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In Progress: 2015 DFL Research Pavilion

Published 2015年8月26日 by T—ADS

The prototyping phase for 2015 DFL Research Pavilion is under way. The proposed structure is made out of polyurethane foam deployed three-dimensionally by an originally designed hand-held tool. The research navigates between human craftsmanship and mechanical precision, mediated by computation technology. The students are engaged in constructing a large-scale maquette to test variables before the final construction of the final pavilion in November. Stay tuned.

July 7, 2015: Lecture “Moody Objects” by Matias del Campo, University of Michigan

Published 2015年7月7日 by T—ADS

On July 7th, 2015, it was our pleasure to have Matias del Campo, Associate Professor of Architecture at the Taubman College School of Architecture, University of Michigan, to present his lecture entitled “Moody Objects.”



Biography:
Chilean born and Austrian native, Matias del Campo graduated with distinction from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. In 2003 he co-founded SPAN Architects in Vienna, together with Sandra Manninger. The globally acting practice is best known for their sophisticated application of contemporary technologies in architectural production. Their award winning architectural designs are informed by Baroque geometries, romantic atmospheres, and biological systems. Matias del Campo´s obsessive explorations of contemporary moods are fueled by the opulent repertoire of materialization in nature in combination with cutting edge technologies, as well as form as a driving force in design at large. Apart of his role as head of design at SPAN Architects Matias del Campo serves as Associate Professor of Architecture at Taubman College School of Architecture, University of Michigan

July 7, 2015: Upcoming Lecture “Moody Objects” by Matias del Campo, University of Michigan

Published 2015年7月6日 by T—ADS
On July 7th, 2015, we are very fortunate to have Matias del Campo of University of Michigan join us for a lecture event.  
It will be held in the ADS Studio, in room 415 of Engineering Building #1 on Hongo Campus from 17:00-19:00 on July 7th.
The event is open to the public, so please feel free to join.


Matias del Campo explores in his lecture “Moody Objects” the lineages of ontographic qualities in recent computational design techniques. It brokers between the quality of permutations of objects as design trajectory, and the nonphysical entities that constitute primary realities between sensual (moody) and real objects.

“SMALL ARCHITECTURE FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS & PARALYMPICS 2020”

Published 2015年6月29日 by T—ADS

The 2015 SPL pavilion will soon be complete. The structure is made out of carbon fiber strand rods and spandex (a stretchable membrane). There will be an opening event on July 15. The event is all about the possibility of carbon fiber as architectural material for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

http://kumalab.blogspot.jp/2015/06/715.html

June 8, 2015: Lecture “Shaken, not Stirred” by Hernan Diaz Alonso, SCI-Arc

Published 2015年6月8日 by T—ADS

On June 8, 2015, we had the pleasure of inviting Hernan Diaz Alonso, the next director of SCI-Arc, to present his lecture entitled “Shaken not Stirred.”




Biography:
Hernan Diaz Alonso is Principal of the Los Angeles-based architecture office Xefirotarch. His multidisciplinary practice is praised for work at the intersection of design, animation, interactive environments and radical exploration of architecture. Over the course of his career as an architect and educator, Diaz Alonso has earned accolades for his leadership and innovation, as well as his ability to build partnerships among varied constituencies.

June 6, 2015: Keynote Lecture by Arata Isozaki on “The SAGA of Continuous Architecture”, co-hosted with SCI-Arc

Published 2015年6月6日 by T—ADS
On June 6, 2015, we were delighted to have Arata Isozaki for a Keynote Lecture on “The Saga of Continuous Architecture,” co-hosted with SCI-Arc.


Facilitated by Jeffrey Kipnis, Kuma Kengo presented his recent works centered around the topic of structures, and Eric Owen Moss paid homage to the importance Isozaki played in contemporary architecture. This was followed by a panel discussion. We would also like to thank Thomas Daniell, from University of Saint Joseph in Macau, for interpreting Mr. Isozaki’s words.

June 6, 2015: Lecture “City Everywhere: Kim Kardashian and the Dark Side of the Screen” by Liam Young

Published 2015年6月6日 by T—ADS

On June 6, 2015, it was our pleasure to invite Liam Young to present us with his lecture entitled “City Everywhere: Kim Kardashian and the Dark Side of the Screen.”

Lecture Summary:
Our luminous technologies cast shadows that stretch across the planet. Join speculative architect Liam Young and a fictional Kim Kardashian as they go on a storytelling walking tour through the flickering screen and beyond the fog of the cloud, to explore the distant landscapes, factories and infrastructures that our contemporary digital gadgets set in motion. With spoken word and a rapid fire assault of film, animation and live sound mixing Liam and Kim journey through City Everywhere, an imaginary town of near future technologies stitched together from fragments of real places, extreme mega cities and speculative design fictions.



Biography:
Liam Young is an architect who operates in the spaces between design, fiction and futures. He is founder of the think tank Tomorrows Thoughts Today, a group that explores the possibilities of fantastic, speculative and imaginary urbanism. He co-runs the “Unknown Fields Division,” a nomadic studio that travels on expeditions behind the scenes of the modern city.

June 5, 2015: Lecture by Alejandro Zaera-Polo at Shimizu Corporation, co-hosted with Keio University

Published 2015年6月5日 by T—ADS
On June 5, 2015, we were honored to co-host a lecture by Alejandro Zaera-Polo in collaboration with Keio University.

Alejandro Zaera-Polo is the co-founder of Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Maider Llaguno Architecture, an international practice based in London, Barcelona & Zurich. He was a founding partner of London-based Foreign Office Architects. His award-winning projects include the Yokohama International Cruise Terminal in Japan, which is noted for the interplay of architecture, landscape and infrastructure. Among his notable projects are the Birmingham New Street Station Redevelopment, the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in the United Kingdom, the Carabanchel social housing project in Madrid, the Meydan retail complex and multiplex in Istanbul, the Spanish Pavilion at the 2005 International Expo in Aichi, Japan, and the Dulnyouk Publishing headquarters in Paju, South Korea. Zaera-Polo has received many prestigious honors for his work, including the Enric Miralles Prize for Architecture, five RIBA awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Venice Architecture Biennale Award and the Charles Jencks Award for Architecture.
While maintaining his international practice, Zaera-Polo has played a significant role in the academic discipline of architecture. In addition to his teaching at Princeton, he has served as dean of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam, and currently occupies the Berlage Chair at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and the Norman R. Foster Visiting Professorship of Architectural Design at Yale University. As a theorist, his writing has appeared in international publications such as El Croquis, Quaderns, A+U, Arch+, Volume and Log. His writings are collected in “The Sniper’s Log” published by ACTAR, Barcelona in 2013.