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June 2, 2015: Lectures entitled “Points of Inflection” and “The Task of the Translator” by Thomas Daniell

Published 2015年6月3日 by T—ADS
On June 2 and 3, 2015, we were very fortunate to have Thomas Daniell from the University of Saint Joseph in Macau join us for a two-part lecture event. 

The first lecture by Thomas was entitled “Points of Inflection.”

The second lecture was presented under the theme of “The Task of the Translator.”

Many students attended the lectures and they were followed by lively rounds of Q&A. Good times were had by all. Please join us next time. 

Joint-Workshop with Princeton

Published 2015年6月2日 by T—ADS
Every year, T_ADS and Princeton School of Architecture organize joint-workshops for cross-exchange of architectural history, theory and concepts. This year, the joint-workshops centered around the theoretical texts by Hiroshi Hara, Arata Isozaki, and Fumihiko Maki, followed by student visits to their office and intimate interviews. The scenes below are from the reading group discussion before visiting the architects.

Exciting Series of Lectures June 2~8th

Published 2015年5月25日 by T—ADS
We are hosting the symposium “The Saga of Continuous Architecture” on next Saturday and Sunday (for more info, please see http://t-ads.org/?p=206)
Related to the event, we have multiple upcoming lectures next week:
June 2nd 10:00-12:00 (at UTokyo, Engineer bldg.1 415 ADS Room)
“Points of Inflection”
Thomas Daniell (University of Saint Joseph)
June 3rd 18:00-20:00 (at UTokyo, Engineer bldg.1 Lecture room 15)
“The Task of the Translator”
Thomas Daniell (University of Saint Joseph)
June 4th 18:00-20:00 (at UTokyo, Engineer bldg.1 415 ADS Room)
“Staging the Confederacy: History, Geometry, and a Hint from Isozaki”
Todd Gannon (SCI-Arc)
June 5th 18:00-20:00 (at Shimizu corp) Attention: reservation needed (send your name to sekkeikikaku@shimz.co.jp by June 3rd)
“Alejandro Zaera-Polo Lecture at Shimizu”
Alejandro Zaera-Polo (Princeton University)
June 6th 12:30-14:00 (at UTokyo, Engineer bldg.1 415 ADS Room)
“City Everywhere: Kim Kardashian and the Dark Side of the Screen”
Liam Young (Princeton University, AA School)
June 8th 18:00-20:00 (at UTokyo, Engineer bldg.1 415 ADS Room)
“Shaken no Stirred”
Hernan Diaz Alonso (SCI-Arc)
Hope you can join us!

May 20, 2015: Special Lecture by Carlo Ratti (MIT)

Published 2015年5月19日 by T—ADS

Please join us for a special lecture with Carlo Ratti from MIT.

March 20, 2015
19:00-20:00
T_ADS Studio, Room 415
Engineering Building #1, 4F
Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo

Carlo Ratti is an Italian architect, engineer, inventor, educator and activist who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, where he directs the MIT Senseable City Lab, a research group that explores how new technologies are changing the way we understand, design and ultimately live in cities. He is also a founding partner of the international design office Carlo Ratti Associati, which he established in 2004 in Torino, Italy. Ratti was named one of the “50 most influential designers in America” by Fast Company and highlighted in Wired Magazine’s “Smart List: 50 people who will change the world.”
Ratti has been featured in Esquire Magazine’s ‘2008 Best & Brightest’ list and in Thames & Hudson’s selection of ‘60: Innovators Shaping our Creative Future. In 2010 Blueprint Magazine included him as one of the ‘25 People Who Will Change Architecture and Design’, Forbes listed him as one of the ‘Names You Need To Know’ in 2011.
(bio via Wikipedia)

May 11th, 2015: “From Pulsation to Feedback” Lecture by Eric Goldemberg of MONAD Studio

Published 2015年5月8日 by T—ADS
On May 11 2015, we are very fortunate to have Eric Goldemberg of MONAD Studio 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 16:00-17:30.
The event is open to the public, so please feel free to join.



MONAD Studio was founded in 2002 by Design Principals Eric Goldemberg and Veronica Zalcberg. 

Eric Goldemberg – Principal Designer 
Eric is an architect with a professional degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, New York. He worked for Peter Eisenman as senior designer for the City of Culture of Galicia, Spain and has headed design teams in several competitions. He was also project architect for Asymptote Architecture (Hani Rashid & Lise Anne Couture) on projects in Malaysia, The Netherlands and the Guggenheim Museum in Guadalajara, Mexico. Goldemberg is Associate Professor and Digital Design Coordinator at Florida International University in Miami where he teaches graduate studios and advanced digital design and fabrication courses. Previously, he has taught at Pratt Institute, Columbia University, New York Institute of Technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and University of Buenos Aires. 

May 8, 2015: DFL (1st year students) Mid-Term Review with Sponsor, Takenaka Corporation

Published 2015年5月8日 by T—ADS

On May 8, 1st year students in Digital Fabrication Lab (DFL) had their mid-term review, which was joined by this year’s pavilion sponsor, Takenaka Corporation. We were also joined by collaborators Prof. Igarashi (computer science) and Prof. Sato (structural engineering), and there were lively and informative exchanges between all participants. The participants from Takenaka Corporation asked many pointed questions from pragmatic, construction-centric perspectives. Students will incorporate the points raised throughout the review into their final pavilion designs and proposals. 

From this point onwards, together with Igarashi-Lab, Sato-Lab, and Takenaka Corporation, we will select one direction, and 1st year students in DFL will work collectively on one pavilion project. Stay tuned for which pavilion will get built this year!

SPL Pavilion 2015 : First Mock-up

Published 2015年5月7日 by T—ADS

After several tests of small physical models and computational simulations, we tested a mock-up of the pavilion with carbon fiber rods. The pattern is first created in 2D and then pops up to a 3D form when anchor points are released.

DPL Competition Team Meeting with Prof. Kengo Kuma

Published 2015年4月24日 by T—ADS
Preparing preliminary design options

Volumetric Models

Meeting with Prof. Kuma at KKAA

Design kick off meeting with Prof. Kengo Kuma at KKAA Office.
We brought 8 preliminary design options to discuss with him.
Through the discussion we selected a few volumetric options to develop further.