AA DLAB 2012 | Green01

AA DLab experiments thoroughly on the possibilities of digital design tools and rapid prototyping techniques as highly integrated systems of design development. It is an intensive computation and fabrication oriented workshop that is structured around a general theme in each consecutive edition. Starting from 2012, DLab will be launched as a series where one of the most potent vehicles for emphasis in architecture, color, will take a twist and exist beyond the field of visual compositions and sensations, becoming the common denominator for the generation of diverse computational proposals. In 2012, DLab takes on the color of Green as the shade of meaning and the design vessel for a number of rigorous experiments carried out using algorithmic design methodologies and digital fabrication techniques. Green becomes the inspiration for observing natural and biological structures of differing scales, followed by their abstraction and interpretation into elaborated design proposals. In this setup, Green surpasses being a representational/graphic instrument and stimulates creative processes of meaning, interpretation, and realization. As the first version in a series of a two-fold agenda, Green|01 presents itself as the medium where design experiments in varying scales, formal and structural qualities will be generated and physically tested according to global and local design rules brought by the connotations of Green. Taking advantage of its unique location, the AA premises in London, the Summer DLab creates a vibrant atmosphere with its intense public lecture programme sharing the diverse expertise of professionals from London’s leading offices in the areas of digital design and fabrication techniques. Participants have full access to the AA Digital Prototyping Lab (DPL) for the fabrication of prototypes/models in various mediums and materials, including laser-cutting, CNC milling, 3d-printing, and other forms of physical outputs. Website and more information: http://dlab.aaschool.ac.uk/ See also: AA DLAB 2012 | Green02