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ACADIA 2020: DISTRIBUTED PROXIMITIES
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All times EDT (UTC-4:00)
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10/24-10/25
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10:00a - 6:00p
WORKSHOPS
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MONDAY 10/26
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9:45a - 11:30a EDT
Welcome Remarks: ACADIA President & 2020 Conference Chairs

Opening Keynote: A Conversation on Ecology & Ethics

Jennifer Gabrys, University of Cambridge
w/ Molly Wright Steenson, Carnegie Mellon University
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11:30a - 11:45a EDT
Coffee Break
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11:45a - 1:15p EDT
Paper Session 1
Biological Interactions + Ecological Adaptation
Session Chair: Tsz Yan Ng
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Turbulent Casting: Bacterial Expression in Mineralized Structures
Thora H. Arnardottir, Martyn Dade-Robertson, Helen Mitrani, Meng Zhang, Beate Christgen
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Explorations in Insect-Robot Collaboration for Emergent Design & Manufacturing
Andrea Ling, Mahshid Moghadasi, Kowin Shi, Junghsein Wei, Kirstin Petersen
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Coral Carbonate
Alex Schofield
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Deep Green: Coupling Biological and Artificial Intelligence in Urban Design
Claudia Pasquero, Marco Poletto
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Knitted Bio-material Assembly
Christine Yogiaman, Christyasto Priyonggo Pambudi, Dhileep Kumar Jayashankar, Kenneth Joseph Tracy
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1:15p - 1:30p EDT
Coffee Break
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1:30p - 3:00p EDT
Paper Session 2
AI: Theory, Practice, Aesthetics
Session Chair: Alida Sun
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AD Magazine : Mirroring the Development of the Computational Field in Architecture 1965-2020
Nadja Gaudillière-Jami
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Data Synthesis Using BIM and Photorealistic Rendering for Deep Learning
Mohammad Alawadhi, Wei Yan
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Space Allocation Techniques
Nirvik Saha, Dennis Shelden, John Haymaker
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An AI Lens on Historic Cairo: A Deep Learning Application for Minarets Classification
Islam Zohier, Ahmed El Antably, Ahmed S.Madani
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Making a New City Image
Brian Ho
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3:00p - 3:15p EDT
Coffee Break
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3:15p - 4:15p EDT
Award Conversation: Teaching Award of Excellence
Jane Burry, Swinburne University
w/ Lauren Vasey, respondent
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4:15p - 5:45p EDT
Exhibition Opening & Project Panel
The ACADIA 2020 conference team will introduce the online exhibition platform, and select project authors will present in a Pecha-Kucha format.

Presenters:
Oliver Popadich
Ultan Byrne
Outpost Office (Ashley Bigham and Erik Herrmann)
Galo Canizares
Catty Dan Zhang
Gosia (Malgorzata) Pawlowska
Ana Anton, Andrei Jipa, Lex Reiter, Benjamin Dillenburger
Leslie Lok & Sasa Zivkovic

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5:45p - 6:00p EDT
Coffee Break
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6:00p - 7:30p EDT
Keynote: A Conversation on Data & Bias
Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University
Orit Halpern, Concordia University
w/ David Benjamin, The Living / Columbia University GSAPP
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7:30p EDT
Happy Hour
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TUESDAY 10/27
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10:00a - 11:30a EDT
Paper Session 3
Machine Learning, Data, Methodology, and Optimization
Session Chair: Sandra Manninger
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Cluster Analysis for Urban Morphological Analysis and Case-based Design
Chenyi Cai, Biao Li
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Encoded Images: representational protocols for integrating cGANs in iterative computational design processes
Gabriella Rossi, Paul Nicholas
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Text-to-Form: 3D Architectural Form Generation by Linguistic Descriptions through Graph Convolutional Network
Hang Zhang
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Deep Clustering and Morphological Analysis of Campus Context Based on a Convolutional Autoencoder
Peiwen Li
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Machine Learning for Comparative Urban Planning at Scale : An Aviation Case Study
Ahmed Meeran, Sam Conrad Joyce
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11:30a - 11:45a EDT
Coffee Break
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11:45a - 1:15p EDT
Paper Session 4
Programmable Matter
Session Chair: Leslie Lok
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A Case for Lace: Braided Textiles for Architectural Fabrication
Nathaniel Elberfeld, Alexandra Waller, Lavender Tessmer
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A Geometrical Approach to Mitigate High-tech Machinery Requirement for Construction of Irregular Concrete Structures
Arman Khalil Beigi, Esameil Motaghi, Ali Ghazvinian, Saeede Kalantari
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Additive Thermoplastic Formwork for Freeform Concrete Columns
Mania Aghaei Meibodi, Christopher Voltl, Ryan Craney
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Active-Casting_Functionally Graded Knits for Volumetric Concrete Casting
Tsz Yan Ng, Sean Ahlquist, Evgueni Filipov, Tracey Weisman
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Structural Papercuts: Disclinations in Self-Reactive Plywood Cores for Moldless Composite Shell Fabrication
Nicholas Bruscia
