conference > march 02.

02: university of bath department of architecture and civil engineering This will be the second in the RIBA Future tudies series of conferences looking at the impact of digital technologies on the disciplines of architecture and engineering. It will focus on how digital technologies have opened up new possibilities in the fields of architectural design, structural engineering, material composition and construction technique, and in particular, new collaborative ventures between architects and engineers. Computer linked fabrication techniques of many kinds have become an integral part of the design process, while new digital tools are allowing engineers and architects to understand in far more detail the behaviour of load carrying surfaces, and to generate new architectural forms. The !niversity of Bath "epartment of Architecture and #ivil $ngineering is at the forefront of these developments building on 25 years of research in the field of structural engineering and the generation of architectural form. The conference will bring together leading figures from cultural theory, architecture and engineering from around the world for a day long event of lectures, discussion and case studies of recently completed and current pro ects presented by the multidisciplinary teams who have made them. Invited spea%ers : &anuel "e 'anda, !hilosopher " theorist, Columbia #niversity, $ew %ork, #&' (reg 'ynn, 'rchitect, #C(' " )T*, +irector of F)R&, (os 'ngeles, #&' &ar% Burry, !rofessor of Innovation, R&I*, ,elbourne, 'ustralia Ben van Ber%el and #aroline Bos, 'rchitect " Theorist, +irectors of !+ *!"I) 'msterdam, $( Bernard #ache, 'rchitect " Theorist, co-founder of )B,$#*I'$, !aris, .rance -ristina hea, Co-director of the $ngineering "esign #entre, Cambridge #niversity, #/ &i%e #oo%, &tructural )ngineer and !artner of B!R) .A//)'", 0ath and (ondon, #/ #ecil Balmond, &tructural )ngineer " Chairman of AR!/ )urope " 0uilding +ivision, (ondon, #/ *ic%ets : 1including lunch and refreshments2 012.00 and 022.00 for students These are available from3 "I(I*A' *$#*)+I# +epartment of 'rchitecture and Civil )ngineering #niversity of 0ath Claverton +own 0'T* 0'2 4'% "igital*ectonics3bath.ac.u%