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Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor
Edited by Kathy Velikov, Sean Ahlquist, Matias del Campo, Geoffrey Thün
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POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines:
Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
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Kathy Velikov, Sean Ahlquist, Matias del Campo, Geoffrey Thün
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Conference hosted by the University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Issued in print and electronic formats
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Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor
Edited by Kathy Velikov, Sean Ahlquist, Matias del Campo, Geoffrey Thün
P R O C E E D I N G S
Proceedings
6 Foreword Jason Kelly Johnson
8 Introduction Kathy Velikov, Sean Ahlquist, Matias del Campo, Geoffrey Thün
10 Procedural Design INTRODUCTION Sean Ahlquist
12 David Jason Gerber, Evangelos Pantazis A Multi-Agent System for Facade Design
24 Anton Savov, Ben Buckton, Oliver Tessmann 20,000 Blocks
34 Jason S. Johnson, Matthew Parker Architectural Heat Maps: A Workflow for Synthesizing Data
44 Jose Sanchez Combinatorial design
54 David Andréen, Petra Jenning, Nils Napp, Kirstin Petersen Emergent Structures Assembled by Large Swarms of Simple Robots
62 Gergana Rusenova, Karola Dierichs, Ehsan Baharlou, Achim Menges Feedback- and Data-driven Design for Aggregate Architectures
72 Paul Harrison What Bricks Want: Machine Learning and Iterative Ruin
78 Matthew Parker, Joshua M. Taron Form-Making in SIFT Imaged Environments
88 Christoph Klemmt, Klaus Bollinger Load Responsive Angiogenesis Networks
98 Shane Ida Smith, Chris Lasch Machine Learning Integration for Adaptive Building Envelopes
106 Subhajit Das, Colin Day, Anthony Hauck, John Haymaker, Diana Davis Space Plan Generator
116 Daniel Davis Evaluating Buildings with Computation and Machine Learning
124 Laura Ferrarello The Tectonic of the Hybrid Real
130 Duks Koschitz, Bernat Ramagosa, Eric Rosenbaum Beetle Blocks
140 Andrei Nejur, Kyle Steinfeld Ivy
152 Generative Robotics INTRODUCTION Sean Ahlquist
154 Giulio Brugnaro, Ehsan Baharlou, Lauren Vasey, Achim Menges Robotic Softness
164 Johannes Braumann, Sven Stumm, Sigrid Brell-Cokcan Towards New Robotic Design Tools
174 Andrew Moorman, Jingyang Liu, Jenny E. Sabin RoboSense
184 Lauren Vasey, Long Nguyen, Tovi Grossman, Heather Kerrick, Danil Nagy, Evan Atherton, David Thomasson, Nick Cote, Tobias Schwinn, David Benjamin, Maurice Conti, George Fitzmaurice, Achim Menges Collaborative Construction
196 Philip F. Yuan, Hua Chai, Chao Yan, Jin jiang Zhou Robotic Fabrication of Structural Performance based Timber Grid-shell in Large-Scale Building Scenario
206 Pradeep Devadass, Farid Dailami, Zachary Mollica, Martin Self Robotic Fabrication of Non-Standard Material
214 Mathew Schwartz Use of a Low-Cost Humanoid for Tiling as a Study in On-Site Fabrication
224 Tobias Schwinn, Oliver David Krieg, Achim Menges Robotic Sewing
234 Programmable Matter INTRODUCTION Sean Ahlquist
236 Sergio Pineda, Mallika Arora, P. Andrew Williams, Benson M. Kariuki, Kenneth D. M. Harris The Grammar of Crystallographic Expression
244 Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa, Luis Hernan, Aurelie Guyet, Martyn Dade-Robertson Bacterial Hygromorphs
254 Shahida Sharmin, Sean Ahlquist Knit Architecture
260 Simon Schleicher, Riccardo La Magna Bending-Active Plates
270 Axel Körner, Anja Mader, Saman Saffarian, Jan Knippers Bio-Inspired Kinetic Curved-Line Folding for Architectural Applications
280 Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Martin Tamke, Ayelet Karmon, Jenny Underwood, Christoph Gengnagel, Natalie Stranghöner, Jörg Uhlemann Knit as bespoke material practice for architecture
290 Adam Wang, Sean Ahlquist Pneumatic Textile System
298 Lei Yu, Yijiang Huang, Zhongyuan Liu, Sai Xiao, Ligang Liu, Guoxian Song, Yanxin Wang Highly Informed Robotic 3D Printed Polygon Mesh
308 Paul Nicholas, Mateusz Zwierzycki, David Stasiuk, Esben Nørgaard, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen Concepts and Methodologies for Multiscale Modeling
318 Alvin Huang From Bones to Bricks
326 Andrew Wit, Rashida Ng, Cheng Zhang, Simon Kim Composite Systems for Lightweight Architectures
332 Gilles Retsin, Manuel Jiménez García Discrete Computational Methods for Robotic Additive Manufacturing
342 Posthuman Engagements INTRODUCTION Kathy Velikov
344 Neil Leach Digital Tool Thinking: Object Oriented Ontology versus New Materialism
352 Behnaz Farahi Caress of the Gaze: A Gaze Actuated 3D Printed Body Architecture
362 Philip Beesley, Zeliha Asya Ilgün, Giselle Bouron, David Kadish, Jordan Prosser, Rob Gorbet, Dana Kulić, Paul Nicholas, Mateusz Zwierzycki Hybrid Sentient Canopy
