Cities
register now: MAR 2012 LaN @ ENSENADA, BAJA
Networked Fabrication for Urban Provocations. Shifting Paradigms from Mass Production to Mass Customization Computational architecture and design course Conventional construction methods all depart from the basic premises of mass production: standardization, modulation and a production line. What these systems developed during the last two centuries fail to take into account are the evolutionary leaps and [...]
ROME 2012: FEB @SOLIDO 360 prototyping
LaN + SOLIDO hands-on workshop REVERSE ENGINEERING DESIGN 3d scanning < rapid prototyping < cnc milling 2 evening sessions & 2 weekend day sessions with hands-on use of on-site equipment This workshop is intended to suit a range of levels– those with no Rhinoceros modeling or digital fabrication experience will gain experience working with between [...]
BOULDER FEB 25-26 / 28-29 FOOTPRINTS data mining & milling
BOULDER FOOTPRINTS data mining & milling LaN director Monika Wittig & Co-de-iT partner Andrea Graziano present 2012 Boulder Colorado USA workshop 2 part workshop – 4 evenings data collection & management for use with Rhinoceros / Grasshopper and 2 weekend days of CNC fabrication – select 1 or both parts weekday sessions: 6-10/11pm [...]
LaN @ BOULDER COLORADO JAN 20-22 2012
JANUARY 20-22: BOULDER COLORADO USA 2012 INTRO to RHINOCEROS for DESIGN-TO-FABRICATION Evening + weekend sessions of LaN instruction on Rhinoceros modeling for digital fabrication. Special interest will be placed on modeling for physical production through digital manufacturing means. Participants will not only learn to model complex geometries wisely, but also iterative design approaches [...]
// EUROPE / LAN FLIGHT MAR 2012
***moved to MARCH 2012/ /// innsbruck // stuttgart // barcelona /// //traveling seminar / tour of digital fabrication practices & programs // This en-route experience draws a diverse group of design participants from afar for a full schedule of exchanges with leading practitioners, practices, fabrication labs… all while exposed to European transit infrastructure… trains planes & [...]
LaN @ SOLIDO – ROMA Nov 22-27
LaN + SOLIDO hands-on workshop // Rhino-to-Rhinocam / 3 & 5 axis CNC Milling / 3d Scanning 4 evening sessions & 2 weekend day sessions with on-site equipment This workshop is intended to suit a range of levels– those with no Rhinoceros modeling or CNC machining experience will gain experience working with between modeled geometeries [...]
// RYERSON UNIV: searching for new dates
INTENSIVE WEEKEND WORKSHOP LaN RETURNS TO TORONTO ~ hosted by RYERSON UNIVERSITY LaN instruction by Monika Wittig & Aaron Willette *registration open to the public ~ design professionals and students alike *all skill levels–including no previous Rhino experience–are welcome *workshop will utilize digital fabrication equipment available at Ryerson (3d printer / laser cutter) *location: RYERSON [...]
// ROME / OCT 17-22 2011
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LIVE FORCES more digital++ more physical+++ 6 day workshop on digital design & fabrication hosted by Istituto Nazionale di Architettura ~ Rome CO-INSTRUCTORS // _ SOLIDO / Filippo Moroni _ CO-DE-IT / Andrea Graziano _ LAN / Monika Wittig _ OVERVIEW The workshop will explore the implications of digital design & fabrication- [...]
// BOULDER+DENVER / FALL
Workshops send us on many planes to distant places… but in between our ventures LaN is looking to power-up digital fabrication locally in Boulder/Denver. For those of you reading this from afar we want to give you access to the many resources & reasons to fly here to name a few… topographic features / entrepreneurial bend [...]
DENVER: 3day wrkshp – DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION for DESIGNERS
PROCEED TO LaN @ BOULDER / DENVER FALL 2011 WORKSHOPS >> August 29-31 2011 LaN @ CLUB WORKSHOP DENVER 3 evening workshop on LIVE aspects of DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION for DESIGNERS 3 evenings of LaN instruction on Rhinoceros Modeling and Digital Fabrication Strategies. Special interest will be placed on modeling for physical production through digital [...]
REGISTER NOW:3 CITY DIGI-FAB TOUR $295
LaN FLIGHT // traveling seminar / tour of digital fabrication practices & programs // This en-route experience draws a diverse group of design participants from afar for a full schedule of exchanges with leading practitioners, practices, fabrication labs… all while exposed to urban transit infrastructure from Boston to New York. [photo credits: previous LaN FLIGHTs [...]
COMMENCING AUGUST 9… register now
AUGUST 09 – AUGUST 19 2011 Boulder Colorado USA > Great Sand Dunes National Park > Denver A TEN DAY MIGRATING SUMMER WORKSHOP ULTIMATELY EXPLORING DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION OF STRUCTURES INFLUENCED BY LIVE FORCES– PRIMARILY FLUID ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN WIND & SAND & RESULTANT LAND FORMATIONS. CAN WE QUANTIFY ANALYZE AND ENGAGE WITH THE ENORMOUS [...]
