In November, architects, designers, digital manufacturers and innovators in Calgary, Canada, gathered for the conference of the 2024 Association for Computer Design in Architecture (Acaditecture). This year's topic, the design of changes, research, innovations and hypotheses for how computer design can be used to adapt and develop the built environment.
From the workshops, papers and ideas laboratory pieces, Acadia identified some outstanding topics and ideas, including material design thinking, digital naturalism, material hyperlocalism, applied research – new craft models and integrated infrastructure for sustainable cities. The full workshops and conference agenda can be viewed here.
The discussions and research presented at the conference promoted timely and current discussions about the application of methods of computer design to architectural practice. Examples of how technology can be used to provide infrastructure projects and to combat humanitarian crises.
In addition to the personal events and the presentation of new, innovative ideas, Acadia also presented its awards for excellence. These annual awards are triggered to individuals and practices that are obliged to work in the field of digital architecture and have made a significant contribution to this.
Awards of excellence
The design Excellence Award recognizes an architect, designer or researcher who has made “important, innovative and effective contributions to the areas of architecture and computing design”. At Acadia 2024, the jury awarded it to Philip Beesley and recognized the work of the professional in “immersive 'sensitive' physical environments”.
The Digital Practice Award of Excellence went to Matias del Campo for his know -how for artificial intelligence and machine learning. Fologram, a startup for research practice and technology, which worked in an extended reality, calculation design and manufacture, was recognized for his contributions. This outfit received the innovative research award from Excellence.
The Society Award for Leadership for the proven commitment to support Acadia was awarded Andrew Kudless. Kudless teaches at the University of Houston and is the director of the laboratory for building robot and Fabrication Technologies (Craft Lab).
“This award recognizes the important role that Andrew Kudless played in the leadership of Acadia and as a voice in the Computational Design community,” wrote the jury in her quote. “Andrew is an exceptionally committed scholar, whose long -time technology officer is promoting the organization.”
And finally, the Acadia Teaching Award of Excellence was awarded to Larry, an educator on the MIT in the Department of Architecture. Sass was the founder of the with design factory group. The jury described him as a “developer of innovative pedagogical approaches that have the digital production and an integral part of the design process”.
In addition to the recognition of people who make a significant contribution to the area of computer design in architecture, Acadia also has the best articles and projects presented at the annual conference and award both research and innovations that have significant effects, as well as those , The constructive constructive constructs have taken dialogue in the field.
The paper that took first place in 2024 Digital upcycling: change in waste wood for circular constructions through digital strategies. The Vanguard Award was awarded researchers with a focused work on essential. The paper was with the title ” Multi -material pressure gradient printing: Integrated and tailor -made thermal insulation through gradient -multi -material additive production for masonry architecture components.
The Best -Project Prize was awarded researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for their endeavor to “create dynamic light drawings that show what is not easily recognized for the exposure eye”. The runner -up was a process in which augmented speled sheets were used. He was a project that focused on forest fire resilience.
Ideas laboratory
New this year at ACADIA was the idea laboratory of a opportunity for researchers, academics, early career specialists and students to work with established experts in early phase research or initial concepts. Three of these initiatives were recognized with awards.
The first place was awarded by Mary Polites of the University of Oregon entitled “Work” with the title “Work” Ecological scaffolding: architectural infrastructures that are informed by root morphologies and growth patterns. A team at the University of Michigan received second place for his work: a low carbon rain disk facade that has a disguise products. Third place was granted to a team of researchers who applied for with apartment -driven people who were involved in humanitarian crises.
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