on 17 October 2009
Parametric Prototypes crosses conventional disciplinary boundaries by bringing together a wide range of architects, urbanists, engineers, mathematicians, programmers, software developers, manufacturers, theorists, and other specialists. These six curatorial themes address the specific workflow procedures, modes of operation, decision-making and thought processes, inherent to parametric design and prototyping systems which migrate across various design industries.

• Generative Systems :: Analysis & Feedback :: Synthesis & Application Documents & Communication :: Management :: Prototyping & Production

Conference
New Computational Paradigms :: 17-18 October 2009
All 15 main exhibition contributors will be invited to participate in a conference all day on Saturday 17 October, and the morning of Sunday 18 October 2009, including the presentation of conference papers, projects, and round table discussions. In addition to these 15 participants, a selection of other theorists, writers, designers, artists, musicians, mathematicians, programmers, and software developers will participate in this conference. Further details will be announced soon.

Workshop
Parametric Prototypes :: 12-16 October 2009
An intensive workshop, open to current students, graduates and professionals, will be led by experts in parametric design and prototyping technologies. Further details on the agenda, application procedures and fees will be announced soon.

SiGraDi 2009: Call for Abstracts

SIGraDi 2009 sp Sao Paulo, Brasil

FAU Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Important Dates/Fechas Importantes

Deadline for abstracts: April 15, 2009

Call for Abstracts: January 1, 2009

Reminder call for Abstracts: February 1, 2009

Evaluation Process: April 16 - July 15
Results notification: July 15, 2009

Submission of Full Papers: July 16 - September 15, 2009
Venue: November 16-18 , 2009

More information Español :: English :: Portugues

Exploring New Architectural Languages Based on Digital Design and Manufacturing Methods

Visité la primera convención en el 2006 y ahora en su tercera versión regresa a Boston. Este año VisMasters reune a expositores de 17 paises incluidos Jens Borstelmann y Thomas Vietzke Directores de proyecto en el estudio de Zaha Hadid de Londres que confirmaron su participación el día de hoy y son el tema de esta entrada. Este año se tendrán dos conferencias en paralelo alternando temas de Architectural Visualization y Building Information Modeling. Y por primera vez a dejado de ser un evento paralelo a SIGGRAPH 2006 (Boston) y 2007 (San Diego). Este año tendrá como contexto la Convencion de la American Institute of Architects.

ACADIA 2008 SILICON & SKIN

Biological Processes and Computation
Octubre 16-19 Minneapolis
Abril 4. Fecha límite para presentar resumenes
Abril 25. Fecha límite para entrega de ponencias y proyectos

Conferencias 2008

CAADRIA
Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia

Chiang Mai, Thailandia, Abril 9-12, 2008

Beyond Computer Aided Design
Resumenes hasta Setiembre 15, 2007 Temas.

eCAADe
education and research in
computer aided architectural design in europe

Antwerp, Belgica, Sept 17-20, 2008

Architecture 'in computro': practice, methods and techniques
Resumenes hasta Febrero 4, 2008. Temas.

DMACH

Digital Media and its Applications in Cultural Heritage
Amman, Jordania, Noviembre 3-6, 2008

Resumenes hasta Marzo 30, 2008. Temas.

ACADIA

Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Octubre 16-19, 2008

Silicon + Skin Biological Processes and Computation

Resumenes hasta April 4, 2008. Temas.

VSMM

International Society on Virtual Systems and Multimedia

Limassol, Chipre, Octubre 20-26, 2008
Digital Heritage: Our Hi-tech-STORY for the Future

Resumenes hasta Junio 2, 2008. Temas

SIGraDi

Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital

La Habana, Cuba, Diciembre 1-5, 2008

Resumenes en fecha a ser anunciada.

Deadline for Abstracts (TBA)