Crafting Robotics for Architectural Intelligence
18th — 20th March
10:30 AM — 10:45 AM (IST)
Philip Yuan
Professor and associate dean,
Honorary fellow of american institute of architecture
This lecture navigates the intersectional study of AI for architectural design and robotic fabrication, a union encounting the future of architecture in the post-humanistic era. Amidst global challenges, it urges a re-evaluation of the relationship between globalization and locality, advocating for the integration of globalized technologies into localized practices. The production paradigm and knowledge landscape of architecture are being reshaped by crafting robotics for architectural intelligence. As the field of design and practice transits into a new era of flourishing development of intelligent and autonomous technologies, it becomes imperative for architectural academia to redefine the symbiotic relationships between humans and technology. We’ll delve into the ‘symbiotic’ intelligence, aiming to rethingking on the global warming and new paradigm shift under the influence of future technologies.
Based on research and practice, the discussion will illustrate how this symbiotic relationship can drive innovative, sustainable solutions, transform the socio-cultural, industrial economics, and environmental resiliency. We are aiming to inspire architects to blur the lines among architects, artifacts, and social processes, contributing to a new understanding of architecture in the post-humanistic era.
INSTRUCTORS
Philip Yuan
professor and associate dean, Tongji University,
Honorary Fellow of American Institute of Architecture (Hon. FAIA).
co-founder, DigitalFUTURES Association,
Editor-in-Chief, Architectural Intelligence journal
founding partner, Archi-Union Architects & Fab-Union Technology
Philip F. Yuan is a professor and associate dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University, Honorary Fellow of American Institute of Architecture (Hon. FAIA). He is also the co-founder of DigitalFUTURES Association, a global educational initiative with a particular emphasis on the latest computational design and fabrication technologies, Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Intelligence journal, and founding partner of Archi-Union Architects & Fab-Union Technology. Yuan has served as Thomas Jefferson professor at University of Virginia (2019), the visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019), and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (2021). He has also served as council member of UIA Professional Practice Commission (PPC).
Yuan was attributed with UIA 2023 The Auguste Perret Prize for Technology in Architecture. His work has been recognized with notable awards, including 2022 AIA Open International | Architecture Honor Award, 2022 Dezeen Award Best Civic Building, 2020 ACADIA Innovative Academic Program Award of Excellence and etc.
Yuan has participated in Venice biennale, Chicago biennale, Milan triennial, Tallin biennale, etc. His works have been collected by MOMA New York City, M+ Hong Kong and Centre National d’art et de Culture Georges Pompidou.
Jianxi Luo
Associate Professor (EPD/DAI)
Data-Driven Innovation Lab
Jianxi Luo holds a PhD in Engineering Systems and SM in Technology and Policy from MIT, and a MS and BE in engineering from Tsinghua University. He is currently a tenured Associate Professor of Design and Artificial Intelligence with the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He Directs the Data-Driven Innovation Lab and formerly led the SUTD Technology Entrepreneurship Programme and the Design Innovation, Ventures, and Entrepreneurship Minor. He is a Managing Editor of Journal of Engineering Design, Associate Editor of Design Science, AI EDAM and ASME JCISE, and Executive Committee Member of the Council on Engineering Systems Universities. His work has won various awards from Design Society, ASME, INFORMS, Complex System Society, and so on. Previously, he was a faculty member at New York University, a visiting scholar at Cambridge University and Columbia University.
