Symposium
- Location: RMIT School of Architecture and Design lecture theatre. In RMIT building 8 (376 Swanston st), level 11, room 68.
- Date: 25th November, 2011. Registration at 9am.
The one day symposium will be open to non-workshop participants.
This is a full day catered event with limited places available.
$60.00 Practitioners / $30.00 Students
To secure your booking please RSVP to info@designingthedyamic.com or register online with direct payment to RMIT short courses DESIGNING THE DYNAMIC SYMPOSIUM
Schedule
| 9.00 | Registration | |
| 9.15 | Introduction to Symposium | |
| 9.30 | Hugh Whitehead | Setting the scene |
| 10.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10.50 | Simon Watkins | Aerospace: Aerofoils / Hydrofoils |
| 11.10 | Mike Xie/ Jiwu Tang/ Peter Felicetti | Dynamics in Construction Design |
| 11.30 | Group 1 Presentation | |
| 11.50 | Tim Daddo | High Performance Sailing Design |
| 12.10 | Group 2 Presentation | |
| 12.30 | Kristoffer Josefsson | Mathematician’s Angle |
| 1.00 | Lunch Break | |
| 2.00 | Andrew Maher | Dynamic Design in Arup |
| 2.20 | Mark Burry | Dynamic Design |
| 2.40 | Group 3 Presentation | |
| 3.00 | Tom Kvan | Cognition and Feedback |
| 3.30 | Afternoon Tea Break | |
| 4.00 | Group 4 Presentation | |
| 4.10 | Ben Doherty | Confirmation Bias in Feedback |
| 4.30 | Tim Black | Mathematics in Architecture |
| 4.50 | Wrap up | |
| 5.00 | Drinks | |
| 6.00 | John Frazer | Generative Design and Dynamics |
| 7.00 | Close | |
Speakers
Hugh Whitehead
In 1998 Hugh Whitehead was invited to join Foster + Partners to set up a new Specialist Modelling Group, whose brief is to carry out Research and Development in a project-driven environment. His input at Foster + Partners has become an invaluable resource for a number of pioneering buildings, including a new music centre at Gateshead; the landmark SwissRe at 30 St Mary Axe, London; the GLA building for the London Mayor; a residential complex, Albion Wharf Riverside, London; and Chesa Futura, an apartment building in St Moritz for Lord Foster. His recent work includes the recently completed enclosure for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and Beijing Airport – the world’s largest and most advanced airport building, completed in 2008 for the Olympics. (read more about Hugh Whitehead)
Simon Watkins
Simon Watkins has a background in experimental fluid mechanics -
particularly wind-tunnel testing – and has supervised many projects
involved with aerodynamics including wind generators, buildings, cars,
trucks, trains and recently micro air vehicles (MAVs). He was the
originator and architect of the first automotive engineering degree in
Australia and also set up RMIT Racing in 2000 (one of 200+ teams from
universities around the world that design and build open-wheel racing
cars), winning the FISITA Formula Student World Cup in Silverstone UK in 2007 and the American FSAE event in Detroit in 2006. He now supervises the design, build and testing of all-electric FSAE cars, see
www.fsae.rmit.edu.au.
Mike Xie
Prof. Mike Xie is the Head of Civil Engineering discipline at RMIT University. He is one of the pioneers of the Evolutionary Structural Optimization (ESO) method. The ESO techniques developed by Professor Xie and his team have been widely used by architects and engineers around the world. He has been retained as a specialist consultant to various engineering and architectural firms such as Boeing, BKK Architects, Bovis Lend Lease, and Sinclair Knight Merz.
Tim Daddo
In 1993 Tim Daddo and Simon McKeon became the fastest sailors in the world, travelling at 46.52 knots (86 km/h) off Sandy Point just south of Melbourne. The yacht, “Yellowpages Endeavour” was designed by an Australian team lead by Lindsay Cunningham. The team held the record for 11 years and they continue to push the boundaries of yachting speed in their new yacht “Macquarie Innovation.”
Kristoffer Josefsson
Kristoffer Josefsson recieved his Mathematics education in Sweden and Berlin. After doing mathematical research in Discrete differential geometry, he turned his interest to architecture and to the intersection of form-finding in free-form architecture and mathematics. He has taught workshops for architects, as well as co-authored several articles on these topics.” (read more)
Andrew Maher
Andrew Maher is the leader of Digital Innovation at Arup, Melbourne. His research investigates the application of digital tools within the architectural design process. Andrew has previously worked as a senor architect at LAB Architecture Studio on Federation Square, Melbourne and as a research fellow at the SIAL, RMIT. http://fieldsofactivity.com/
Mark Burry
Professor Mark Burry is a leading proponent of practice based design research. He has practiced, exhibited and published internationally on three main themes: the life and work of the architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona, putting theory into practice with regard to ‘challenging’ architecture, and transdisciplinary design education and practice. He has published widely on broader issues of design, construction and the use of computers in design theory and practice. As consultant architect to the Temple Sagrada Família since 1979, Mark Burry has been a key member within the local design team based on site in Barcelona.
Tom Kvan
Professor Thomas Kvan is the Dean of the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. After working as an architect in Africa, Europe, Asia and North America Thomas completed a PhD at the Open University in England on computer-supported collaborative design in architecture. His current research focuses on the management of design practice and development of digital applications in design. Thomas recently co-authored the book ‘The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric’
Ben Doherty
BVN + Computation Design Group Sydney
http://www.notionparallax.co.uk/blog/
Tim Black
Tim Black is a director of BKK Architects along with Simon Knott and Julian Kosloff. The Melbourne based firm has won numerous awards for their residential architecture.
John Frazer
Professor John Frazer has been pioneering the development of intelligent and interactive building design systems and evolutionary design computation for over thirty years. His research in this field has been developed at the Architectural Association in London, Cambridge University, the University of Ulster, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and currently at Queensland University of Technology. His work has been presented worldwide in lectures and conferences and extensively published in journals and books, including the seminal An Evolutionary Architecture.