372 Sara Costa Maia, AnnaLisa Meyboom Researching Inhabitant Agency in Interactive Architecture
382 Déborah López, Hadin Charbel, Yusuke Obuchi, Jun Sato, Takeo Igarashi, Yosuke Takami, Toshikatsu Kiuchi Human Touch in Digital Fabrication
394 Daniel Eisinger, Steven Putt Formeta:3D: Posthuman Participant Historian
402 Diego Pinochet Antithetical Colloquy
412 Material Frontiers INTRODUCTION Kathy Velikov
414 Faysal Tabbarah Almost Natural Shelter: Non-Linear Material Misbehavior
424 Simon Twose, Rosa du Chatenier Experimental Material Research — Digital Chocolate
432 Michael Leighton Beaman Landscapes After The Bifurcation of Nature
440 Brandon Clifford The McKnelly Megalith
450 Alberto T. Estévez Towards Genetic Posthuman Frontiers in Architecture & Design
460 Martyn Dade-Robertson, Javier Rodriguez Corral, Helen Mitrani, Meng Zhang, Anil Wipat, Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa, Luis Hernan Thinking Soils
470 Aldo Sollazzo, Efilena Baseta, Angelos Chronis Symbiotic Associations
478 Luke Franzke, Dino Rossi, Karmen Franinović Fluid Morphologies
488 Tiziano Derme, Daniela Mitterberger, Umberto Di Tanna Growth Based Fabrication Techniques for Bacterial Cellulose
496 ACADIA 2016 Credits 498 Conference Chairs
502 Session Moderators
507 ACADIA Organization
508 Conference Management & Production Credits
509 Peer Review Committee
511 ACADIA 2016 Sponsors
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ACADIA 2016 Credits
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496 ACADIA 2016 Credits 498 Conference Chairs
502 Session Moderators
507 ACADIAOrganization
508 ConferenceManagement&ProductionCredits
509 PeerReviewCommittee
511 ACADIA 2016 Sponsors
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Geoffrey Thün SITE CHAIR
AssociateDeanforResearchandCreativePractice,AssociateProfessor,University of Michigan Taubman College
FoundingPrincipal,RVTR
Conference Chairs
GeoffreyThünholdsaMastersofUrbanDesignfromtheUniversityof
Toronto,andaBachelorofArchitectureandBachelorofEnvironmental
Studies from the University of Waterloo. He is currently an Associate
Dean of Research and Associate Professor at the Taubman College of
Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan where he
teachesdesignstudios,coursesinurbansystems,siteoperations,and
material systems.
Thünisafoundingpartneroftheresearch-basedpracticeRVTR,which
servesasaplatformforexplorationandexperimentationintheagencyof
architectureandurbandesignwithinthecontextofdynamicecological
systems,infrastructures,materiallyandtechnologicallymediatedenvi-
ronments,andemergingsocialorganizations.Heexhibitedatthe2016
VeniceArchitectureBiennaleandhisacademicresearchandcreative
practicehascollectedmanyawardsandaccoladeswhichmostrecently
includesanR+DHonorableMention(2016)andanR+DAward(2011)
from Architect Magazine,Journal of Architectural EducationBestDesignas
ResearchArticle(2013),TheArchitizerA+AwardProgram’sArchitecture
+SoundJuryAward(2013),andanACSAFacultyDesignAward(2012).
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Sean Ahlquist TECHNICALCOMMITTEECO-CHAIR
AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
Member,ClusterinComputationalMediaandInteractiveSystems
Sean Ahlquist holds a Master of Architecture from the Emergent
DesignandTechnologiesProgramattheArchitecturalAssociation
inLondon.AsapartoftheClusterinComputationalMediaand
InteractiveSystems,hisworkconnectsArchitecturewiththefields
ofMaterialScience,ComputerScience,Art&Design,andMusic,
withparticularfocusonmaterialcomputation.
Ahlquist’sresearchformulatescomputationaldesignframeworks
wherematerialityfunctionsasanaprioriagentintheorganization
ofarchitecturalsystemsandtheirspatialtectonics.AsanAssistant
Professor at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at
theUniversityofMichigan,Ahlquistteachesatalllevels,including
ongoing involvement with the Master of Science in Material Systems
program.Ahlquistcontinuestopublishwidelyonthetopicof
computationaldesign,includingareaderentitledComputational Design
Thinking,co-editedwithAchimMenges,whichcollectsandreflectsup
seminaltextsformulatingasystemsandmaterialbasedapproachto
architecture and design methodologies.
ACADIA 2016 CREDITS
Kathy Velikov TECHNICALCOMMITTEECO-CHAIR
AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
FoundingPrincipal,RVTR
KathyVelikovholdsaMasterofArtsfromtheUniversityofToronto
andaBachelorofArchitectureandBachelorofEnvironmental
Studies from the University of Waterloo. As an Associate Professor
at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the
UniversityofMichigan,Velikovteachesdesignstudio,ecology,tech-
nology,andurbanismcoursesintheArchitectureprogram,aswellas
courses in the Master of Science in Material Systems program.