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1:15p - 1:30p EDT
Coffee Break
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1:30p - 2:30p EDT
Award Conversation: Digital Practice Award of Excellence
Jessica Rosenkrantz & Jesse Louis-Rosenberg, Nervous System
w/ Behnaz Farahi, respondent
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2:30p - 4:00p EDT
Paper Session 5
Automated Fabrication and Operation
Session Chair: Masoud Akbarzadeh
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Deployable Robotic System for the Fabrication of Bespoke Acoustic Brick Walls
Gabriella Rossi, James Walker, Asbjørn Søndergaard, Isak Worre Foged, Anke Pasold, Jacob Hilmer
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An Architectural Framework for Semi-Autonomous Construction: Using Reinforcement Learning to Support Multi-Drone Construction in Dynamic Environments
Zhihao Fang, Yuning Wu, Ammar Hassonjee, Ardavan Bidgoli, Daniel Cardoso Llach
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FORM{less}: Robotically Thermoformed Molds for Concrete Casting
Gabrielle Clune, Mackenzie Bruce, Ryan Culligan, Kyle Vansice, Rahul Attraya, Wes McGee, Tsz Yan Ng
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Engrained Performance: Performance-Driven Computational Design of a Robotically Assembled Shingle Facade System
Ryan Craney, Arash Adel
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Discrete Timber Building Blocks for Automated Construction
Mollie Claypool, Gilles Retsin, Manuel Jimenez Garcia, Kevin Saey, Clara Jaschke
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4:00p - 4:15p EDT
Coffee Break
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Keynote: A Conversation on Automation & Agency
Erin Bradner, Autodesk
Sougwen Chung, SCILICET
Stefana Parascho, Princeton University
Elly Truitt, University of Pennsylvania
w/ Georgina Voss, University of the Arts London
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Coffee Break
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6:00p - 7:30p EDT
Special Session
Architects and PPE Production
Session Chair: Ersela Kripa
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Shelby Doyle, Iowa State University
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Alvin Huang, University of Southern California
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Heath May, HKS LINE
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Manuel Jimenez Garcia, UCL Bartlett
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Jenny Sabin, Cornell University
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7:30p EDT
Happy Hour
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WEDNESDAY 10/28
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10:00a - 11:30a EDT
Paper Session 6
Architectures of Care, Computational Design and Health
Session Chair: Biayna Bogosian
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A BIM-Based Automatic Contact Tracing System Using Wi-Fi
Wonjae Yoo, Mark J. Clayton, Minjae Shin, Hyoungsub Kim
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An Indoor Positioning System for Occupational Density Control
Djordje Stojanovic, Milica Vujovic, Branko Miloradovic
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Anxious Landscapes: Correlating the Built Environment with Mental Health through Deep Learning
David W. Newton
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DAMI: Dynamic Anthropometric Modeling Interface for Patient Room Layout Optimization
Mengni Zhang, Clara Dewey, Saleh Kalantari
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Irradiated Shade: Mapping, Modeling, and Measuring Urban UVB Exposure
Stephen Mueller
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11:30a - 11:45a EDT
Coffee Break
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Paper Session 7
Retooling and Robotic Craft
Session Chair: Negar Kalantar
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Completions: Reuse and Object Representations
Daniel Norell, Einar Rodhe, Karin Hedlund
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Designing [with] Machines: Task- and site- specific robotic teams for in-situ architectural making
Maria Yablonina, Nicolas Kubail Kalousdian, Achim Menges
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Computational Design of Lightweight Composite Tower Structures
Marshall Prado
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A Novel Approach to Mitigating Errors in 3D Printing of Complex-Curved Geometries through Scalable and Distributed Computing
Vaibhav Saxena, Ankur Podder
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From Concept to Construction: A Transferable Design and Robotic Fabrication Method for a Building-Scale Vault
Isla Xi Han, Edvard P.G. Bruun, Stuart Marsh, Matteo Tavano, Sigrid Adriaenssens, Stefana Parascho
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1:15p - 1:30p EDT
Coffee Break
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1:30p - 2:30p EDT
Award Conversation: Innovative Research Award of Excellence
Sean Ahlquist, University of Michigan Taubman College
w/ Jane Scott, respondent
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Paper Session 8
Real-time Sensing and Iteration: From the Material to the Political
Session Chair: Viola Ago
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Monitoring and Prediction of Pedestrian Flows through Smart Material Sensing Surfaces and Machine Learning
Nikol Kirova, Areti Markopoulou
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ELAbot: cyber-physical design and elastic behavior of a bending active tensile hybrid robotic structure
Valentina Soana, Robert Stuart-Smith, Vijay Pawar, Harvey Stedman, Durgesh Darekar
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Embedded Sensing and Control Concepts for an Adaptive, Responsive, Modular Architecture
Oliver Bucklin, Lauren Vasey, Axel Körner, Seiichi Suzuki, Larissa Born, Achim Menges, Jan Knippers, Götz T. Gresser
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Can the Subaltern Speak?
