FutureNow 2021: Computational Thinking for a Changing World

 

FutureNow 2021: Computational Thinking for a Changing World
Saturday, November 6, 2021 (9 am-5 pm Eastern)
The Center for Architecture - AIANY
536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012

Join the American Institute of Architects New York's (AIANY) Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA), the Future of Practice Committee, and a distinguished body of global computational design leaders on Saturday, November 6, for a one-day symposium and workshop to explore how to use computational thinking to solve design problems.

 

In the morning session, cutting-edge innovators will reflect on how computational thinking has influenced their work. Afterward, workshop tables will conceive of computational solutions to complex, topical problems. Symposium attendees will be empowered to approach the impending future of computation in architecture with confidence.

 Details and registration... 

 

Event information:

Hybrid (both virtual and in-person) attendance. Proof of vaccination and masking are required to attend in person. Food and beverages will be served. Masks are recommended when not actively consuming food and beverages. Due to the pandemic, in-person attendance will be limited to around 50 people (<50% capacity). Virtual registration numbers will also be limited to around 75 people to retain a manageable size for afternoon workshop teams.

CD Next 6.0 conference (October 2-3, 2021)

Skip Forward to the Future of Design
Computational Design: Next

The Past, Present & Future: An Online Interactive Conference with global frontiers. Two-Day Online Conference with live presentations, tutorials, interactive sessions, live mentorship, and panel discussions.

A collaborative initiative by ParametricArchitecture (PA) with DesignMorphine, Next 6.0 brings together pioneers and professionals from all industries to meet and discuss new emerging technologies in art, architecture, design, and manufacturing.

Next is a collaborative initiative by some of the global frontiers of computational design to open up an online learning platform as a comprehensive online conference comprising of discussions, dialogues, tutorials, and mentorship to a global audience through thought-provoking and meaningful dialogues curated by ParametricArchitecture (PA), one of the leading media platforms focusing on Computational Design and its various subsets.

After a successful round of CD Next 1-5, Computational Design: Next 6.0 takes another step to delve into new-age design technologies by global advocates of technology and is scheduled to take place on October 2-3, 2021, (Saturday and Sunday) as a 2-day conference with workshops, panel discussions, tech demonstrations, and discussions.

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Enscape’s ENVISION 21 online event (September 28-30, 2021)

Enscape’s ENVISION 21 online event

September 28-30, 2021

An incredible lineup of speakers and over 30 sessions scheduled that include insights from industry experts, customer corners, influencer sessions, technical lounges, and more!

During the course of three days, you can expect to:

• Discover how the world’s best Enscape users optimize their design workflow with 3D real-time rendering and virtual reality.
• Learn new and innovative ways to create immersive experiences and bring ideas to life.
• Hear first-hand about what’s in store for the future of Enscape

Exchange insights and engage with industry experts:

• Keynote speaker Wolfram Putz from GRAFT Architects, who will be talking about future trends.
• Michael Drobnik from Herzog & de Meuron and Florian Kohlbecker from Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH, who will weigh in on the future of real-time rendering and virtual reality in architecture.
• Stewart Hicks (University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)), John Bouweis, and Gautier Pelegrin (Viewport Studio), who will showcase Enscape for Rhino.

Check the full agenda and the list of speakers, and register for free...

Graphisoft's 'Building Together' Digital event

From September 14 to September 16 Graphisoft will run its Building Together digital event.

Each day has four hours of talks, case studies, and tech explanations with speakers from around the globe. 

It's free to watch and the agenda can be seen here.

Adam Kurdahl (Architect and Founding Partner SPOL Architect) will talk on Day 1 at 17:45h CEST about Reinventing the city with Archicad and Grasshopper:

"Sao Paulo has been experiencing an urban revolution never seen before. What's the best way to deal with the challenges of a high-density city like this? Learn how Spol Architects is master planning with Archicad and Grasshopper to reconfigure, humanize, and balance the territory of the largest Latin American city."

AEC Tech | Summer 2021 (Virtual Event) - July 8-12, 2021

AEC Tech | Summer 2021 (July 8-12) is a Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio event for a five-day experience for professionals in the AEC industry and beyond! This special summer event partnership with Grimshaw Architects, KPF, and Simply Rhino UK sparked from the design community in London and is open to the whole world.

AEC doesn’t (and shouldn’t) exist as an entity separate from other industries but intersects a wide—and growing—range of practices and disciplines. By acknowledging the challenges and goals diverse industries have in common, reaching beyond traditional boundaries, and sharing effective solutions, we can develop symbiotic relationships that benefit individuals and organizations in our and neighboring fields.

AEC Tech Summer 2021 aims to nurture these relationships and foster technologies that work beyond the confines of any single industry.

Join the workshops, hackathon, and symposium!