Velikovisaregisteredarchitectandfoundingpartneroftheaward
winningresearch-basedpracticeRVTR,whichservesasaplatform
forexplorationandexperimentationintheagencyofarchitectureand
urbandesignwithinthecontextofdynamicecologicalsystems,infra-
structures,materiallyandtechnologicallymediatedenvironments,
andemergingsocialorganizations.Sheexhibitedatthe2016Venice
ArchitectureBiennaleandisco-authorofInfra Eco Logi Urbanism
(ParkBooks,2015),hasbeenpublishedinIJAC, Leonardo, JAE, New
Geographies, eVolo, Volume, [bracket] Goes Soft,andMONU,andhas
workinBrownellandSwackhamer’sHypernatural,NgandPatel’s
Performative Materials in Architecture,GerberandIbanez’sParadigms in
Computing,andTrubiano’sHigh Performance Homes.
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Wes McGee WORKSHOPCO-CHAIR
AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
FoundingPartner,MatterDesign
Wes McGee is an Assistant Professor in Architecture and the
DirectoroftheFABLabattheUniversityofMichiganTaubman
CollegeofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning.Hisworkrevolves
aroundtheinterrogationofmachiniccraftandmaterialperformance,
with a research and teaching agenda focused on developing new
connectionsbetweendesign,engineering,materials,andprocess
astheyrelatetothebuiltenvironmentthroughthecreationof
customizedsoftwareandhardwaretools.Withthegoalofseamlessly
integratingfabricationconstraintswithdesignintent,theworkspans
multiplerealms,includingalgorithmicdesign,computationalfeedback
ofmaterialproperties,andthedevelopmentofnovelproduction
processeswhichutilizeindustrialrobotsasbespokenmachinesof
architecturalproduction.
AsafoundingpartnerandseniordesignerinthestudioMatter
Design,hisworkspansabroadrangeofscalesandmaterials,always
dedicatedtore-imaginingtheroleofthedesignerinthedigitalera.
In2013MatterDesignwasawardedtheArchitecturalLeaguePrize
forYoungArchitects&Designers.Wesfrequentlypresentsworkat
nationalandinternationalconferencesondesignandfabrication,
andtheworkofMatterDesignwasrecentlyfeaturedinthebook
PostDigital ArtisansbyJonathanOpenshaw(Framepublishers),as
wellas“NextProgressives”inArchitect Magazine. In 2014 he was
theco-chairoftheRobotsinArchitectureConference,hostedatthe
University of Michigan.
Matias del CampoTECHNICALCOMMITTEECO-CHAIR
AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
Co-founder,SPANArchitects
ChileanbornandAustriannative,MatiasdelCampograduatedwith
distinctionfromtheUniversityofAppliedArtsinVienna,Austria.
delCampoco-foundedSPANArchitectsin2003withSandra
Manningerandtheglobally-actingpracticehasbecomeknown
foritssophisticatedapplicationofcontemporarytechnologiesin
architecturalproduction.Thepracticeinvestigatesthearchitectural
qualitiesofsensorialandspatialconditionsinformedbyBaroque
geometries,romanticatmospheres,andbiologicalsystems,asthey
arecombinedwiththemanifoldqualitiesofcontemporary,algorithm-
driven approaches.
As Associate Professor of Architecture at Taubman College of
ArchitectureandUrbanPlanningattheUniversityofMichigan,
delCampoexploresroboticfabricationprocessesastheyrelateto
formalandtectonicarchitecturaltendencies.delCampo’sworkhas
garneredwiderecognition,includingfirstplacecompetitionentryfor
theAustrianPavilionattheShanghaiWorldExpoin2010,firstplace
winningcompetitionentryforthenewBrancusiMuseuminParis,
Francein2008,andtheexhibitionoftheworkofSPANattheVenice
ArchitectureBiennalein2012.
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Catie Newell WORKSHOPCO-CHAIR
AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
FoundingPrincipal,AlibiStudio
CatieNewellisanAssistantProfessorofArchitectureatthe
UniversityofMichigan’sTaubmanCollegeofArchitectureandUrban
Planning.Newelljoinedthefacultyin2009astheOberdickFellow.
She received her Masters of Architecture from Rice University and
aBachelorofScienceinArchitecturefromGeorgiaTech.Newell
teachesdesignandfabricationcoursesandisheavilyinvolvedin
theMastersofScienceinMaterialSystemsconcentration.
NewellisalsothefoundingprincipalofAlibiStudio.Newell’s
creativepracticehasbeenwidelyrecognizedforexploringdesign
constructionandmaterialityinrelationshiptothespecificityof
locationandgeographyandculturalcontingencies.Newellhas
wontheSOMPrizeforDesign,ArchitectureandUrbanDesign,the
ArchitecturalLeaguePrizeforYoungArchitectsandDesigners,and
theArtPrizeBestUseofUrbanSpaceJuriedAward.AlibiStudiohas
exhibitedatthe2012ArchitectureVeniceBiennaleandatthe2015
Lille3000Triennial.In2013NewellwasawardedtheCynthiaHazen
PolskyandLeonPolskyRomePrizeinArchitecture.SheisaFellow
of the American Academy in Rome.
