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Introduction

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 4.0 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 dialogues curated by ParametricArchitecture (PA), one of the leading media platforms focussing on Computational Design and its various subsets.

 

Programme Outline for Computational Design: NEXT 4.0

Day 01: Saturday, 17th April 2021

[Time Zone: GMT] All sessions / tracks are led by the following panellists, unless specified otherwise: – Hamid Hassanzadeh (Turkey/Iran) – Founder & Editor in Chief, Parametric Architecture) – 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

Welcome Note & Set-up

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM GMT

Track 01:

Introduction to Computational Design: NEXT 4.0 : Setting Up Conference Theme & Context (Individual Presentation) 12:15 – 13:15 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes

• 15 Minutes presentations by each of the panellists

Guest Speaker 1: Mauro Porcini (Interview with Arturo Tedeschi) 13:00 – 14:00 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes

• An Exclusive interview with Mauro Porcini (Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo)
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Break time for 15 minutes.

Workshop 1: Kristýna Uhrová – Rhino + Monoceros 14:15 – 15:45 GMT Duration – 90 Minutes

• Introduction to Monoceros – A discrete assembly plugin for Grasshopper powered by Wave Function Collapse / by Kristýna Uhrová from Subdigital.

Break time for 15 minutes.

Track 02:

Guest Speaker 2: Fulvio Wirz – (Interview with Arturo) 16:00 – 17:00 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes

• An Exclusive interview with Fulvio Wirz
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Guest Speaker 3: Mollie Claypool (Lecture + Q&A) 17:00 – 18:00 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes 

• A presentation of works by an eminent design professional showcasing a journey of integration of technology in design.
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Break time for 15 minutes.

Workshop 2: Edwin Hernández – Grasshopper 3D (ShapeDiver) 18:15 – 19:45 GMT Duration – 90 Minutes 

• Demonstrative workshop on Grasshopper plugin (ShapeDiver) by Edwin Hernández.

Break time for 15 minutes.

Guest Speaker 4: Suryansh Chandra (Lecture + Q&A) 20:00 – 21:00 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes

• Presentation about Automata which is bringing the next revolution in manufacturing by making robotic automation simple and affordable.
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

End of Day 1: Endnote By Hamid Hassanzadeh 21:00 – 21:15 GMT Duration – 15 minutes

Day 2: Sunday, 18th April 2021

Track 03:

Welcome Note & Set-up 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM GMT

Guest Speaker 5: Cameron Newnham (Fologram) (Lecture + Q&A) 12:15 – 13:15 GMT Duration –  60 Minutes

• A presentation about Fologram, a design research practice and technology startup building a platform for designing and making in mixed reality.
• Showcase of works
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Guest Speaker 6: Nathan Miller – (Lecture + Q&A)
13:15 – 14:15 GMT
Duration –  60 Minutes

• Presentation of works related to building new tools and the evolution our toolkit at Proving Ground – from free tools, to open source contributions, to commercial plugins
• Showcase of works
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Break time for 15 minutes.

Workshop 3: Ayoub Ahmad – Grasshopper 3D (Plug-ins) + Cinema 4D
14:30 – 16:00 GMT
Duration – 90 Minutes

• Going through the design process to achieve a conceptual skyscraper design
• Using: Cinema4D polygonal and volume modeling techniques, Rhino3D, and Grasshopper  “Pufferfish” & “lunchbox” Plugins
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Break time for 15 minutes.

Track 04:

Guest Speaker 7: Vincenzo Reale – (Lecture + Q&A) 16:15 – 17:15 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes

• An overview of his works as an architect and structural engineer at Arup
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Guest Speaker 8: Brian Ringley – Boston Dynamics / (Lecture + Q&A) 17:15 – 18:15 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes

• Presentation of his works as a construction technologist at Boston Dynamics where he promotes new value-add autonomous capabilities for construction project delivery and works to expand the construction application ecosystem with the Spot SDK.
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

Break time for 15 minutes.

Guest Speaker 9: Soomeen Hahm – (Lecture + Q&A) 18:30 – 19:30 GMT Duration – 60 Minutes

• Presentation of works on generative and algorithmic design using computer coding, and her latest research which is centered around AR/VR, wearable machines, and human computer interaction.
• Q&A + Interaction with Moderator

End of Day 2: Vote of thanks by organizers & speakers 19:30 – 20:00 GMT Duration – 30 Minutes  

Important Notes:

• Title: Computational Design: NEXT 4.0
• Total sessions: 2 Sessions
• Each session duration: 9 hours
• Total duration: 18 hours
• This conference took place on 17/18 April 2021 and all the sessions were recorded.
• After your purchase, you will have access to the recordings and files of the workshop.

 

More information:

Visit the link below for more information about each guest: https://parametric-architecture.com/computational-design-next-4-0/