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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
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.
Constructing Information
The implication of ‘fabrication’ has rapidly expanded for architects, architectural researchers, and students engaging the latest digital tools: fabrication is both material and immaterial, pushing the limits of experimentation while working against the imperatives of real technology and construction imperatives as articulated by other scholars. Computer-aided design and manufacturing, once discreet applications of technology, are [...]
CASE Design
i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank CASE Design founders David Fano, Federico Negro, and Steve Sanderson for each personally visiting Ball State to lead workshops and roundtable discussions, critique student work, and advise us on future projects and curriculum offerings. Dave, Fed, and Steve have smart ideas and run a smart business, and we look forward to [...]
Lighting Design Competition :: MorphoLuminescence
Morpholuminescence recieves the Citation for Innovative Concept in the Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Philip Beesley Architect Inc.
i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Philip Beesley and his team at Philip Beesley Architect Inc for conducting the Arcus Animus workshop at Ball State. Philip’s tireless energy, knowledge, and help was greatly appreciated.
Gregg Pasquarelli : Lecture
Gregg Pasquarelli from SHoP delivers a lecture at Ball State University.
Pratt
i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Brad Rothenberg from Pratt for helping lead the Arcus Animus workshop. His tireless energy, knowledge, and help was greatly appreciated.
Projects featured in AD: Interior Atmospheres
Calibration Channel and Digital Exchange Exhibition featured in “Affecting Data” article in “Interior Atmospheres” issue of AD. The article, written by Julieanne Preston, describes the increasingly important role of information in driving collaborative exchanges in the design and production process.
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: [...]