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Interactive Architecture

By Neil Leach | Published 2011-04-26 | Posted in Uncategorized

On 22 April a forum to explore the potential collaboration between the Schools of Architecture, Engineering, Neuroscience and Cinematic Arts in the field of Interactive Architecture was held in the USC School of Neuroscience. The intention behind the event was to reimagine architecture by situating it in the interface between human perception and (inter)action and [...]

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Design Intelligence Symposium

By Neil Leach | Published 2011-03-29 | Posted in Uncategorized

Jonathan Taplin, Director of USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, tries on virtual reality headgear developed by Mark Bolas of ICT   The inaugural event for the Design Intelligence initiative took place in the Institute of Creative Technologies on 3 March 2011. The event brought together experts from industry and academics from the University of Southern California [...]

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AAC 2011 Shanghai

By Neil Leach | Published 2011-03-01 | Posted in Uncategorized

AAC Shanghai 2011 is based on the theme, ‘DigitalFUTURE’. Operating in conjunction with Tongji University, it will consist of a computation workshop, a fabrication workshop, a forum and two exhibitions. Taught by USC Faculty, Andrew Atwood, David Gerber, Neil Leach, Kris Mun, Greg Otto, Nick Pisca, François Roche, Roland Snooks and Paul Tang, AAC Shanghai 2011 will [...]

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Gehry starts teaching at USC

By Neil Leach | Published 2011-01-17 | Posted in design studio

Frank Gehry, himself an alumnus of USC, has returned to his alma mater to teach a postgraduate design studio essay writing services on the Master of Architecture program. Teaching alongside Craig Webb and Aaron Neubert, Gehry will be looking at the MOCA site on Bunker Hill, Los Angeles. Other instructors teaching on the Master of [...]

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wroad completes schematic design of new residence

By Roland Wahlroos-Ritter | Published 2010-10-14 | Posted in News

USC faculty Roland Wahlroos-Ritter of WROAD has completed the schematic design of a new residence. USC faculty Greg Otto of Buro Happold is responsible for the design of the structural system and pioneering civil engineering solutions for on-site water management. The facade will be made out of operable fibre cement panels, to control light and [...]

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Kris Mun joins USC

By Neil Leach | Published 2010-09-03 | Posted in Uncategorized

Kris Mun is the latest addition to the faculty at USC. Kris comes to USC from the AA where she was working on a PhD on digital materialism. Kris has taught at a number of leading institutions including the AA, Pratt, DIA and UPenn. After several years at NOX, she is now co-director of poly.mu.r. She [...]

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Definitions: Parametric and Algorithmic Design

By Neil Leach | Published 2010-02-23 | Posted in Uncategorized

    Contemporary digital design practice is in a state of rapid evolution. While architects have employed computer-aided drafting (CAD) systems for decades, only recently have two distinct and potent design sensibilities - parametric and algorithmic design - emerged. Nurtured by early architectural researchers and programmers operating in practice, these methodologies are now gaining widespread professional and [...]

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