Advancing Wood Architecture

Event Details

Time: March 27, 2015 from 9:30am to 6:30pm
Location: German Museum of Architecture, Frankfurt, Germany
Street: Schaumainkai 43
City/Town: Frankfurt
Website or Map: http://www.advancingwoodarchi…
Event Type: symposium
Organized By: Institute for Computational Design
Latest Activity: Mar 13, 2015

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Event Description

We are pleased to invite you to the Advancing Wood Architecture – New Computational Perspectives symposium on Friday, March 27th 2015.

Organized by the Institute for Computational Design, the symposium will convene for a full day at the main auditorium of the DAM Deutsches Architekturmuseum (German Architecture Museum) in Frankfurt, Germany.

It will offer a comprehensive overview of the new architectural possibilities that are enabled by cutting-edge digital technologies in wood construction through the works and built projects of four leading design research groups in Europe.

ETH Zürich, Gramazio Kohler Research

Prof. Matthias Kohler

IBOIS EPFL Lausanne, Laboratory for Timber Construction

Prof. Yves Weinand

Design & Make Hooke Park, Architectural Association London

Programme Director Martin Self

ICD University of Stuttgart, Institute for Computational Design

Prof. Achim Menges

Introduction and Moderation by Prof. Axel Kilian (Princeton University)

Roundtable Discussion with Prof. Johan Bettum (SAC Staedelschule Frankfurt)

The architecture and engineering chamber of Hessen accredited the symposium with 5 CES. The symposium and all presentations will be held in English. Coffee and lunch is included with the tickets.

Please visit www.advancingwoodarchitecture.com for tickets and more information.