Thursday, July 22, 2021

AA Autumn DLAB (London) - Sep 6-12, 2021


In its 16th year, Autumn DLAB is a one-week program taking place at the AA London HQ’s unique atmosphere.

Autumn DLAB experiments with the integration of advanced computational design, analysis, and large-scale prototyping techniques. The program builds on its expertise in complex architectural design and fabrication processes, relying heavily on materiality and performance. Autumn DLAB brings together a range of experts— tutors and lecturers—from internationally acclaimed academic institutions and practices, Architectural Association, Zaha Hadid Architects, among others.

The research generated at Autumn DLAB has been published in international media —ArchDaily, Archinect, Bustler—and peer-reviewed conference papers, including SimAUD (Simulation in Architecture and Urban Design), eCAADe (Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe).

Autumn DLAB investigates the correlations between form, material, and structure through the rigorous implementation of computational methods for design, analysis, and fabrication, coupled with analog modes of physical experimentation and prototype making. Each cycle of the program devises custom-made architectural processes through creating novel associations between conventional and contemporary design and fabrication techniques. The research culminates in the design and fabrication of a one-to-one scale prototype realized by using robotic fabrication techniques to integrate form-finding, material computation, and structural performance.


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