What is it? »
This centerpiece of the event featured a day long agenda filled with inspiring sessions where tutors shared the work from this year’s Workshop, and they were joined by presentations from industry leaders and SmartGeometry Directors. Focusing on advanced computational and parametric design, these sessions included presentations on design, technology, methodology and through case studies.
Conference Speakers »
Andrew Marsh – Ecotect
Arnold Walz – designtoproduction
Brett Steele – AA
Christoph Schindler – designtoproduction
Dr. Roman Kemmler - Schlaich Bergermann und Partner
Fabian Scheurer – designtoproduction
Hugh Whitehead - Foster + Partners
Huw Roberts, Bentley
J Parrish – ArupSport
Jaime Sanchez-Alvarez – Mero
Judit Kimpian – Aedas
Lars Hesselgren – KPF
Patrik Schumacher - Zaha Hadid
Philipp Schaerer - Digital Artist
Prof. Dr. Helmut Pottmann - TU Vienna
Prof. Biomimetics George Jerominides - Reading University
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joerg Schlaich - Schlaich Bergermann und Partner
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Grohmann - Bollinger + Grohmann Ingenieure
Shane Burger – Grimshaw
Silvan Oesterle, Gramazio & Kohler, ETH Zurich
Stefan Justiz - Schlaich Bergermann und Partner
Volker Junior, Junior&Tacke
Where was it? »
The Conference was held at
The Event and Delivery Centre of BMW:
BMW Welt
Olympiapark 1
80809 MUNICH
Conference Agenda »
08.30 - 09.30 | Registration and Coffee
09.30 - 09.40 | Welcome
SmartGeometry Directors
Huw Roberts, Bentley
SESSION 1 – Form as choice
09.40 – 10.25 | When we can do anything, how do we think about it?
Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid
Prof. Dr. Helmut Pottmann, TU Vienna
10.25 – 10.50 | Form for manufacture. Reports from workshop
Workshop Presenter Room 4 – Fabrication: Axel Killian- TU Delft / designexplorer.net
10.50 – 11.20 | Tea and Coffee
SESSION 2 – Form informed by manufacture
11.20 – 11.45| How does the tool inform us? How do we make purpose tools?
Workshop Presenter Room 1 - Structure focus, Jeroen Coenders, Arup
11.45 – 12.15 | Bending materials or not – who takes the strain?
Prof. Biomimetics, George Jerominides from Reading University and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joerg Schlaich, Dr. Roman Kemmler, Stefan Justiz from Schlaich Bergermann und Partner
12.15 – 13.00 | What is cool? If we do it how do we do it?
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Grohmann-
Bollinger + Grohmann Ingenieure Brett Steele- AA
13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch
SESSION 3 – Form as revolution
14.00 – 14.30 | Digital manufacturing as design driver.
Volker Junior, Junior&Tacke
14.30 - 15.00 | Design – revolution or evolution? Lessons for architects?
Workshop Presenter Room 3 - Architecture focus
J Parrish – ArupSport
15.00 – 15.30 | Virtual versus real – what is the impact on design?
Philipp Schaerer, Digital Artist
Silvan Oesterle- Gramazio & Kohler, ETH Zurich
15.30 - 16.10 | Parametric Form. A new design paradigm. Reports from workshop.
Workshop Presenter Room 5 - Form focus, Achim Menges, Architectural Association London / HFG Offenbach and Workshop Presenter Room 3 - Computation focus, Chris Williams, Bath University
16.10 – 16.40 | Tea and Coffee
SESSION 4 – Form as responsibility
16.40 – 17.10 | Carbon neutrality – form or technology?
Shane Burger, Grimshaw and Judit Kimpian, Aedas
17.10 – 17.40 | Design efficiency – how and why?
Andrew Marsh, Ecotect and Jaime Sanchez-Alvarez, Mero
17.40 - 18.05 | Form for environment. Reports from workshop
Speaker is Workshop Presenter Room 2 - Environment focus, Shane Burger, Grimshaw
18.05 - 18.35 | Wrap Up
SmartGeometry Directors
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