Discussing the digital revolution in architecture

On Friday October 11, 2019 the Architekturmuseum der TUM hosts the conference "Pixels, Vectors and Algorithms" at the Department's Vorhoelzer Forum. In preparation of the upcoming exhibition "The Architecture Machine. The Role of Computers in Architecture” (July 17 - October 11, 2020), six international scholars are presenting their research on the history of the digital in architecture during a public afternoon session.

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Program of the conference "Pixels, Vectors and Algorithms":

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Welcome and Introduction for public afternoon session

Section 1: Histories of the Digital
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Galo Canizares (Ohio State University): The Image of Computation
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Evangelos Kotsioris (Princeton | MoMA): “Pre-Rendering” Soviet Architectural Computing
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Ariel Genadt (University of Pennsylvania): Floating in Digital Landscapes - The Discrete Architectures of Hiroshi Hara and Kengo Kuma

– Break –

Section 2: Current Practices
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Malgorzata Starzynska (Royal College of Art): Machine Vision and Algorithmic Creativity
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Alex Blanchard (Newcastle University): Re-bugging Revit
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Dennis Chau (Canopy Institute of Design): Modelling Reality or Drawing Intentions? Some Observations on BIM Application in the Fast-Track Construction Industry

No reservation needed. Admission on a first-come, first-served basis.
The event is supported by the Gerda Henkel Foundation.

Further information about the conference