Meyerson Hall – Lower and Upper Galleries

Since its emergence roughly twenty years ago, generative digital design has fundamentally altered the way in which we conceptualize, design, and fabricate architecture. Virtually every aspect of our profession has been radically transformed. These innovations have not been restricted to questions of technology alone, and have fueled a lively debate among leading educators, theoreticians, and practitioners in their respective efforts to understand the larger cultural ramifications triggered by this phenomenon.

The New Normal will investigate how the role of experimentation can continue to contribute to architecture education, design research and practice, theory, and fabrication. The focus of the symposium will be to assess the current state of technology and how researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians incorporate rigorous modes of speculation into their work. In particular, we are interested in how digital tools have allowed for new conceptions of the practice of architecture. We hope to have a dynamic discussion, and encourage participants to discuss recent projects and also speculate as to the future possibilities of generative practice.

Symposium Schedule

Thursday Nov 14

6:30pm Opening Keynote Lecture
Neil Denari

Friday, Nov 15
10am   Welcome and Introduction

10:30am          Panel 1: New Assemblages
Moderator: Roland Snooks
Francois Roche
Brandon Kruysman
Manuel Delanda
Mark Goulthorpe
Simon Kim

12:30- 1:30pm Lunch

1:30pm            Panel 2: New Niche
Moderator: Ferda Kolatan
Michael Loverich
Jason Payne
Jonah Rowen
Drura Parrish

3:30-4pm Coffee Break

4pm                 Panel 3: The Anorganic
Moderator: Winka Dubbeldam
Tobias Klein
Gaston Nogues
Philip Beesley
Chris Sharples
Lydia Kallipoliti

6:30pm Closing Keynote Lecture
Ben van Berkel