Sandra Manninger PROJECT/EXHIBITIONCHAIR
AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
Co-founder,SPANArchitects
Sandra Manninger began her training at the Federal Higher Technical
InstituteforEducationandExperimentationinGraz,Austria.Shethen
joinedtheTechnicalUniversityinViennawhereshegraduatedasan
architectundertheauspicesofBartLootsma.Manningeriscurrently
AssistantProfessorofPracticeatTaubmanCollegeofArchitectureand
UrbanPlanningattheUniversityofMichigan.ManningerisCo-founder
ofSPANArchitectstogetherwithMatiasdelCampo.Thepractice
focusesontheintegrationofadvanceddesignandbuildingtechniques
thatfolds,nature,culture,andtechnologyintoonedesignecology.
SandraManningerreceivedaResearchFellowship,awardedfrom
theUniversityforAppliedArtsVienna,theSchindlerScholarship,
awardedbytheFederalMinistryforEducationandArttogetherwith
theMuseumforAppliedArtVienna,andmostrecentlyaResearch
FellowshipatCERN,grantedbytheFederalChancelleryAustria.
She has received numerous awards such as the Ephemeral Structures
CompetitioninAthens,theArchitectureandDigitalFabricationcompe-
tition,thecompetitionforthenewMediaCenteroftheUniversityfor
MusicandPerformanceArt,Vienna,ortheExperimentalTendencies
in Architecture award granted by the Republic of Austria. She has won
numerousarchitecturecompetitionssuchastheBrancusiMuseumin
Paris,thePUGA(amobilePublicGallery),thebiddingfortheHAWK
Headquarters,andtheAustrianPavilionfortheShanghaiExpo.
HerworkispartofthepermanentcollectionoftheFRACCentre
Orleans,theLucianoBenettonCollection,theMAKMuseumof
AppliedArts,theAlbertinainVienna,andthePinakothekinMunich
andshehasbeenpublishedinnumerousmagazinesandbooks.She
haswrittenandpresentedpapersatnumerousconferencesand
considersherselfluckytotraveltheworldtocounselandlectureat
variousinstitutions.
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Ellie Abrons AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
Principal,EADO
Member,T+E+A+M
Session Moderators
EllieAbronsisadesigner,educator,andtheprincipalofEADO.Sheisan
AssistantProfessorattheUniversityofMichigan’sTaubmanCollegeof
ArchitectureandUrbanPlanning,whereshewastheA.AlfredTaubman
Fellowin2009–2010.Herworkfocusesonmaterialexperimentation
andreuse,digitalfabrication,andexplorationsofformalallusion.Ellie
receivedherM.ArchfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles,where
shegraduatedwithdistinction,andherBAinarthistoryandgender
studiesfromNewYorkUniversity.Ellieistherecipientofaresidency
fellowshipattheAkademieSchlossSolitudeinStuttgart,Germanyand
herworkhasbeenexhibitedattheVeniceBiennale,StorefrontforArt
andArchitecture,A+DGallery,andtheArchitecturalAssociation.An
exhibitionofEllie’swork,entitledInsideThings,wasrecentlyshownat
SCI-Arcandsheisacontributor(aspartofT+E+A+M)totheU.S.Pavilion
atthe2016VeniceArchitectureBiennale.
503 ACADIA 2016 CREDITS
Neil LeachArchitect,Curator,Writer
NeilLeachteachesattheEuropeanGraduateSchool,TongjiUniversity
andFloridaInternationalUniversity,andisamemberoftheAcademia
Europaea.HehasbeenworkingonaNASAfundedresearchproject
todeveloproboticfabricationtechnologiestoprintstructuresonthe
MoonandMars.Hehaspublished27booksincludingDesigning for a
Digital World(Wiley,2002),Digital Tectonics(Wiley,2004),Digital Cities
(Wiley,2009),Machinic Processes(CABP,2010),Fabricating the Future
(TongjiUP,2012),Scripting the Future (TongjiUP,2012),Robotic Futures
(TongjiUP,2015)andDigital Factory: Advanced Computational Research
(CABP,2016).
Dana CupkovaCasteAssistantProfessor,TrackChairMSSD,CarnegieMellon University,SchoolofArchitecture
DanaCupkovaisafoundingpartnerandprincipalofEpiphyteLab,
aninterdisciplinarydesignandresearchpractice.Shecurrentlyholds
the Lucian & Rita Caste Assistant Professorship at Carnegie Mellon
University’sSchoolofArchitecture;andservesasaTrackChairforthe
school’sMSSDprogram.
Dana’sdesignworkstudiesthebuiltenvironmentattheintersectionof
ecology,computationalprocesses,andsystemsanalysis.Inherresearch,
sheinterrogatestherelationshipbetweendesign-spaceandecologyasit
engagescomputationalmethods,thermodynamicprocesses,andexperi-
mentationwithgeometrically-drivenperformancelogic.
