9:30am Welcome & Introduction
Amale Andraos, Dean, Columbia GSAPP
Craig Schwitter, Columbia GSAPP
9:50am Panel 1: Integration
Complex new forces in architectural design and optimization require more integrated approaches across discipline boundaries. How is technology forcing a convergence of skillsets into faster and more adaptable problem solving with commensurate developments in computational methodologies? How is integration pushing the boundaries of scale beyond the building footprint and into broader urban systems?
Ben Gilmartin, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Forrest Meggers, Princeton University
Ingeborg Rocker, Dassault Systèmes
Kevin Slavin, MIT Media Lab
11:15am Coffee Break
11:30am Panel 2: Computation
Representational tools are moving towards computational empowerment. Simulation is growing from disconnected “localized” approaches to macro systems. How do architects harness this newfound power of simulation in both the small and large scale reach of design?
Anna Dyson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kasper Guldager Jensen, 3XN
12:45pm Lunch
2:00pm Panel 3: Assembly
Making is changing. Digital fabrication is maturing as computer aided manufacturing moves to ever more seamless integration with the design process. Mass customization is pushing deeper into design methodologies and affecting approaches for resource optimization. What are the next key technology shifts in assembly?
Jens Dyvik, Fellesverkstedet
Billie Faircloth, KierenTimberlake
Nick Gelpi, Florida International University
Vincent Loubière, Airbus ProtoSpace
3:25pm Coffee Break
3:55pm Case Studies: Pedagogy
How does an architectural program embrace a new relationship with technology where technology cannot be separated from its core, but instead becomes more intrinsically combined with it? How do recent technology shifts embed into architectural school curriculum and start to alter the historic studio teaching relationship?
Kiel Moe, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Craig Schwitter, Columbia GSAPP
Meejin Yoon, MIT
5:00pm Closing Roundtable
Lise Anne Couture, Columbia GSAPP
Scott Marble, Georgia Tech
Michael Ulrich Hensel, Oslo School of Architecture and Design
Hilary Sample, Columbia GSAPP
Moderated by Craig Schwitter, Columbia GSAPP
