Geometric Design for Complex Architecture

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Welcome to the workshop "Geometric Design for Complex Architecture", organized by the Institute of Architectural Sciences (IEMAR) and hosted by the Institute of Discrete Mathematics and Geometry, both from the Vienna University of Technology.

Do not miss this opportunity to talk to the speakers and share your experiences with other attendees of the event.

• When: Monday June 12, 2006.

• Where: Vienna University of Technology
  Green Tower, 7th floor, ZS3
  Wiedner Hauptstr. 8-10/104
  A-1040 Vienna, Austria

• Agenda:
  
  10:00 - 10:15 WELCOME, Georg Franck-Oberaspach (Vienna University of Technology)
  
  10:15 - 10:45 "Figured Surfaces", Brennan Buck (Studio Lynn, University of Applied Arts Vienna)
  
  10:45 - 11:15 "Formfinding: Creating extreme forms using averaging", David Rutten (Robert McNeel & Associates, TU Delft)
  
  11:15 - 11:30 BREAK
  
  11:30 - 12:00 "Geometry at University Innsbruck after the CAD revolution: Topics, contents and examples", Manfred Husty (University of Innsbruck)
  
  12:00 - 12:30 "Discrete surfaces with applications in architectural design", Helmut Pottmann (Vienna University of Technology)
  
  12:30 - 13:30 LUNCHBREAK
  
  13:30 - 14:00 "Fractals and Architecture", Gulen Cagdas (Istanbul University of Technology)
  
  14:00 - 14:30 "3dimensional bend - an architectural application", Sigrid Brell-Cokcan (Vienna University of Technology, University of Applied Arts Vienna)
  
  14:30 - 15:00 "Hydroformed Tubes", Florian Gsottbauer, Designer (Rhino Case Study)
  
  15:00 - 15:15 BREAK
  
  15:15 - 15:45 "Research Project with the Austrian Railway. From the first Rhino Sketch to the Prototype", Lukas Bast (Industrial Design, University of Applied Arts)
  
  15:45 - 16:15 "What's new in Rhino 4.0", Carlos Pérez, McNeel Europe
  
  16:15 - 17:00 DISCUSSION

• Registration: This event is for educators only. To register free of charge, fill out the application by June 5 and attach a proof of your educational status (i.e. a copy of your faculty ID card). Space is limited.

• Organizing committee:
  
  - Sigrid Brell-Cokcan, Institute of Architectural Sciences, IEMAR, Vienna University of Technology
  - Michael Hofer, Geometric Modeling and Industrial Geometry, Vienna University of Technology
  - Carlos Pérez, McNeel Europe

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