Behnaz Farahi
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Affective Computing for Generating Virtual Procedural Environments Using Game Technologies
Claudiu Barsan-Pipu, Nathalie Sleiman
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Coffee Break
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Keynote: A Conversation on Culture & Access
Kate Hartman, OCAD
Vernelle A. A. Noel, Georgia Institute of Technology
w/ Laura Devendorf, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Coffee Break
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Field Notes Pecha Kucha
Session Chairs: Shelby Doyle & Adam Marcus
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Waiting to Get Cut Out
Zach Cohen
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Pandemic Pause
Jacob Gasper
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Remote impressions: a conversation with a chair, two ladders and a passer-by
Thomas Pearce, Gary Edwards
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There has never been a Patient-0
Tiziano Derme, Daniela Mitterberger, Gonzalo Vaillo, Jordi Vivaldi
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Reconfigurable Space: Transformable Prototypes Produced during the Outbreak
Rachel Dickey, Noushin Radnia
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Unknowing: Removing precise definitions can inform discoveries along a spectrum
Catie Newell, Zackery Belanger, Wes McGee, Misri Patel
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7:30p EDT
Happy Hour
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THURSDAY 10/29
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Award Conversation: Innovative Academic Program Award of Excellence
Philip Yuan and Neil Leach, Tongji DigitalFutures Program
w/ Melissa Goldman, respondent
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11:00a - 12:30p EDT
Paper Session 9
Autonomous Sensibility
Session Chair: Maya Alam
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3D Graph Convolutional Neural Networks in Architecture Design
Matias del Campo, Sandra Manninger, Alexandra Carlson
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Generating and Optimizing a Funicular Arch Floor Structure
Hao Zheng, Zehua Qi, Shixuan Sun, Xinyu Wang, Masoud Akbarzadeh
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A Machine Learning Method of Predicting Behavior Vitality via Urban Forms
Yunjuan Sun, Lei Jiang, Hao Zheng
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Spatial Assembly Reinforcement Learning
Tyson Hosmer, Panagiotis Tigas, Ziming He, David Reeves
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12:30p - 12:45p EDT
Coffee Break
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12:45p - 2:15p EDT
Paper Session 10
Environmental Responsiveness, Simulation, and Performance Optimization
Session Chair: Marcella Del Signore
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Surface Generation of Radiantly-Cooled Building Skin for Desert Climate
Dorit Aviv, Zherui Wang, Forrest Meggers, Aletheia Ida
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Performance-Based Midsole Design Using Computational Multi-Objective Optimization
Runjia Tian, Yujie Wang, Onur Y. Gun
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Goal Oriented Design: Distributed Optimization for Designing Building Sensors
Guy Austern, Tom Segev, Stephane Levy
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Topological and Material Formation: A Generative Design Framework for Additive Manufacturing Integrating Material-Physics Simulation and Structural Analysis
Robert Stuart-Smith, Patrick Danahy, Natalia Revelo
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Computational Fluid Dynamics in Building Design Practice
John Nguyen, Brady Peters
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2:15p - 2:30p EDT
Coffee Break
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Keynote: A Conversation on Labor & Practice
Peggy Deamer, Yale University
Billie Faircloth, KieranTimberlake
w/ Mollie Claypool, Automated Architecture / UCL Bartlett
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Coffee Break
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Paper Session 11
Disrupted Practice, Collaboration, Workflows, and Labor
Session Chair: June Grant
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Between Signal and Noise: A Trans-Climatic Approach in Decoding and Recoding Autonomous Ecologies
Déborah López Lobato, Hadin Charbel
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Parametric Photo V-Carve for Variable Surfaces: Computational Design for a Cultural Application
Namjoo Kim, Eto Otitigbe, Caroline Shannon, Brian Smith, Eric Höweler, J. Meejin Yoon, Alex Marshall, James Durham
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Casting on a Dump: Using Sand as a Form-Generating Formwork
Jiries Alali, Negar Kalantar, Alireza Borhani
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A Novel Workflow for Investigating Impacts of the Geometric Manipulation of Process Parameters on the Bond Strength Between Layers in Additive Manufacturing with Paste
