DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND UH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
OFFERS DigiFAB
Design and architectural experts from around the country will converge
on the University of Houston to discuss digital fabrication (DigiFAB),
at a forum titled, “Digital Strategies/Fabrication Tactics.”
The event begins at 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 3 at the UH Gerald D.
Hines College of Architecture Theater. It is free and open to the
public.
“Architects are pursuing ‘mass customization,’
merging computation with design and manufacturing, and streamlining
the production of building components,” said Andrew Vrana,
visiting assistant professor at the college and coordinator of the
forum. “We’ve invited Gulf Coast educators and architects,
along with key individuals from the East and West coasts, to discuss
the future of Houston as a nexus of innovative thinking and building.”
Digital Fabrication refers to objects and prototypes designed and
generated on computers using three-dimensional software and specialized
equipment called Computer Numerically Controlled machines. This
process is used by architects, industrial designers, manufacturers
and medical researchers. It is attractive for the accuracy and quality
of its components and the conservation of time and materials.
Speakers will hold 30-minute sessions. The event culminates in
a panel discussion. Below is the schedule.
- 3-3:30 p.m. Scott Marble, Columbia University/Marble
Fairbanks, New York
- 3:30-4 p.m. David Erdman, UCLA/davidclovers,
Los Angeles/Houston
- 4-4:30 p.m. Brad Bell, UT-Arlington/Brad
Bell Studio, Dallas
- 4:30-4:45 p.m. Break
- 4:45-5:15 p.m. Sean Lally, Rice University/weathers,
Houston
- 5:15-5:45 p.m. Joe Meppelink and Andrew Vrana,
UH College of Architecture/Framework-AD & MetaLAB
- 5:45-6:15 p.m. Santiago Perez, UH College of Architecture/Polylab
Synthetic Architecture
- 6:15-7 p.m. Discussion moderated by Patrick Peters,
UH College of Architecture/Longoria Peters
“The college is embarking on an ambitious initiative to integrate
this way of designing into the culture of the school,” Vrana
said. “We are creating the groundwork for a new type of educational
and research culture at the college.”
WHAT: “DigiFAB Forum: Digital
Strategies/Fabrication Tactics”
WHEN: 3 -7 p.m., Tuesday, April 3
WHERE: UH Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture,
first floor
For
directions and parking information, please visit www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/ARC.html.
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