I will be presenting my paper: “Explorations of Agent-Based Simulations for Architectural Design” at the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design in Orlando Florida.  It examines the initial research into using Massive as an agent-based design tool and new typologies of scale “constructing” drawings for simulation.
About SimAud:
Symposium Chair

Azam Khan (Autodesk Research)

Program Committee

Robert Aish [...]

Overview
The Xiamen Energy Masterplan Model was developed with CHORA as part of their scheme for the Taiwan Strait Incubator project.  This portion of the scheme looks to establish Xiamen as the first “Green” or Energy Efficient City in China.  To achieve this the city commissioned an overall “Energy Masterplan” from CHORA which addresses this goal [...]

Curved Folding Network
The new and official home for all research into curved folding as a method formal research and new manufacturing techniques.  It is being run by Greg Epps of Robofold.  I’ll be contributing to the site via my ongoing research into these methods

The Xiamen Energy Masterplan Model is featured in a special Issue of Arch+.  It is on display at the IFA gallery in Stuttgart until March 20.

During the Spring Semester I will be teaching a visiting Workshop Series on Custom Design Hardware for Hernan Diaz Alonso’s studio @ SciARC

I will be co-teaching graduate design studio @ the University of Kentucky this semester with Erick Carcamo of X|atelier.  The studio will focus on developing an agent-based system in response to the upcoming World Equestrian Games in Lexington, and develop new design methodologies which link excessive, highly precise digital form making and autonomous manipulation via [...]