Presented by Waterloo Architecture Integrated Group for Visualization, Design and Manufacturing (IGVDM), F_Rmlab, BRIDGE, and Centre for Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (CPAMI)
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The computational design and research UK group from the leading international design practice, Aedas, will be visiting Waterloo Engineering and the School of Architecture this coming week, teaching methods for advanced urban modeling and simulation of complex systems in a series of workshops and lectures.
The Computational Design Research group [http://aedasresearch.com/features/filter/computational-design] at Aedas Architects has concentrated from its inception on using computation to reveal qualities of space that can be instrumentalized for design. Different perspectives of user behaviours from design heuristics to spatial navigation are analyzed and encoded for the design process. Practical workshop demonstrations and talks will offer direct experience of working with user-centric design models and more experimental work looking at associative networks which enable autonomous representations of space.
A first workshop will concentrate on urban modeling tools, including large data sets and dynamics through a workshop at the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, running Saturday and Sunday Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 11-5 pm.
Two lectures will be presented, the first at the School of Architecture in Cambridge on Monday evening Dec.2, 7 pm followed by a second lecture at Engineering 5, Waterloo campus on Tuesday Dec. 3, 2 pm.
A pair of open working meetings on Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 1 and 3 will focus on the Hylozoic Series; a group of responsive architectural environments that explore the possibilities of spaces with near-living qualities, developed through collaboration of many contributors at Waterloo Architecture, ECE and KI. Participants will work with a simulation tool that provides visualization of dynamics and interaction within an existing Hylozoic installation located at The Leonardo museum, Salt Lake City, designed to be generalizable for future design applications. The meetings will be held at the PBAI Studio, 213 Sterling Road in Toronto.
Presenters
Aedas is a leading international design practice, offers services in architecture, interior design, master planning, landscape, urban design and building consultancy within Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. The practice is noted for its expertise and extensive experience in the Education sector demonstrated by establishments such as Holland Park School in London, Darwen Aldrige Community Academy in Darwen and Walkden High School in Salford.
Presenters:
Christian Derix, Director of Comptuational Design Research http://www.aedas.com/Christian-Derix
Asmund Izaki, Senior Designer, Computational Design Research http://aedasresearch.com/team/strand/computational-design
Collaborators:
F_Rmlab http://frmlab.com/
BRIDGE http://waterlooarchitecture.com/bridge/
Centre for Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (CPAMI) http://cpami.uwaterloo.ca/
Philip Beesley, Professor, UWSA/IGVDM/PBAI http://www.philipbeesleyarchitect.com/
Rob Gorbet, Associate Professor, UWKI/Gorbet Lab http://uwaterloo.ca/knowledge-integration/people-profiles/rob-gorbet
Dana Kulic, Assistant Professor, UWECE http://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/people-profiles/dana-kulic
Schedule
11 am-5pm Saturday and Sunday, November 30 and Dec. 1
Workshop: Advanced Dynamic Urban Modeling
Location: F_RMlab, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo
7 Melville Street South, Cambridge, ON
Bring your own laptop. Software will be provided. All welcome- 3d modeling skills will be an asset but no special experience required.
Monday, December 2
10 am- 3 pm Open working meeting, Hylozoic Series
With Rob Gorbet
PBAI Studio
213 Sterling Road, Suite 200, Toronto, ON
7pm Monday, December 2
Lecture: User-Centric Spatial Simulations
School of Architecture, University of Waterloo
7 Melville Street South, Cambridge, ON
Rm. Arch 1101
2pm Tuesday, December 3
Lecture: Implicit Space- Designing through Correlations
Centre for Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (CPAMI) Seminar Series
Engineering 5 building, Room 5106
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo , ON
Wednesday, December 4
10 am- 6 pm Open working meeting, Hylozoic Series
With Rob Gorbet, Dana Kulic
PBAI Studio
213 Sterling Road, Suite 200, Toronto, ON
