Design CollaborationHarvard-NCTU Experiences

June-Hao Hou, DDesAssistant Professor

Graduate Institute of ArchitectureNational Chiao Tung University

Hsinchu, Taiwan

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Collaborationsin the

Building Industryis

Sophisticated

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Virtual Design Studio ‘96Monument to 1997 Competition

HKU, UBC, Cornell & NCTU

Final Design by Team 21

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Bandwidth! Bandwidth! Bandwidth!

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Harvard GSD ‘98-’03

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Center for Design Informatics, ‘01

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Remote Student

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Tasks

• Student based in Honolulu, Hawaii• 1-2 physical visits annually• All research and meetings thru VC• Participate to school curriculums actively,

e.g. TA• VC configuration

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Design Studio

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NCTU since ‘03

• MArchI & MArchII• MS & PhD in Digital Media:

– CAD/CAM– Virtual/Augmented Reality– Networked Space & Cyberspace– Human-Computer Interaction

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Ocean Taiwan Workshop ‘04

With Spunik & Vicente Guallart

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Frequent Usage

• Invited/Guest lectures (class & workshop)• Thesis committee meeting• Team collaborations• Research

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Reflection

• Trend of adopting low-cost (free) tools• Market share of Hi-end products• Cost of communication

– Required pre-process?

• Effective configuration for VC– Special needs for design professions– HD

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Thank You

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