STEM and STEAM differ by the letter ‘A:’ the Arts. As motivation, consider an alternate ‘A’: Apple, Inc. Presently the most highly-valued publicly-traded company, one might speculate which competitive advantages have helped it realize this position. While underlying circuits, algorithms, and associated engineering are clearly important contributors to Apple’s success, their masterful integration with world-class design — both of physical, visual, and interaction varieties — has been central to Apple’s attainments.
Clemson University Institute for Intelligent Materials, Systems and Environments (CU-iMSE)
Weaving Peripheral Interaction Within Habitable Architectures
As researchers and practitioners seek to operationalize peripheral interaction, many key questions remain unresolved. Where might such technologically-mediated interventions best be deployed? What might they look like? How might such deployments age and evolve through time?Toward engaging these questions, one path is to consider related exemplars from centuries past, and use these to inform forward looking prototypes and envisionments. With an eye toward the future of peripheral interaction and as description of our particular trajectory, we begin by reflecting on early “tangible bits” peripheral interaction experiences. We follow these with ancient examples from the walls of Lascaux, Ur, and Babylon. Drawing from these inspirations, we illustrate and discuss three grounding envisionments upon the halls and walls of habitable spaces.
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Faculty:
Alexandre Siqueira
Chris Branton
Miriam Konkel
ANFA Doctoral Platform
The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture is excited to announce a new initiative, the ANFA Doctoral Platform, inviting early career and doctoral researchers from all levels to participate and present at this upcoming event series.
The platform presents an invaluable opportunity for prospective participants to share their work with a wider audience of academia and practice and provide an opportunity to receive feedback or inspire future researchers in neuro-design related fields investigating human neurophysiological response to the built environment.
The first meeting took place February 29, 2024 with presenters Dr. Sneha Jain, Qi Yang, and Nour Tawil. More information about the platform can be found here.
Digital Ecologies – Moon Studio
The Moon Studio was offered as an advanced fluid design studio to senior undergraduate and graduate students, led by Dr. Winifred Newman and Shan Sutherland. Students were tasked to think critically about the potential of life on Mars, and to perform deep research into the built limitations of another planet.
Throughout the semester, students performed research into the history and climate of Mars, the evolution of the geological system, and how to prepare for human exploration. Students referenced the “Human Research Program” conducted by NASA as a precedent for exploring life on another planet.
Students studied materials and models suitable for habitation in the climate of Mars. They developed devices, skins, interfaces, and environments that would make life on Mars possible.
Digital Ecologies – Applied Mapping
Applied Mapping is a graduate level course taught by Dr. Winifred Newman. The course focuses on developing more effective ways to employ mapping by studying them as cartographic histories. In Applied Mapping, students study maps as objects of historical explanation to understand place.
Throughout the semester, students evaluated historical maps, identified map types and their corresponding utility, and collected data to make their owns maps. Students had the opportunity to work with drones to develop their own mapping projects.
The following images are student work created throughout the course of the semester.
Student Tony Garland created a study of how trees are experienced in different times at different levels.
NEWH Green Voice Design Competition and Scholarship Opportunity
NEWH Green Voice Design Competition provides students with the opportunity to showcase their design skills while utilizing the very best in sustainable design products and practices in an adaptable reuse project. The deadline for this scholarship is January 8th, 2024. Click here for more information.
ACADIA 2024 Conference Letters of Interest
The Association for Computer-Aided Design In Architecture (ACADIA) announces a call for preliminary “Letters of Interest” to host, organize, and chair ACADIA’s annual North American conference to take place in late October or early November 2024. The ACADIA conference represents the benchmark for computational research in architecture, showcasing the most advanced work in academia and practice. More->>
Advancing Prefabrication Summit 2024
Advancing Prefabrication is North America’s definitive, end-to-end conference dedicated to building faster, more safely and to a higher quality through prefab and modular.
In 2024, we will showcase the most cutting-edge prefab applications, moving away from the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ to the ‘how’, to support your goals of optimizing every project phase from project setup through manufacturing to installation. Join the who’s who of the prefab and modular industry and leave with the highly sought after connections you need to not only develop prefabrication capabilities in your own organization, but as a global construction community as well. More->>
World of Concrete Exhibit
WOC 2024, the industry’s ONLY annual international tradeshow dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries, will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, on January 23-25; Education 22-25.
World of Concrete has been serving the global concrete & masonry construction industries for 50 years. We connect and educate buyers and sellers through live and digital events throughout the year, facilitated via worldofconcrete.com, and WOC360. Our goal is to provide this important community with the connections, intelligence, and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, and make better informed business decisions. More->>
2024 ASHRAE Conference for Integrated Design, Construction and Operations
ASHRAE has announced the rebranding of its Building Performance Analysis Conference. The new, 2024 Conference for Integrated Design, Construction & Operations will take place June 24-26, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN. The conference provides an in-depth look at existing tools and applied knowledge, as well as the study and introduction of new technologies including machine learning, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robotics to design, construct and operate buildings. More->>
