Philosophy
Direction
Technology has changed the way we think and design buildings. We are living in an age where professions are transforming and adapting to the pervasive role of information. The building industry with its long historical heritage in the material condition is rapidly adopting new models of thinking and modes of practice.
Both capabilities and challenges have dramatically expanded. The boundaries of what is possible are volatile and new territories are increasingly opening up for creative thinking and design exploration. There are past, current and novel problem spaces that call for innovative solutions in the light of digital technologies.
The Design Computing Community is a vehicle for bringing together individuals from within the domain who are in the forefront of these developments. The generation of actors that are actively shaping a new profile for our industry and raising the bar of the methods of practice.
History
The group was initiated by Andy Shaw, Hopkins Architects, Jalal El-Ali, Buro Happold and Stylianos Dritsas, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. It was formed in April 2006 and the first meeting was hosted at Buro Happold’s offices with the participation of 15 people.
The meetings were inspired by the annual Smart Geometry conference —whereby leading practices showcase their most current and challenging work— which took place a few month prior in New York.
The Design Computing Community’s original concept was to create a London-based focus group with less formal and accessible format and more regular meetings; to bring together the people from across the board to discuss and exchange ideas. The events would take place in an architecture or engineering practice’s offices on a weekday after-hours including two to three presenters and approximately twenty participants.
CONTRIBUTORS
Marcos Cruz
UCL Bartlett
Gregory Epps
RoboFold
Uli Horner
Arup Facade Engineering
Rory Campbell-Lange
Campbell-Lange Workshop
Eugene Lim
RHWL Architects
Tim Lucas
Price & Myers
Emmanuel Verkinderen
Price & Myers
Stuart Manning
Shotcrete
Renee Puusepp
Slider Studio
Bruce Davison
Amanda Levete Architects
Chiara Tuffanelli
Arup AGU
Karsten Schmidt
PostSpectacular
Fred Labbe
Expedition
Pete Winslow
Expedition
Tobias Schwinn
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
David Hines
Populous
Fred Labbe
Expedition
Panayotis Michalatos
Adams Kara Taylor
Sawako Kaijima
Adams Kara Taylor
Mirco Becker
Zaha Hadid Architects
Jonathan Rabagliati
Foster + Partners
AbdulmajidKaranouh
Aedas
Scott Cahill
RMJM
Dirk Krolikowski
Rogers Stirk Harbour
Chiara Tuffanelli
ARUP AGU
Luke Epp
Buro Happold
Tim Lucas
Price and Myers
JuanSubercaseaux
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Andrew Edge
Populous
ThomasCorrie
Hopkins Architects
Gustav Fagerstrom
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Victoria Goldstein
ARUP Associates
Khuzema Hussain
Grimshaw Architects
Cyril Manyara
Amanda Levete Architects
Elena Prousalidou
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Jay Shah
Foster + Partners
Melissa Woolford
Nous Gallery
Raphael Crespin
dECOi Architects
Peter Liebsch
Astudio
Alessandro Pierandrei
Pierandrei Associati
Brett Lambie
LDS
Steve De Micoli
DeMicoli Studio
Jonathan Rodgers
Atmospheres
Gennaro Senatore
Expedition
Stefan Krakhofer
Ask Design
Carlo Benigni
Carlo Benigni Atelier
Aymen Ellouze
Aymen Ellouze Architect
Elif Erdine
Zaha Hadid Architects
Renee Puusepp
Slider Studio