Mehdi Farahbakhsh, Negar Kalantar, Zofia Rybkowski
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Steering into the Skid: Design Augmentation to Arbitrage Human and Artificial Intelligences
Geoff Kimm, Mark Burry
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Coffee Break
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Workshop Showcase
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Session Chairs: Shelby Doyle & Adam Marcus
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Presentation and discussion of work produced in the 2020 ACADIA Workshops
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Happy Hour
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FRIDAY 10/30
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Paper Session 12
Augmented Construction and Remote Practices
Session Chair: Christoph Klemmt
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Drawn, Together: Machine-Augmented Sketching in the Design Studio
Kyle Steinfeld
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Parametric Model Manipulation in Virtual Reality: Lowering the Barriers of Algorithmic Design in Remote Collaboration
Catarina Brás, Renata Castelo-Branco, António Menezes Leitão
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Prototype as Artefact: Design Tool for Open-Ended Collaborative Assembly Processes
Lidia Atanasova, Daniela Mitterberger, Timothy Sandy, Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler, Kathrin Dörfler
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Augmenting Craftsmanship with Mixed Reality: A Case Study Project of AR-driven Analogue Modelling
Fong Chun Hin Jacky, Ngan Wing Sze, Poon Long Wun Adabelle, Ho Chung Hei, Garvin Goepel, Kristof Crolla
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Coffee Break
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Paper Session 13
Prototyping, Composites, and Self Organizing Material Systems
Session Chair: Kevin Hirth
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Towards Modular Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (NFRP) Proto-architecture: An Integrative Approach to Moldless Fabrication with Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP) and Coreless Filament Winding (CFW) Techniques
Vanessa Costalonga Martins, Sacha Cutajar, Christo van der Hoven, Piotr Baszyński, Hanaa Dahy
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Simulation and calibration of heterogeneous knitted membranes
Yuliya Sinke, Martin Tamke, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen
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Adaptive textile façades through the integration of Shape Memory Alloy
Maxie Schneider, Ebba Fransén Waldhör, Christiane Sauer, Paul Denz, Puttakhun Vongsingha
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Shape-Programmed Self-Assembly of Bead Structures
Cameron Nelson, Jenny Sabin
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1:15p - 1:30p EDT
Coffee Break
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Award Conversation: Society Award for Leadership
Mike Christenson, University of Minnesota
w/ Jason Kelly Johnson, respondent
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Paper Session 14
Design Cultures, Representation, and Aesthetics
Session Chair: Mara Marcu
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Modalities for Discrete Continuity in the Urban Architectures of Hiroshi Hara and Kengo Kuma
Ariel Genadt
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Engelbart: An Agent-Based Interface for Exploring Beyond the Social Media Filter Bubble
Eric Duong, Garrett Vercoe, Ehsan Baharlou
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How Machines Learn to Plan - Transferring ‘symbolic style’ between Modern and Baroque Plans using Generative Adversarial Neural Networks
Sandra Manninger, Matias del Campo, Alexandra Carlson
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Theoretical Notes on the Aesthetics of Architectural Texture Mapping
Hans Tursack
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Space Group Symmetry Generation for Design
Duane McLemore
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4:00p - 4:15p EDT
Coffee Break
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ACADIA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
All ACADIA members are invited to attend the association's annual meeting to hear updates from ACADIA leadership, award announcements, and learn about the 2021 ACADIA conference.
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Coffee Break
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Closing Roundtable: A Conversation on Speculation & Critique
Hernán Díaz Alonso, SCI-Arc
Winka Dubbeldam, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School
Nicholas de Monchaux, MIT
Albena Yaneva, University of Manchester
Molly Wright Steenson, Carnegie Mellon University
w/ Kathy Velikov, University of Michigan Taubman College
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Happy Hour