LaN network BOSTON: POINTCROWD JUN 8-10
read details below or proceed to official POINT CROWD WEBSITE >> With McNeel’s beta release of Rhinoceros 5.0, RhinoScript is moving to a new syntax: Python. The new, more intuitive interface for manipulating Rhino from the inside gives users without prior programming experience the opportunity to quickly and easily create a wide variety of complex [...]
LaN on FOOTPRINT RADIO – Boulder/Denver
LaN on BOULDER GREEN BUILDING GUILD’s Footprint Radio BGBG’s Footprint Radio – Episode 8 – Keeping up with design technology and the tools used /// Released 21 April 2011 Producer: Tasha Halevi Assistant Producer: Michelle Baker Sponsored by: Boulder County Business Report and Namaste Solar Design technology is changing rapidly, so how do we keep [...]
UPCOMING: MAY – AUG 2011 – MONTANA
LaN returns to BOZEMAN MONTANA this summer… Follow the studio’s progress & fabrication tours in California on the LaN MSU studio FACEBOOK page LaN will also be teaching public workshops in Bozeman, if interested let us know by responding below View Bozeman, Mt in a larger map IMAGES: [top] BMW Oracle America’s Cup Trimaran (photo [...]
DEN/ BLDR BEGINNER DIGI-FAB (RHINO)
VIEW FALL 2011 BOULDER / DENVER WORKSHOPS >> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// RHINO DIGITAL DESIGN MARCH SESSIONS – DENVER / BOULDER SESSIONS HELD MONDAY (DENVER) AND TUESDAY (BOULDER) 6-900PM MARCH 14 - APRIL 19 *laptop needed *if you care to rent a laptop email us *all instructed software available for free trial downloads – registrants will receive links [...]
DEN / BLDR DIGI-FAB INTERMEDIATE (RHINO)
To follow up a successful intro to digital design and Rhino seminar, we will be offering an advanced seminar. This seminar is intended for both return participants of the first seminar wishing to continue their Rhino education, and for intermediate to higher level designers interested in learning more advanced operations in digital design and Rhino [...]
DENVER LaN @CLUB WORKSHOP FABRICATION
PROCEED TO LaN @ DENVER / BOULDER FALL 2011 WORKSHOPS >> Digital Fabrication Seminar with hands on machine experience sponsored by CLUB WORKSHOP Week 1: Sunday March 13 Laser Cutters and 2-d Subtractive Fabrication Week 2: Sunday March 27 3d Printers and Additive Fabrication Weeks 3 and 4: Saturday April 2 & 9 CNC mill [...]
Denver: INTRO TO RHINOSCRIPTING FEB 17-18
LaN announces a DENVER introductory session on RHINOSCRIPTING instructed by LaN’s Aaron Thurs & Fri FEB 17-18, 6-9:00pm: RhinoScripting $95 includes 2 nights of instruction RHINOSCRIPT is easy to learn, powerful tool in the Rhino environment for customizing and automating the design process Two sessions provide an introduction to the underlying concepts of programming and their application [...]
LaN @ DENVER 5 sessions commence JAN 25
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LaN Boulder digifab seminar – 5 sessions/5wks
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *update 34 registrants as of 17 JANUARY LaN DIGITAL FABRICATION SEMINAR – BOULDER interested in Denver version? SESSIONS HELD WEDNESDAY 6-930PM JANUARY 19 – FEBRUARY 16 DOWNTOWN BOULDER / BOULDER CAMPUS tba 5 sessions – $295. REGISTRATION that exceeds: 50 participants – all receive $50 reimbursement 70 participants – all receive LaN sponsored complimentary Rhinoceros [...]
ROME: LaN ON-SITE NOV 15-20
LAN ON SITE ROME – 15 to 20 NOVEMBER 2010 HOST// ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ARCHITETTURA TUTORS// LaN DIRECTORS >> CarloMaria Ciampoli begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Luis Fraguada & Monika Wittig CNC SUPPORT// SOLIDO >> Filippo Moroni PROGRAM// WALL^2: The idea of Wall-Squared surfaces as a way of initiating explorations of complex surfaces. ITERATIVE design will be the emphasized [...]
LaN FORECAST – WINTER 2011
Assist LaN in generating a bottom-up system for workshop planning… you tell us instead of us telling you where & when! Check to indicate interest in particular locales. Once 5 expressions of interest are made a soft-launch will be announced for that location. Interested participants will then be invited to comment on brief specifics. *Please [...]
LaN lecture @U of Colorado – Denver NOV 2
LaN co-director Monika Wittig presents: ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE prototyping the practice of live architecture TUES NOV 2 – 6PM COLLEGE OF ARCH & PLANNING – UNIV OF COLORADO – DENVER lecture is free & open to the public with online registration >>
