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 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.
When:
23rd & 24th January 2021 (Saturday & Sunday)
Where:
ZOOM, hosted by PA
Programme Outline
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 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
Demonstrative Workshop on Grasshopper Plugin (Monoceros) / by Kristyna Ubrova.
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: Cameron Newnham (Fologram) (Lecture + Q&A)
20:00 – 21:00 GMT
Duration – 60 Minutes
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
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: Vincenzo Reale (Lecture + Q&A)
12:15 – 13:15 GMT
Duration – 60 Minutes
An overview of his works as an architect and structural engineer at Arup
Q&A + Interaction with Moderator
Guest Speaker 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)
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: Suryansh Chandra – (Lecture + Q&A)
16:15 – 17:15 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
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
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