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Events
Simposium de Arquitectura Progressiva 2011
Simposium de Arquitectura Progressiva 2011

Kevin Klinger speaks at the “Simposium de Arquitectura Progressiva 2011: Procesos Digitales+Fabricacion” event in Mexico City.

RIMMEA Workshop
RIMMEA Workshop

The Institute for Digital Fabrication is pleased to help promote the “Research in Materials and Manufacturability for Extreme Affordability Workshop” hosted at Ball State University on 18-19 March 2011. Read the full post for more information and link to event website.

Graduate Certificate Program
 Graduate Certificate Program

Graduate Certificate in Digital Design + Fabrication ::
The Graduate Certificate invites students and design professionals from a variety of backgrounds who wish to enhance their skill sets with the latest digital design and fabrication tools at Ball State University. This 12 credit hour program, which specifically caters to nontraditional schedules, focuses on applying computational [...]

MorphoLuminescence @ ACADIA 2010
MorphoLuminescence @ ACADIA 2010

MorphoLuminescence, a responsive, kinetic lighting prototype, exhibited at the ACADIA 2010 Conference at the Cooper Union Great Hall. Photos and diagrams of the project were displayed as part of a peer-reviewed projects exhibition at Pratt Institute’s Siegel Gallery. MorphoLuminescence was a collaborative design and prototyping project from four Ball State M.Arch students–Elizabeth Boone, Eric Brockmeyer, [...]

COLLABORATE
COLLABORATE

We want to collaborate with YOU. The changing market, distributed networks, and the rapid rates of change in technological innovation necessitate new skills to manage digital information as well as connecting globally while making locally. The Institute for Digital Fabrication is uniquely positioned to partner with industry in value-generating collaborations–read more…

SIGraDi 2010 Conference
SIGraDi 2010 Conference

Kevin Klinger received the Best Paper Award at the SIGraDi 2010 Conference in Bogota, Columbia.

AIA Minnesota 2010 Presentation
AIA Minnesota 2010 Presentation

Kevin Klinger delivered a presentation entitled, “Manufacturing, Materials and Making: Cases for the Midwest,” at annual AIA Minnesota 2010 Convention in Minneapolis.

SpeedwayStudio
SpeedwayStudio

Ball State University “speedwaystudio” designs addition scheme for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.

Spot on Schools Exhibition
Spot on Schools Exhibition

9-17 July
i.M.A.D.E exhibits work at the Beyond Media Festival in Florence, Italy.

Workshop: University of Calgary
Workshop: University of Calgary

i.M.A.D.E was invited to conduct a series of workshops at the University of Calgary’s Environmental Design Faculty.

Klinger: SIGraDi Keynote
Klinger: SIGraDi Keynote

Kevin Klinger delivers the keynote lecture at the 2009 Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi) Conference on November 18, 2009 at the FAU Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brasil. Klinger’s lecture was entitled: “Manufacturing Material Effects: Rethinking Design and Making in Architecture.”
Additionally, Klinger presented a paper at the conference entitled: “Digital Design through Production Pedagogy: [...]

Lecture: Florida Atlantic University
Lecture: Florida Atlantic University

Kevin Klinger delivers a lecture entitled: “Manufacturing Material Effects and the Institute for Digital Fabrication, Ball State University” at Florida Atlantic University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 24, 2009.

Lecture: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Lecture: Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Kevin Klinger delivers a lecture entitled: “Manufacturing Material Effects and the Institute for Digital Fabrication, Ball State University” at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas: Unicamp in Campinas, Brasil on November 19, 2009.

Lecture: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Lecture: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Kevin Klinger delivers a lecture entitled: “Manufacturing Material Effects and the Institute for Digital Fabrication, Ball State University” at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil on November 13, 2009.

ACADIA 2009
ACADIA 2009

Mahesh Senagala and Joshua Vermillion present their paper entitled “An Inconvenient Studio” at the 2009 ACADIA Conference in Chicago.

Lecture: California Polytechnic State University
Lecture: California Polytechnic State University

Kevin Klinger gives a lecture at California Polytechnic State University’s (San Luis Obispo) College of Architecture and Environmental Design on October 9, 2009. More information on Klinger’s lecture and Cal Poly’s lecture series (entitled: “Integrated Practices”) can be found here.

Luminaires exhibited at Tech Point Summit
Luminaires exhibited at Tech Point Summit

The latest hardwood veneer Luminaire prototypes were exhibited at the Tech Point 2009 Innovation Summit.

Manufacturing Material Effects Exhibition
Manufacturing Material Effects Exhibition

The Manufacturing Material Effects Exhibition, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, framed and displayed the design and material production work of leading international designers and fabricators who participated in the Manufacturing Material Effect international symposium, and subsequent book release from Routledge Press. Designed, fabricated, and installed by a design studio working closely with industry partners [...]

Visit to A Zahner Metals
Visit to A Zahner Metals

Institute for Digital Fabrication sponsored studio courses place a strong emphasis on forging partnerships with regional material manufacturers to promote and explore the potentials of designing and producing with advanced technologies. Many visits were made to different industries, including custom glass, brass casting, metal fabricators, Indiana limestone, and recycled rubber. Frequently, these visits lead to [...]

Spot on Schools Lecture
Spot on Schools Lecture

Kevin Klinger gives a presentation of i.M.A.D.E work and later participates in a round table discussion at the Spot on Schools exhibition in Florence, Italy.

Gregg Pasquarelli : Lecture
Gregg Pasquarelli : Lecture

Gregg Pasquarelli from SHoP delivers a lecture at Ball State University.

ACADIA 2008 Conference: Silicon + Skin
ACADIA 2008 Conference: Silicon + Skin

Michael Gibson, Kevin Klinger, and Joshua Vermillion presented a paper about the Construction Information seminar entitled, “Constructing Information: Towards a Feedback Ecology in Digital Design and Fabrication”, at the 2008 ACADIA Conference.
Gibson, Michael; Kevin Klinger; Joshua Vermillion (2008). “Constructing Information: Towards a Feedback Ecology in Digital Design and Fabrication”, ACADIA International Conference 2008 Silicon + Skin: [...]

Paper : ARCC 2009 Annual Conference
Paper : ARCC 2009 Annual Conference

Joshua Vermillion presented a paper (with co-author Glenn Sweitzer) at the Architectural Research Centers Consortium 2009 Annual Conference. The paper was entitled “Distance Daylighting and Digital Fabrication”
Sweitzer, Glenn; Joshua Vermillion (2009). “Distance Daylighting and Digital Fabrication”, ARCC 2009 Conference: Leadership in Architectural Research, Between Academia and the Profession, San Antonio, Texas, 15-18 April 2009.

Lecture: Southern Illinois University
Lecture: Southern Illinois University

Kevin Klinger delivers a lecture at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) entitled “Manufacturing Material Effects”.


i.M.A.D.E INFO
i.M.A.D.E acts as a catalyst of digital design and fabrication techniques for both industry and education related to architecture and allied arts. Through immersive projects deploying interdisciplinary, applied design and fabrication research, the institute is a conduit between students, design professionals, and the manufacturing sector.
As an institute within Ball State University, i.M.A.D.E supports curricular components offering expertise with state-of -the-art software and devices using simulation, analysis, fabrication, and a rigorous examination of the craft inherent in digital design and production. With strategic industry partners, students test knowledge through team-based projects dealing with the translation of bits into atoms, shifting scales between models, prototypes, 1:1 construction, and the development of solutions to real problems by managing a complex set of design constraints.