Hercurrentdesign-researchincollaborationwithmanufacturingindustry
hasbeensupportedbytheNYSCAGrant,theCenterforArchitecture
FoundationArnoldW.BrunnerGrant,theCornellUniversityFaculty
InnovationGrant,ArchitecturalLeagueofNY,AIAUrbanandRegional
SolutionGrant,thePennsylvaniaInfrastructureTechnologyAlliance
Grant,etc;presentedandpublishedinternationallyatvenuesandconfer-
encessuchasACADIA,IJAC,DesignModelingSymposiumandothers.
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Paul NicholasAssociateProfessor,CentreforInformationTechnologyand Architecture,RoyalAcademyofFineArts,SchoolofArchitecture
PaulNicholasholdsaPhDinArchitecturefromRMITUniversity,
MelbourneAustralia.Afterco-foundingthedesignfirmMesneDesign
Studio,andpracticingwithArupConsultingEngineersfrom2005and
AECOM/Edawfrom2009,PauljoinedtheCentreforInformation
TechnologyandArchitecture(CITA),CopenhagenDenmarkin2011.Paul
iscurrentlyheadofthemastersprogrammeCITAstudio:Computationin
Architecture.Paul’sparticularinterestisthedevelopmentofinnovative
computationalapproachesthatestablishnewbridgesbetweendesign,
structure,andmateriality.Hisrecentresearchexploressensorenabled
roboticfabrication,multiscalemodeling,andtheideathatdesignedmate-
rialssuchascompositesnecessitatenewrelationshipsbetweenmaterial,
representation,simulationandmaking.
Gilles RetsinFounder,GillesRetsinArchitecture
TeachingFellow,UCLtheBartlettSchoolofArchitecture
SeniorLecturer,UniversityofEastLondon
GillesRetsinisthefounderofGillesRetsinArchitecture,ayoung
award-winningLondonbasedarchitectureanddesignpractice,inves-
tigatingnewarchitecturalmodelswhichengagewiththepotentialof
increasedcomputationalpowerandfabricationtogeneratebuildings
andobjectswithapreviouslyunseenstructure,detailandmateriality.
HegraduatedfromtheArchitecturalAssociationDesignResearchLabin
London.Alongsidehispractice,GillesdirectsaResearchClusteratUCL
-theBartlettschoolofArchitectureinvestigatingroboticmanufacturing
andlarge-scale3Dprinting,andheisaseniorlectureratUEL.
505 ACADIA 2016 CREDITS
Jose SanchezAssistantProfessor,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
Director of Plethora Project
Jose Sanchez is an Architect / Programmer / Game Designer based in Los
Angeles,California.HeisthedirectorofthePlethoraProject,aresearch
andlearningprojectinvestinginthefutureofon-lineopen-sourceknowl-
edge.HeisalsothecreatorofBlock’hood,anaward-winningcitybuilding
videogameexploringnotionsofcrowdsourcedurbanismnamedbythe
Guardianoneofthemostanticipatedgamesof2016.
Hehastaughtandguestlecturedinseveralrenownedinstitutions
acrosstheworld,includingtheArchitecturalAssociationinLondon,the
UniversityofAppliedArts(Angewandte)inVienna,ETHZurich,The
BartlettSchoolofArchitecture,UniversityCollegeLondon,andtheEcole
NationaleSupérieureD’ArchitectureinParis.
Today,heisanAssistantProfessoratUSCSchoolofArchitectureinLos
Angeles.Hisresearch‘Gamescapes’,exploresgenerativeinterfacesinthe
formofvideogames,speculatinginmodesofintelligenceaugmentation,
combinatorics and open systems as a design medium.
Jenny Sabin ArthurL.andIsabelB.WiesenbergerAssistantProfessor, DirectorofGraduateStudies,CornellUniversity
Principal,JennySabinStudio
JennyE.Sabinisanarchitecturaldesignerwhoseworkisattheforefront
ofanewdirectionfor21stcenturyarchitecturalpractice—onethat
investigatestheintersectionsofarchitectureandscience,andapplies
insightsandtheoriesfrombiologyandmathematicstothedesignof
materialstructures.Sheisprincipaloftheaward-winningpractice,Jenny
SabinStudio,anexperimentalarchitecturaldesignstudiobasedinIthaca
andDirectoroftheSabinDesignLabatCornellAAP,atrans-disciplinary
designresearchlabwithspecializationincomputationaldesign,data
visualizationanddigitalfabrication.SabinistheArthurL.andIsabelB.
Wiesenberger Assistant Professor in the area of design and emerging
technologies and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of
ArchitectureatCornellUniversity.Sabin’scollaborativeresearchand
designincludingbioinspiredadaptivematerialsand3Dgeometricassem-
blieshasbeenfundedsubstantiallybytheNationalScienceFoundation
withappliedprojectscommissionedbydiverseclientsincludingNikeInc.,
Autodesk,theCooperHewitt,theFRAC,theAmericanPhilosophical
SocietyMuseum,theMuseumofCraftandDesign,thePhiladelphia
RedevelopmentAuthorityandtheExploratorium.
