LaN-FLIGHT is a traveling seminar / tour of digital fabrication practices and programs. This immersion experience is intended to draw a diverse group of professionals and students from afar for a full schedule of exchanges with leading practices, fabrication lab visits, & LaN seminars… all while intensely exposed to the urban infrastructure of Boston, NY & in-between.

(photo credits: LaN, LaN-FLIGHT 001 aboard Amtrak with NYC view en route to New Haven)

LaN-FLIGHT 001 included a mix of lectures talks & seminars throughout Boston, New York & New Haven with leading practices including Commonwealth, Associated Fabrication, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, SOM Digital Design Group, Erwin Hauer Studios, Mike Silver Architects, MEx | Metropolitan Exchange, Terreform ONE, REX & Office dA.

LaN-FLIGHT 2010 commences JULY 7th 9am and continues through midnight JULY 13.

schedule updates will continue to be posted

BOS (JUL 7-9)

Microsoft New England Research & Development Center to host LaN seminar July 7-9, 9am-2pm

Kostas Terzidis – THE MEME

I|K Studio

NEW HAVEN (JUL 10)

ERWIN HAUER STUDIOS

NY (JUL 10-13)

Michael Silver Architects

BURO HAPPOLD

WORKSHOPS FACTORY

KPF

COMMONWEALTH

VIRTUAL

FAB LAB MEDELLIN (Colombia)

IaaC | INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE OF CATALONIA (Spain)

DESIGNPLAYGROUNDS (Mexico)

OPO’Lab (Portugal)

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LaN FEE *(inclusive of the following travel >> Boston-to-New Haven-to-Erwin Hauer’s-to-New York)

$355. register by JUL 2

*Please note FEE listed above is the LaN fee and is non-inclusive of travel & accommodations. However this trip is planned with economy in mind; group accommodations are currently being planned. Group accommodation rates are intended not to exceed $35. per night.

Participants will have the option to customize their path according to their interests.

For those flying in to join us, please consider a ONE WAY into BOS & ONE WAY departing JFK LGA or EWR airports.

estimated expenses:

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LaN FLIGHT001 experiences:

LaN @ BOS - Kennedy & Violich Architects

LaN @ New Haven - Erwin Hauer Studio - July 2008

(LaN-FLIGHT @ SOM - NY) Lecture by Neil Katz

LaN FLIGHT @ NY - Bldg by Shops Architects

Lecture by Michael Silver @ MEx Metropolitan Exchange, Brooklyn hosted by Terreform1

LaN @ Columbia University

LaN @ MoMA 'HOME DELIVERY'

Little time for rest aboard LaN-FLIGHT 2008

LaN @ ICA Boston (Diller & Scofidio)