Embedded Intelligence, AA Visiting School New York
Monday, Jul 6, 201511:54 PM — Friday, Jul 17, 201511:54 PMEDT
| Long Island City, NY
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Join us July 6-17 for a unique educational experience devoted to exploring the intersection of natural systems and advanced manufacturing. In its second year, Embedded Intelligence will examine the possibility for biological models to influence and enhance architectural systems. Workshop participants will fabricate and prototype composite high-performance surfaces in an intensive studio environment. The workshop will be supported by a series of lectures from leading academics and practitioners in the fields of architecture, engineering, biomimetics and computation, including Sean Ahlquist of The University of Michigan and Chuck Hoberman of Hoberman Associates. Prominent Features / Skills Developed Embedded Intelligence is organised as three integrated learning modules. Through rigorous hands-on modelling, we will search for novel design strategies that utilise the embedded intelligence found in both material systems and the fabrication techniques that shape them. Module 1: Material / Natural Systems All materials are embedded with implicit capabilities; in Module 1 we will develop an understanding of the inherent properties of various materials, and explore ways to exploit these in the design of material systems. We will couple this to a discovery in the many ways in which natural systems use material strategies to optimise performance. Module 2: Fabrication Systems In Module 2, participants will explore the inherent capabilities embedded within fabrication systems and how these can inform design strategies in order to produce novel material effects. Module 3: Embedded Intelligence in Architectural Design With the skills and knowledge obtained in Modules 1 and 2, we will explore differentiated material systems with the ability to produce architectural space. We will establish techniques for working seamlessly between physical and digital models, working through multiple prototypes using both additive and subtractive fabrication methods.
- Workshop participants will gain an understanding of biological models involving material organizations and social collective systems
- The workshop will be led by industry thought leaders in the fields of computational design and digital fabrication
- Computational skill-building will be supported by online learning modules
- Participants will have access to advanced manufacturing equipment such as a 3-axis CNC router, large-format laser cutters, and 3D Printers for scale prototyping
- Design seminars and an evening lecture series will run concurrent with the workshop
- A variety of computational tools including Grasshopper, Kangaroo, Karamba, and Flow Design will be used
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