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Dr. Philip YuanProfessorofDigitalDesignResearchCenter(DDRC),theCollegeofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning(CAUP),TongjiUniversity
FoundingpartnerofARCHI-UNIONandFAB-UNION
CouncilMemberofArchitectureSocietyofChina(ASC)-Co-founderofDigitalArchitectureDesignAssociation(DADA)inASC
PhilipF.Yuanisdedicatinginthecombinationofresearch,pedagogyand
designexperiments.Themajorresearchfieldisonthemethodologyof
computationaldesignandfabrication.Theresearchconsistsofthefabri-
cationofcomputationalmaterialresearch,roboticfabricationtechnology,
theprototypeoffuturedigitalfactory,etc.Furthermore,theresearchalso
containstheIntegrationofPhysicalWindTunnelandCFDSimulation
TechnologyaswellasAcousticsandTheaterDesign.PhilipF.Yuan
haspublishedbooksincludingA Tectonic Reality, Fabricating the Future,
Scripting the Future, Theater Design, Robotic Futures, From Diagrammatic
Thinking to Digital Fabrication and Digital Workshop in China. Philip F. Yuan
hasbeenhonoredtheYouthArchitectsPrizeofASC,theNomination
Awardin2014ARCSIA,FengJizhongArchitecturalEducationAward,
PublicprizeofShenzhenBiennia,etc.Andhehasalsobeenshortlisted
for WA China Architectural Award of World Architecture and the 2014
WienerbergerBrickAward.
Kyle SteinfeldAssistantProfessorofArchitecture,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley
KyleSteinfeld,AssistantProfessorspecializingindigitaldesigntech-
nologies,istheauthoroftheforthcoming“GeometricComputation:
FoundationsforDesign”,atextthatseekstodemystifycomputational
geometry for an audience of architecture students and design profes-
sionals,andisthecreatorofDecod.es,aplatform-agnosticgeometry
libraryintendedtopromotecomputationalliteracyincreativedesign.
He has been the recipient of a number of fellowships for research in
designtechnology,recentlyservingasanIDEAfellowatAutodeskin
2014 and as a Hellman Fellow in 2012. His broad research interests
includecollaborativedesigntechnologyplatforms,designcomputa-
tionpedagogy,andbioclimaticdesignvisualization.Professionally,he
hasworkedwithandconsultedforanumberoffirms,includingSOM,
AcconciStudio,KPF,Höweler+Yoon,andDiller+Scofidio.Heteaches
designstudios,corecoursesinrepresentation,andadvancedseminars
indigitalmodelingandvisualization.
507 ACADIA 2016 CREDITS
ACADIA OrganizationTheAssociationforComputerAidedDesigninArchitecture(ACADIA)isaninternationalnetworkofdigitaldesignresearchersandprofessionalsthatfacilitatescriticalinvestigationsintotheroleofcomputationinarchitecture,planning,andbuildingscience,encour-aginginnovationindesigncreativity,sustainabilityandeducation.
ACADIAwasfoundedin1981bysomeofthepioneersinthefieldofdesigncomputationincludingBillMitchell,ChuckEastman,andChrisYessios.Sincethen,ACADIAhashostedover30conferencesacrossNorthAmericaandhasgrownintoastrongnetworkofacademicsandprofessionalsinthedesigncomputationfield.
IncorporatedinthestateofDelawareasanot-for-profitcorporation,ACADIAisanall-volunteerorganizationgovernedbyelectedofficers,anelectedBoardofDirectors,andappointedex-officioofficers.
PRESIDENTJason Kelly Johnson California College of the Arts [email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENTMichael Fox Cal Poly Pomona [email protected]
SECRETARY Gregory LuhanUniversityofKentucky [email protected]
TREASURER Mike Christenson NorthDakotaStateUniversity [email protected]
MEMBERSHIPOFFICERPhillip Anzalone [email protected]
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Andrew Kudless California College of the Arts [email protected]
DEVELOPMENTOFFICERShane Burger WoodsBagot,Smartgeometry [email protected]
COMMUNICATION OFFICER Adam Marcus California College of the Arts [email protected]
BOARDOFDIRECTORS
January 2016–December 2017 Kory Bieg TheUniversityofTexasatAustinShane Burger WoodsBagot,SmartgeometryDavid Jason Gerber University of Southern California Alvin Huang University of Southern California Kathy Velikov University of Michigan Joshua Bard (alternate) Carnegie Mellon University Gregory Luhan (alternate) UniversityofKentuckyAdam Marcus (alternate) California College of the Arts Chris Perry (alternate) RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute
January2015–December2016Phillip Anzalone NewYorkCityCollegeofTechnologyMike Christenson NorthDakotaStateUniversityDana Cupkova Carnegie Mellon University Gregory Luhan UniversityofKentuckyNathan Miller Proving Ground LLC Chandler Ahrens (alternate) Washington University of St. Louis Duks Koschitz (alternate) PrattInstituteKyle Steinfeld (alternate) UniversityofCalifornia–Berkeley
ACADIA Organization
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Conference Management & Production CreditsSITE CHAIRGeoffrey Thün AssociateDean,AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege|FoundingPrincipal,RVTR
TECHNICALCO-CHAIRSKathy Velikov AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege|FoundingPrincipal,RVTRSean Ahlquist AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege|ClusterMember,Comp.Media&InteractiveSystems Matias del Campo AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege|Co-founder,SPANArchitects
