Fabrication
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 [...]
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 [...]
WIP: IaaC Summer School 2010
http://fablabbcn.org/informalism/ The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia Summer School has been in session since Aug 19th 2010. This one month course is about to come to an end next week, but before we finish, we want to share some of the work in progress. The road to this summer school began with a mutual [...]
Project for UDON Restaurant Madrid
Project Architect: Quim Girbau & Neus Mateu Design Consultation and Fabrication: Medio Design Parametric Design and Geometry Consultation: Luis E. Fraguada – LaN This project for the design the UDON Chueca restaurant in Madrid was recently completed by Arquitects Quim Girbau & Neus Mateu. Medio Design and LaN collaborated on the ceiling which traverses the [...]
Live Parameters: LaN On-Site Barcelona 3 Workshop
LaN announces its third On Site Barcelona workshop August 23rd through 29th at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC): Live Parameters. One of the key elements in any associative design model is the data to which it responds. The ‘Live Parameters’ workshop will investigate several modes for interacting with real time, real life [...]
Collaborative Cloud Project
Collaborative Cloud is an installation which investigates distributed and decentralized design and fabrication. The interface (in the link above) allows you to design and give information to a piece of the cloud, thus anyone can participate in the project’s growth over the next 8 months. The physical construction will take place at the Disseny Hub [...]
Smart Geometry 2010 Barcelona
These images show a glimpse into what were the workshop sessions during the Smart Geometry 2010 event, which took place at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC) from the 19th through the 24th of April (with Conference sessions taking place at the Petit Palau). This event came to Barcelona and IaaC thanks to [...]
Designing Interface Architecture – Brazil 2010
UPDATE: The fund raising for the first edition of this workshop series has been successful! In 30 days, 54 wonderful supporters pledged from $1 – $1000 to make this event possible. We want to thank them and everyone else who’s actions were paramount in spreading the word. FABberz (www.fabberz.com) and LaN (www.livearchitecture.net) are collaborating to [...]
Generate Seminar Review, Oulu, Finland
Photos from a recent trip Oulu, Finland. LaN co-director, Luis Fraguada, was invited to Oulu to lecture and teach at the Generate Seminar. The seminar was organized by the Algorithmic Architecture Project Group at the University of Oulu, Department of Architecture. Many, many sincere thanks to Eetu Arponen, Eva Haggrén, Aulikki Herneoja, Eeva Hinkka, Hannes [...]
HTWK Leipzig Workshop Results
Henning Rambow, professor at HTWK Leipzig organized the First Parametric Design Workshop last June, 2009. Six tutors and 40 participants from all around Europe and beyond took to Leipzig for 4 days of intense teaching, learning, and production. Rhino Grasshopper was utilized as the main design tool, allowing participants to explore various aspects of the [...]
LaN OnSite BCN2 Workshop Results
LaN OnSite Barcelona v2 workshops concluded with composite fabrication processes and associative design production. Participants joined a two phase / six module workshop series that immersed them in contemporary digital design and fabrication techniques. McNeel Rhinoceros was the base platform for all design and parameterization. Through the Grasshopper plugin for Rhino, participants were able to [...]
LaN presents @ Pecha Kucha BOS JUL 22
Pecha Kucha Boston 12 LaN thanks Brett Stilwell and all organizers of Pecha Kucha Boston for a great event (our first 4 screen presentation)! Wed Jul 22 | Mantra, 52 Temple Pl, Boston (near Park St T) 20×20 talks Alex Camlin, Da Capo Press Bill Gallery, Bill Gallery Brandon Bird, Brandon Bird Design Chong-Zi Chen, [...]
Parametric Design Workshop HTWK Leipzig
- LaN has been invited to teach at an upcoming parametric design workshop in HTWK Leipzig. Workshop tutors include: [Barcelona] Ioulietta Zindrou, Maite Bravo, Verena Volger, Luis Fraguada [Bukarest] Dimitrie Stefanescu [Leipzig] Henning Rambow, Patrik Bedarf The workshop will focus of associative modelling using Rhino/Grasshopper and digital fabrication with a laser cutter. This course will take [...]
LaN @ aast/// advanced architecture settimo tokyo
Thank you to Andrea Graziano and Davide del Giudice for their invitation to participate in the aast/// advanced architecture settimo tokyo exhibition. As LaN, we presented our global distribution and activities as a departure from the conventional concept of an architectural office. Samples of three projects were provided in the form of STL models which [...]
