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SUMMARY:AA Athens Visiting School 2015 :: Symmetry Sentience
DESCRIPTION:In 2015, the AA Athens Visiting School initiates its’ ag
 enda to challenge the phenomenon of perceptual constancy through the d
 esign of architectural prototypical families. In line with the basic p
 rinciples of the Gestalt principles, a diversity of shapes and sizes m
 odels will be designed through means of digital computation. Various m
 orphologies will be derived through a bottom-up approach via various c
 oding techniques. To bridge the gap between the digital and physical a
 spect of the design iterations, AA Athens makes use of digital fabrica
 ting machines to produce its’ architectural prototypes and adds mech
 anics to amplify their communicative characteristics. A complete 1:1 s
 cale structure will be constructed, enabling interaction via sight, he
 aring and touch as a result of a series of initial testing models. The
 se proposals will be formulated through the combination of different d
 esign software.\nThe programme is organized in a two-stage process:\nS
 tage 1: Participants gain an understanding of formation processes in n
 ature, coupled with core concepts related to design complexity. During
  this stage, basic and advanced tutorials on generative design algorit
 hms and analysis tools will be provided. Building on its core methodol
 ogy from its previous versions, AA Athens VS will perform as a team-ba
 sed programme promoting collaboration and research. Participants will 
 be introduced to advanced fabrication techniques.\n \nStage 2: Partic
 ipants propose design interventions based on the skills and knowledge 
 gained during the first stage. Study models of various scales will be 
 produced, leading to the fabrication and assembly of a full scale work
 ing prototype which unifies the design goals of the programme.\nThe de
 sign agendas of AA Athens and AA Istanbul Visiting Schools will direct
 ly create feedback on one another, allowing participation in either on
 e or both Programmes.\nProminent features of the programme / skills de
 veloped:\n• Participants become part of an active learning environme
 nt where the large tutor to student ratio (4:1) allows for personalize
 d tutorials and debates.\n• The toolset of AA Athens includes but is
  not limited to Rhinoceros, Processing, and Grasshopper, as well as an
 alysis software.\n• Participants gain access to digital fabrication 
 tools such as 3-axis CNC router, laser-cutter, and 3d-printer.\n• De
 sign seminars and lecture series support the key objectives of the pro
 gramme, disseminating fundamental design techniques and relevant criti
 cal thinking methodologies.\n \nThe workshop is open to current archi
 tecture and design students, PhD candidates and young professionals. T
 he deadline for applications is 27 May 2015.\nThe AA Visiting School r
 equires a fee of £600 per participant, which includes a £60 Visiting
  Membership fee. Discount options for groups or for those wishing to a
 pply for both AA Athens and AA Istanbul Visiting Schools are available
 . Please contact the AA Visiting School Coordinator for more details. 
 Alternatively, you can find more information on discounts from the lin
 k below:\nhttp://ai.aaschool.ac.uk/athens/portfolio/discounts-2015/\nM
 ore information on the AA Istanbul Visiting School and the online appl
 ication link can be found on:\nhttp://www.aaschool.ac.uk/STUDY/VISITIN
 G/athens\nIf you have any questions, please contact:\nAlexandros Kalle
 gias (AA Athens Visiting School Programme Director)\nEmail: alexandros
 .kallegias@aaschool.ac.uk\n\nFor more information visit https://www.gr
 asshopper3d.com/events/aa-athens-visiting-school-2015-symmetry-sentien
 ce
DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20150603T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20150612T235900
CATEGORIES:workshop
LOCATION:Athens, Greece
WEBSITE:http://ai.aaschool.ac.uk/athens/
URL:http://ai.aaschool.ac.uk/athens/
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ORGANIZER:Alexandros Kallegias
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