Industry leaders: Grimshaw Architects, Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio, ShapeDiver, KPF, McNeel, MKS DTECH | MKS BEAM

Technologies: AEC interoperability, Rhino.Inside, Unity Reflect, Revit, Grasshopper, ShapeDiver, BEAM, VR, CORE apps, Rhino.Compute, Python, and more!

Check the complete schedule and register...

*The Speaker Presentations on July 12 are free.

**AEC Tech event is free for students. Please contact the organization for a promo code.

AIAAF 2021 (AI Aided Architectural Fabrication 2021 Symposium) - May 21, 2021

AIAAF 2021 

AI Aided Architectural Fabrication 2021 Symposium

May 21, 2021

The idea for AIAAF is to meet with other researchers, manufacturers, architects, engineers to showcase the works, discuss the existing research problems and potentially form some partnerships. While the event is open to the public, the talks are technical and academia-oriented. The name may suggest a very narrow niche for the speakers, but AIAAF is a premise of the future—a wide spectrum of topics will be covered.

AIAAF is a platform established to:

• Showcase the projects which are using fabrication aided by AI
• Discuss outstanding robotic fabrication projects
• Get familiar with the cutting edge simulation, modeling and AI methods
• Find out new areas of collaboration between the AI and Fab disciplines

Lineup

• Gabriella Rossi (CITA)
• Nathan Miller (Proving Ground)
• Victor Sardenberg (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
• Lidia Atanasova (Technical University of Munich)
• Anatolii Kotov (Brandenburg University of Technology)
• Cedric Droogmans, Luis Jayme Buerba, Elena Jaramazovic and Lorenzo Masini (IAAC Alumni)
• Chien-hua Huang (China Academy of Art)

Cost: Free

Organizer: Brandenburg University of Technology

Language: English

Complete details and registration...

Computational Design: NEXT 5.0 - July 17-18, 2021

The Past, Present & Future: An online interactive conference with global frontiers. Two-Day Online Conference with Live Presentations, Tutorials, Interactive Sessions, Live Mentorship & Panel Discussions. A collaborative initiative by ParametricArchitecture (PA) with rat[LAB]EDUCATION, DesignMorphine, A>T. Computational Design: NEXT 5.0 brings together pioneers and professionals from all industries to meet and discuss new emerging technologies in art, architecture, design, and manufacturing.

Computational Design: NEXT is a collaborative initiative by some of the global frontiers of Computational Design to open up an Online Learning platform as a comprehensive online conference comprising of discussions, dialogues, tutorials, and mentorship to a global audience through thought-provoking and meaningful conversations curated by ParametricArchitecture (PA), one of the leading media platforms focussing on Computational Design and its various subsets.

Complete details and registration...

BIM Workflow with Rhino & Grasshopper, April 24

Webinar: BIM Workflow in Facade Design with Rhinoceros & Grasshopper
Date: April 24, 2021

Join Keera Sistem Indonesia and Indonesian Architects Association at their upcoming Rhino 7 digital workshop. Sign up today and register! 

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting

Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting

Thursday 22 April 2021

18:30 - 20:00 (UK Time)

Join Simply Rhino, Eckersley O’Callaghan, and Karamba3D, for their live and online Grasshopper User Group meeting.

This meeting will have two live presentations. Firstly Sam Gregson, part of the in-house Digital Design Group at engineers Eckersley O’Callaghan in London, will discuss some of his favorite algorithms and give insight into workflows and techniques employed at his practice.

Clemens Preisinger, developer of Karamba3D, will give a short introduction to what Karamba3D is and how it's applied to parametric structural design.

Following the presentations don't miss the live Q&A. A great opportunity to ask your questions and have them answered live during the meeting.

More information and registration...

Hacking your BIM Workflow with Grasshopper - webinar

Enzyme APD has been capitalizing on the power of Archicad and its bidirectional functionality with Rhino and Grasshopper. They bring fabrication and optimization techniques to the design development stage. This webinar shows how the firm transforms its design output, optimizes cost and construction times. Gain an understanding of how custom workflows and tools can go beyond form-finding.

Date: April 20, 2021
Time: 4:00 pm (EST)

Register here!

Pratt Live! Virtual Telethon, April 24

Pratt Live! A Virtual Telethon

April 24, 6 PM (Pacific)

Each year, Pratt Fine Arts Center produces a fundraising event to support a unique blend of visual arts education and programming for artists, students, makers, and curious learners of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels.

On Saturday, April 24, Pratt will present an innovative, online fundraiser. Emceed by Ian Lindsay, Pratt Live! A Virtual Telethon includes live-stream artist demonstrations, a limited live art auction, a silent auction, and a delightful dining experience. All enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.

