Forum Lecture: Re-Assembling Fabrication

Forum Lecture: Re-Assembling Fabrication

Categories: Lectures and Seminars, Virtual | Intended for

Monday, March 14, 2022

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Add to calendar

Location Details

Online

Contact Information

Maria Cook, xx, maria.cook3@carleton.ca

Cost

$0

About this Event

Host Organization: Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism
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Speakers:
Michael Green, Principal at Michael Green Architecture – Architect AIBC FRAIC AIA
Michael Green lectures internationally on the subject of mass timber and new building technology, including his TED talk: "Why We Should Build Wooden Skyscrapers."

Ramtin Attar
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Promise Robotics
Promise Robotics is a Toronto and Edmonton company that seeks to bring emerging technologies to the home building industry to address the rising demand for housing amid a shortage of affordable homes.

Topic:
Amid a growing housing crisis and increased calls to limit the overwhelming climate impacts of residential construction, this Forum Lecture asks: What novel fabrication and material forming techniques can we use to reassemble our approaches to domesticity? Computational design and automated fabrication have today become mainstream in the construction industry Yet, there remains much to consider with regard to energy efficiency and structural possibilities. Two award-winning practices at the forefront of fabrication techniques will share their exemplary projects and describe what they see as the industry’s future possibilities.