Student Projects: Parametric Design II @ IaaC
The following selected projects are the result of the second Parametric Design seminar which took place at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalunya [IaaC] in the third term of the 2008-2009 class. The seminar, taught by LaN co-director Luis E. Fraguada, focused on developing prototypes which synthesized research studio and seminar work into one [...]
SCRIPTING + FABRICATION ‘SHOP: DONOSTIA + BCN
Photos by Alberto Algaba Salazar This recently completed workshop on SCRIPTING + DIGITAL FABRICATION brought together students, educators, and professionals to experience for the first time scripted processed applied to architectural prototyping and manufacturing. The workshop had dual locations with an intense Rhinoscript session taking place May 21-23rd in Donostia (San Sebastian), Spain and a [...]
Archeography IV_ Project Completion
ARCHEOGRAPHY IV April 30 2009 – June 30 2009 Live Architecture Network with Biba Bell SUPERFRONT architecture gallery and project space is proud to present ARCHEOGRAPHY IV, a performative installation produced in conjunction with Movement Research Festival 2009: ROLL CALL. The exhibition features new works of architecture and performance conceived collaboratively by Live Architecture Network [...]
LaN On-Site Rome
LAN ON-SITE: ROMA March 22- March 29, 2009 HOST// ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ARCHITETTURA TUTORS// LaN DIRECTORS >> CarloMaria Ciampoli Luis Fraguada & Monika Wittig CNC SUPPORT// SOLIDO >> Filippo Moroni EVENTS// workshop concludes with ROME’S PREMIERE PECHA KUCHA NIGHT PROGRAM// WALL^2: The idea of Wall-Squared surfaces as a way of initiating explorations of complex surfaces. [...]
Brooklyn Custom Fabrication>> Archeography IV
A big thank you to Brooklyn’s best Metal fabricator David Stanavich owner of Brooklyn Custom. LaN utilized custom rolled 3/4″ Metal Pipes to create the splines that make up the framework for the Archeography IV installation. Accurate curve radii was of utmost importance for the project and thanks to Brooklyn Custom’s highly sophisticated shop and [...]
Digital Fabrication Workshop MedioDESIGN Barcelona
Curso, de carácter teórico-práctico, tiene como objetivo introducir a los participantes en la fabricación digital y las posibilidades que ésta ofrece en el área de la arquitectura y el diseño, tanto como plataforma de comprobación de ideas como de producción directa de objetos finales. Los participantes serán introducidos en el uso de softwares de modelado [...]
LaN Montana State Visiting Scholars Studio Results
Project Credits: TUTORS | LaN Live Architecture Network: Luis Fraguada, Shane Salisbury, Monika Wittig MSU GRAD STUDENTS | Andy Brandt, Seth Burwash, Katherine Carey, Audya Darmawan, Nathan French, Shawn Gould, Michael Somerfeld, Ron Shvartsman, ShandraWeaver, Adam Zetterquist FABRICATION CONSULTANT | Bill Clinton
LaN wrkshp @ROMA in collab w/ SOLIDO + IN/ARCH
LaN shares early workshop experiences @ ROMA 7 day digital fabrication workshop by LaN in collaboration with SOLIDO and hosted by IN/ARCH (Istituto Nazionale di Architettura)
LAN BROOKLYN: Workshop Lecture Series
LAN BROOKLYN LECTURE SERIES!!!! StudioMode____ APRIL 13th 2009 @ SuperFront Zach Downey APRIL 16th 2009 @ Super Front Chris K Palmer___ APRIL 17th 2009 @ SuperFront To Learn about the Rhino Workshop or Sign up, please visit the Archeography IV Workshop page For more information contact: james@livearchitecture.net
LaN-ON-SITE BROOKLYN Archeography IV Workshop
WORKSHOP April 13th – 19th REGISTRATION DEADLINE APRIL 1st!! Live Architecture Network has accepted the design challenge presented by Architecture Gallery SuperFront to synthesize Architecture and Choreography, in a Project deemed Archeography IV. Working in Collaboration with Choreographer Biba Bell, LaN is designing and fabricating a site + performance specific installation as a part of [...]