The event will also highlight a collaboration between artists Gabriel-Bello Diaz (Pratt Youth & Teen Program Manager) and Fumi Amano (Pratt Glass Studio Manager). Gabriel and Fumi will use Rhinoceros to design a digitally printed form; this form will then be used to create the mold for a cast glass art object. The process represents a new frontier for their organization. As an arts center steeped in traditional hands-on processes, they are excited to explore and share new technologies that may help artists in the community expand their creative vision and possibilities.

Watch: Tune in on April 24th at 6 PM LIVE on YouTube! Register for free now to ensure that you receive a link and updates to the event.

Bid on our Live Auction and Silent Auctions. Previews for the Silent Auction begin April 16th, with bidding (and Live Auction previews) on April 19th. Register now and receive direct links to Previews and Bidding.

Details and registration... 

Architecture Skill Workshop: From Digital Natives to Digital Architecture

Register today for the Architecture Skill Workshop with Keera Sistem in Indonesia.

Date: Saturday, March 27, 2021
Time: 08.00-12.00 (WIB)

Registration here.

Contact: Sekretariat IAI Jatim - 0877 0477 3088

Global Series | Online Event

Global Series | Cambridge, USA
Monday, December 14
1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern
Online Event

The Digital Design Community has a virtual event planned for December 14 focused on technology-driven advancements in design. This event is the last in a series of online presentations for the year, each showcasing work by academia and offices in a particular city around the globe.

In this installment, Cambridge-based academics and practitioners from MIT, Harvard GSD, project:if, and OPT Industries will showcase how technology shapes the way designers create and develop projects in their research groups and offices. They will include how they use Grasshopper and Rhino in their digital workflows on projects.

This event will explore how innovative workflows and advancements in analysis, modeling, and fabrication have allowed their research practices to continue to push the boundaries of design and realization of projects.

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AEC Tech 2020 Virtual Conference: October 16-19

AEC Tech 2020 is all virtual this year. 

All-day Masterclasses will offer an opportunity for attendees to learn a new skill or develop an existing skill. 

AEC Tech’s Hackathon is an event for all levels of programmers, developers, engineers, and others. Collaborate, network, build new relationships, and generate new ideas and processes for the AEC community. 

The Symposium will feature a full day of presentations and discussions from highly-acclaimed professionals within the industry.  

See the agenda here.   Register here. 

Sign up for a Masterclass with McNeel speakers:

• Rhino App Server - An API for remote solving GH definitions on Rhino.Compute
  Presented by Luis Fraguada, Developer, McNeel EU and Will Pearson, Developer, Robert McNeel & Associates 
• Rhino.Inside.Revit
  Presented by Ehsan Iran-Nejad, Developer, Robert McNeel & Associates and Scott Davidson Product Manager, Robert McNeel & Associates 

AR/VR for Rhino & Grasshopper User Group Meeting - October 8 at 7:30 PM CEST

Image courtesy of Heatherwick Studio

Join Simply Rhino UK, Heatherwick Studio and Epic Games for the next AR/VR for Rhino & Grasshopper UGM (October 8 at 7:30 PM CEST).

Heatherwick Studio has been working with game engines as part of their design workflow for years now and has developed custom design workflow and techniques that enable these processes. Silvia Rueda will provide insight into Heatherwick Studio’s use of Immersive Media, focusing on the role of landscape design and the use of Unreal within its design process and workflow.

David Weir-McCall will look at the many ways that people are utilizing the power of the Unreal Engine in the AEC to go beyond visualizations to help bridge the gap between ideas and reality. Looking at use-cases in the industry, explore the different integrated workflows with Rhino and Grasshopper and how they are being used to communicate ideas, design and build in real time, and link up to sensors to create fully functioning digital twins.

After the presentations, there will be a Q&A with the presenters.

Our presenters are:

• Silvia Rueda | Heatherwick Studio – Designer / Immersive media specialist
• Pablo Zamorano | Heatherwick Studio – Head of Geometry and Computational Design
• David Weir-McCall | Epic Games – Epic Games Enterprise team

Complete details and registration...

FABRICATE 2020 (Sep 9-12, 2020) – Live Stream via Video On Demand

FABRICATE 2020 is a four-day peer-reviewed online conference with supporting events and publication running 9-12 Sept 2020

About this event

Founded in 2011 at The Bartlett, UCL FABRICATE is an international triennial event in its fourth iteration. Originally planned to be held in-person at UCL Here East in April 2020, the event, structured into four themes, is now running over four consecutive days as pre-recorded webinars and live Q&A. Each conference session will be broadcast twice daily to cater to both East and West audiences. Including twenty presentations in total, one theme per day, the FABRICATE 2020 daily themes are:

• Bio-Materiality
• Synthesising design and production
• Optimisation for a Changing World
• Polemical Performative Practice

FABRICATE 2020 will be hosted by the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University on Zoom with interactive access for all existing tickets holders, presenters, partners, and hosts. The event will also be live-streamed via Cornell’s Video On Demand platform for non-ticket holders who register through Eventbrite. You receive a password-protected link to join 24 hours before the start of the event.