WORKSHOPCO-CHAIRSWes McGee AssistantProfessor,FABLabDirector,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege|FoundingPartner,MatterDesignCatie Newell AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege|FoundingPrincipal,AlibiStudio
PROJECTS/EXHIBITIONCHAIRSandra Manninger AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege|Co-founder,SPANArchitects
PROJECT MANAGEMENT Kate Grandfield AdministrativeSpecialist,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
PLANNINGANDORGANIZATIONKatee Cole ConferencesandEventsManager,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeDeniz McGee PublicRelationsAssociate,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeAmber LaCroix SeniorDirector,MarketingCommunications,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege Sandra Patton BusinessandFinanceManager,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
WEBSITEANDITSUPPORTBryan Ranallo SeniorWebDesigner,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeBill ManspeakerInformationTechnologyManager,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
EXHIBITIONPRODUCTIONMaryann Wilkinson ExhibitionDirector,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeDustin Brugmann FABLabResearchAssociate,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeAsa Peller FABLabResearchAssociate,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeKallie SternburghResearchAssociate,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeandRVTRDaniel TishResearchAssociate,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollegeandRVTR
GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALSLiz Momblanco GraphicDesigner,UniversityofMichiganTaubmanCollege
COVERANDSECTIONIMAGERYMatias del Campo / SPAN Architects
COPYEDITINGFORPUBLICATIONSPascal Massinon, Ph.D.Mary O’Malley
GRAPHICDESIGNANDLAYOUTFORPUBLICATIONSRebekka Kuhn Principal,RebekkaKuhnCommunicationsDesign
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Peer Review CommitteeHenri Achten AssociateProfessor,CzechTechnicalUniversityinPrague
Sean Ahlquist AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Chandler Ahrens AssistantProfessor,WashingtonUniversityin St. Louis
Gil Akos Mode Lab
T. Jason Anderson AssociateProfessor,CaliforniaCollegeofthe Arts(CA)
Phillip Anzalone AssistantProfessor,NewYorkCityCollegeofTechnology
Phil Ayres AssociateProfessor,CITA/KADK
Brad Bell AssociateProfessor,UniversityofTexasArlington
Shajay Bhooshan Professional/PractitionerZahaHadidArchitects
Kory Bieg AssistantProfessor,TheUniversityofTexasatAustin
Nimish Biloria AssistantProfessor,DelftUniversityofTechnology
Johannes Braumann Robots in Architecture
Sigrid Brell-Cokcan FullProfessor,AssociationforRobotsinArchitecture/ RWTH Aachen University
Danelle Briscoe AssociateProfessor,TheUniversityofTexasatAustin
Nicholas Bruscia AssistantProfessor,StateUniversityofNewYork atBuffalo
Shane Burger PrincipalandDirectorofTechnicalInnovation WoodsBagot
Jane Burry AssociateProfessor,RMITUniversity
Bradley Cantrell AssociateProfessor,HarvardUniversity
Joseph Choma AssistantProfessor,ClemsonUniversity
Mike Christenson AssociateProfessor,NorthDakotaStateUniversity
Angelos Chronis PhD CandidateInstituteofAdvancedArchitectureof Catalonia
Brandon Clifford AssistantProfessor,MIT
Kristof Crolla AssistantProfessor,TheChineseUniversityofHongKong
Jason Crow AssistantProfessor,LouisianaStateUniversity
Dana Cupkova AssistantProfessor,CarnegieMellonUniversity
Martyn Dade-Robertson AssociateProfessor,NewcastleUniversity
Daniel Davis DirectorofSpacesandCitiesResearchWeWork
Matias del Campo AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Anders Holden Deleuran PhD Fellow CITA / KADK
Christian Derix PrincipalandDirectorofWoodsBagotSUPERSPACEWoodsBagot
Mark Donohue AssociateProfessor,CaliforniaCollegeoftheArts
Jefferson Ellinger AssociateProfessor,UNCCharlotte
Thom Faulders FullProfessor,CaliforniaCollegeoftheArts
Jelle Feringa Professional/PractitionerOdicoformworkrobotics
Laura Forlano AssistantProfessor,IllinoisInstituteofTechnology
Michael Fox FullProfessor,CalPolyPomona
Ursula Frick PhD Researcher,ETHZurich
Pia Fricker Lecturer,ETHZurich
Nataly Gattegno AssociateProfessor,CaliforniaCollegeoftheArts
Jordan Geiger AssistantProfessor,StateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo
David Gerber AssistantProfessor,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
Marcelyn Gow AssociateProfessor,SouthernCaliforniaInstituteofArchitecture
Yasha J. Grobman AssistantProfessor,Technion-IsraelInstituteofTechnology
John Haymaker Professor,Researcher,Technologist,Perkins+Will
Alvin Huang AssistantProfessor,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
Jason Johnson AssociateProfessor,UniversityofCalgary
Jason Kelly Johnson FullProfessor,CaliforniaCollegeoftheArts
Joshua Joshua AssistantProfessor,CarnegieMellonUniversity
Lars Junghans AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Sawako Kaijima AssistantProfessor,SingaporeUniversityofTechnology and Design
Jyoti Kapur DoctoralStudent,UniversityofBorås
Karen Kensek AdjunctProfessor,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
