DDes Conference 2020: “Architecture as a ‘Learning’ Living Machine”
This conference will address new emerging concepts in the field of adaptive and intelligent architecture…
Topic Computation
Further Reading: John May’s Signal. Image. Architecture
In his new book-length essay, Signal. Image. Architecture. (Columbia Books on Architecture and the City,…
The Thinking Machine: Paola Sturla calls on designers to renew their commitment to humanism
Smart cities, search engines, autonomous vehicles: The pairing of massive data sets and self-learning algorithms…
Halftone Blur
by Estelle Yoon (MArch I '20) The project attempts to…
Rhythm of the Torrent: Susie Ibarra’s sonic maps capture the texture, story, and architecture of a place in sound
Composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra is standing in the…
A SELF-INTERSECTED WRAP AROUND COIL
by Mingxuan Qin (MAUD ‘20), Jichao Sun (MAUD ‘20) and Jiayi Wang (MAUD ‘20) This project…
The Death of the Genius: An alternative history of computation lays bare the problem of invisible labor in architecture
The development of the computer occasioned a radical paradigm shift in numerous fields. According…
Kiley Fellow Lecture: Paola Sturla, “Designer: the last humanist?”
Is the designer the last humanist? In the age of data and…
The Humid Threshold: Cooling hot, humid climates via membrane dehumidification
by Pamela Lucia Cabrera Pardo (MDes '19) — Recipient of Daniel L Schodek Award for…
Mountains and the Rise of Landscape exhibition reconsiders what it means to see and experience mountains
The totemic nature of mountains creates a paradox: Their overwhelming size makes them an…