ENAC Seminar Series by Prof. J. Huang
Event details
| Date | 01.07.2019 |
| Hour | 09:00 › 10:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. J. Huang |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
09:00 – 10:00 – Prof. Jeffrey Huang
Head of Media x Design Laboratory, EPFL
ARTIFICIAL DESIGN
With the increasing pressure to cope with the speed and scope of rapid urbanization, radically new approaches to architectural and urban design that do not rely solely on the bounded rationality and capacity of humans seem inevitable. Humans may still design a few selected iconic and boutique buildings, but most architectural and urban design tasks will need to be handled “artificially” in order to respond to the challenges of rapid urbanization, and to generate sustainable architectural and urban solutions that are sensitive to the unique features of individual localities.
In this ENAC research seminar, I will present recent work conducted at the Media x Design Lab, aimed at examining the possibility of “artificial design.” The research is predicated on the belief that in order to artificialize the architectural and urban design process, some groundwork will be necessary, especially with regard to the definition of the design algorithms that can constitute the building blocks of a future, semi- or fully artificial design and urbanism. To illustrate our ongoing approach, I will discuss sample artificial design algorithms, such as site analytics, growth typology, and form defamiliarization algorithms, which, when abstracted and shared as open source codes, and with the contribution of others, could constitute foundational elements for a nascent, open planetary library for artificial architectural and urban design.
Head of Media x Design Laboratory, EPFL
ARTIFICIAL DESIGN
With the increasing pressure to cope with the speed and scope of rapid urbanization, radically new approaches to architectural and urban design that do not rely solely on the bounded rationality and capacity of humans seem inevitable. Humans may still design a few selected iconic and boutique buildings, but most architectural and urban design tasks will need to be handled “artificially” in order to respond to the challenges of rapid urbanization, and to generate sustainable architectural and urban solutions that are sensitive to the unique features of individual localities.
In this ENAC research seminar, I will present recent work conducted at the Media x Design Lab, aimed at examining the possibility of “artificial design.” The research is predicated on the belief that in order to artificialize the architectural and urban design process, some groundwork will be necessary, especially with regard to the definition of the design algorithms that can constitute the building blocks of a future, semi- or fully artificial design and urbanism. To illustrate our ongoing approach, I will discuss sample artificial design algorithms, such as site analytics, growth typology, and form defamiliarization algorithms, which, when abstracted and shared as open source codes, and with the contribution of others, could constitute foundational elements for a nascent, open planetary library for artificial architectural and urban design.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- ENAC
Contact
- Cristina Perez