For full details on the East and West schedules, please visit: http://www.fabricate.org/

Free download of 2020 and 2011-2017 conference publications here: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/collections/series-fabricate

Free registration here...

Computational Design: NEXT 1.0 - June 13-14, 2020

Computational Design: NEXT 1.0

June 13-14, 2020.

Two-Day Online Conference with Live Presentations, Tutorials, Interactive Sessions, Live Mentorship and Panel Discussions

A collaborative initiative by ParametricArchitecture (PA) with rat[LAB]EDUCATION, DesignMorphine

What:

Computational Design: NEXT is a collaborative initiative by some of the global frontiers of computational design to open up an online learning platform as a comprehensive online conference comprising of discussions, dialogues, tutorials, and mentorship to a worldwide audience through thought-provoking and meaningful conversations curated by ParametricArchitecture (PA), one of the leading media platforms focussing on Computational Design and its various subsets.

The first iteration of the online conference NEXT 1.0 takes place in June. It brings forth all collaborators on a single platform in a power-packed two-day dialogue with live tutorials and mentorship for designers for an immersive learning and knowledge-building experience.

All sessions/tracks are led by the following panelists unless specified otherwise:

• Hamid Hassanzadeh (Turkey) – Founder & Editor in Chief, ParametricArchitecture)
• Sushant Verma (India) – Co-founder & Design Head, rat[LAB] Studio
• Arturo Tedeschi (Italy) – Founder Architect & Computational Designer, A>T
• Michael Pryor (USA) – Design Director & Computational Designer, DesignMorphine

Stay also tuned for a Rhino WIP presentation!

Complete details and registration...

Algomad 2020 - March 26-28 - Madrid (Spain)

Algomad 2020

Seminario sobre métodos computacionales y tecnologías de diseño en Arquitectura e Ingeniería

March 26-28, 2020

IE School of Architecture & Design - Madrid

Due to the closure of the IE University classrooms decreed by the Community of Madrid, Algomad 2020 has been canceled.

Algomad is a series of workshops and talks about computational methods in architectural design.

This year, the focus is on data capture, data processing, interoperability, and visualization.

The interoperability workshop will include a Rhino.Inside.Revit session.

Complete details and registration (in Spanish)...

Rhino.Inside.Revit at the San Francisco Computational Design Institute

The San Francisco Computational Design Institute is featuring a presentation on Rhino.Inside.Revit and you are invited.

Marcello Sgambelluri, the speaker, manages the implementation, the research and development, and the marketing of BIM, Revit, structural design software, and visual programming for John A. Martin & Associates.

His many responsibilities are:

• Creating 3D digital content beyond contract documentation that includes creating 3D realtime and pre-rendered animations, the use of realtime physics, and the use of game engines. 
• Training and educating designers, engineers, clients, and project team members on the latest BIM tools. 
• Creating tools and add-ins to improve office BIM tools and office structural design tools, including Revit, Dynamo, Grasshopper, Rhino, Tekla, Stingray, SAP, ETABS, RAM, RISA, and much other software.

Come learn from Marcello's experience.

February 21, 2020
12 PM–1 PM PST
Gensler, SFCD Institute
45 Fremont St, Ste 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105

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To register, go to:

https://eventbrite.com/e/sfcdi-february-2020-rhinoinside-by-marcello-sgambelluri-tickets-89491424259…

Seminar: Modelling with Tekla & Rhino/Grasshopper - London - Feb 25, 2020

Modelling with Tekla & Rhino/Grasshopper

The Institution of Structural Engineers, London

February 25, 2020

Join Trimble to discover more about algorithmic design using Tekla software and Rhino/Grasshopper.

Digital Data provides a basis for rethinking the structural engineering design process and with the addition of increased computing power, this combination is beneficial to a computational data-driven process helping engineers work more efficiently with closer data-driven collaboration.

The Institute of Structural Engineers is hosting a Trimble industry workshop. The workshop will focus on the Grasshopper-Tekla live link which enables algorithmic modeling for Tekla Structures using Rhino/Grasshopper. The link is a set of Grasshopper components that can create and interact with objects live in Tekla Structures. We will also look at how a Tekla Structural Designer model can be driven parametrically using Grasshopper.

The day will be divided into a series of presentations and demonstrations during the morning. During the afternoon, there will be interactive demo workshops providing an opportunity to delve deeper into the software with Trimble's experts.

Complete details and registration...