Ted Kesik FullProfessor,UniversityofToronto
Omar Khan AssociateProfessor,UniversityatBuffalo
Axel Kilian AssistantProfessor,PrincetonUniversity
Simon Kim AssistantProfessor,UniversityofPennsylvania
Kevin Klinger AssociateProfessor,BallStateUniversity
Chris Knapp AssistantProfessor,BondUniversity
Branko Kolarevic FullProfessor,UniversityofCalgary
Manuel Kretzer VisitingProfessor,UniversityofArtsBraunschweig
Oliver David Krieg AssistantProfessor,UniversityofStuttgart
Andrew Kudless AssociateProfessor,CaliforniaCollegeoftheArts
Riccardo La Magna PostdoctoralScholar,UniversityofStuttgart
Charles Lee Professional/PractitionerCorgan
Julian Lienhard VisitingProfessor,HCUHamburg/str.ucture
Russell Loveridge ManagingDirectoroftheNCCRDigitalFabricationETHZurich
Adam Marcus AssistantProfessor,CaliforniaCollegeoftheArts
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Tyrone Marshall Professional/Practitioner
Bob Martens AssociateProfessor,TUWien
Malcolm McCullough FullProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Wes Mcgee AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Achim Menges FullProfessor,UniversityofStuttgart
AnnaLisa Meyboom AssociateProfessor,UniversityofBritishColumbia
Nathan Miller FounderProving,GroundLLC
Volker Mueller ResearchDirector,BentleySystems,Incorporated
Tsz Yan Ng AssistantProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Paul Nicholas AssistantProfessor,CITA/KADK
Rivka Oxman VisitingProfessor,Technion-IsraelInstituteofTechnology
Guvenc Ozel Lecturer,UCLA
Dimitris Papanikolaou PostdoctoralScholar,HarvardUniversity
Vera Parlac AssistantProfessor,UniversityofCalgary
Andrew Payne Principal,ResearchEngineer,Autodesk
Santiago Perez AssistantProfessor,UniversityofArkansas
Chris Perry AssistantProfessor,RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute
Brady Peters AssistantProfessor,UniversityofToronto
Dave Pigram CourseDirector,SeniorLecturersupermanoeuvre|ETHZurich|UTS
Nicholas Pisca Professional/Practitioner0001DLLC
Maya Przybylski AssistantProfessor,UniversityofWaterloo
Nick Puckett AssistantProfessor,OCADUniversity
Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen FullProfessor,CITA/KADK
Matthias Rippmann PostdoctoralScholarETHZurich
Ronnie Parsons Partner Mode Lab
David Ruy FullProfessor,PrattInstitute
Jose Sanchez AssistantProfessor,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
Blair Satterfield AssociateProfessor,UniversityofBritishColumbia
Anton Savov Research Associate TU Darmstadt
Simon Schleicher AssistantProfessor,UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley
Tobias Schwinn Lecturer,UniversityofStuttgart
Mark Shepard AssociateProfessor,UniversityatBuffalo
Shane Ida Smith AssistantProfessor,UniversityofArizona
IanSmithFullProfessor,EPFL
Aaron Sprecher AssociateProfessor,McGillUniversity
Kyle Steinfeld AssistantProfessor,UCBerkeley
Robert Stuart-Smith AssistantProfessor,ArchitecturalAssociationSchoolofArchitecture,UCL-ComputerScience
Marc Swackhamer AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMinnesota-TwinCities
Martin Tamke AssociateProfessor,TheRoyalDanishAcademyofFine Arts
Josh Taron AssociateProfessor,UniversityofCalgary
Geoffrey Thün AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Skylar Tibbits ResearchScientist,MIT
Bige Tuncer AssociateProfessor,SingaporeUniversityofTechnologyand Design
Kathy Velikov AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Joshua Vermillion AssistantProfessor,UniversityofNevada-LasVegas
Peter von BuelowFullProfessor,UniversityofMichigan
Michael Weinstock Director,EmergentTechnologiesandDesignAASchool of Architecture
Andrew Wit AssistantProfessor,TempleUniversity
Andrew Witt AssistantProfessor,HarvardUniversity
Robert Woodbury DistinguishedProfessor/EndowedChair,SimonFraser University
Wei Yan AssociateProfessor,TexasA&MUniversity
Shai Yeshayahu AssistantProfessor,UniversityofNevada-LasVegas
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The Proceedings of the ACADIA 2016 international conference: POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines contains peer-reviewed research papers presented at the 36th annual conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture.
The ACADIA 2016 Conference assembles a diverse set of selections from across the spectrum of exemplary research and creative practice currently being undertaken by the ACADIA community. POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS aims to foster design work and research from the worlds of practice and academia that is positioned at the intersection of procedural design, digital environments, and autonomous machines. More specifically, the conference explores recent work within the current trends in computational design to develop and apply quasi-cognitive machines; the integration of software, information, fabrication and sensing to generate mechanisms for interfacing with the physical realm.
The conference event is supported by the research networks of Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. ACADIA 2016: POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 27–29, 2016.
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