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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 [...]
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 [...]
// 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 [...]
GRAFTING BUILDINGS ONTO TREES
A vision for a future where nature and built environment grow together. (Published in CityVisionMag Issue#3) Quito, Ecuador | Thursday, January 14th | 2121 More than a century after the initial dream of MIT architect Mitchell Joachim and his team at Media Lab’s Smart Cities group; the EIT (Ecuador Institute of Technology) discovered the secret [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Urban Feeds Cluster @ Smart Geometry 2011
LaN co-director, Luis Fraguada, along with Tomas Diez (Fab Lab BCN Manager) and Felipe Pecegueiro, will be conducting the Urban Feeds cluster at Smart Geometry 2011 in Copenhagen. Registration to the workshops and conferences ends soon. For the Urban Feeds cluster we are working with Libelium and Urbiotica to provide participants with the unique opportunity [...]
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 [...]
coming… FEBRUARY 19-21 2011
ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 19-21 @ MIAMI 3 day workshop on LIVE aspects of digital design & fabrication for architecture Its clear in 2010 perhaps more than ever that significant shifts in economies and culture can occur extremely rapidly; climatic crisis can devastate enormous populations in seconds. Our architectural response is critical. The architectural recourse [...]
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 [...]
TAC: Technically Advanced Construction Program
LaN is excited to be a part of the TAC: Technically Advanced Construction program at the Politecnico di Milano. The listing of tutors for this course is really incredible and we are honored to be part of it. Tutors include professionals in the cutting edge of architectural design and investigation. Thank you to Andrea Graziano [...]
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 @Museum of Art – Ft Lauderdale NOV 9
ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE WORKSHOP DEC 11-14 @ FT LAUDERDALE / DEC 16-19 @ MIAMI 3 day workshop on LIVE aspects of digital design & fabrication for architecture Its clear in 2010 perhaps more than ever that significant shifts in economies and culture can occur extremely rapidly; climatic crisis can devastate enormous populations in seconds. Our architectural [...]
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 >>
