Scott Marble has been selected for the William Lyon Somerville Visiting Lectureship position at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS). He will conduct a workshop and give a public lecture at the Downtown Campus on January 8.
Design Matters is a thought provoking lecture series, organized by the Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS), that brings to Calgary a range of important speakers who will explore design in our contemporary culture. Lectures are delivered from September to April, and feature provocative speakers who examine issues in architecture, urban design, product design, and landscape ecology. The series challenges the University community and the public to broaden their thinking on a myriad of issues related to design. Design Matters is also an opportunity to engage with interested citizens, students, public officials, urban planners, designers, architects and many others. Design Matters engages people who want to learn, understand and address design issues affecting our community.
Design Matters with Scott Marble will weave together his recent work around the theme of workflows as a practitioner, writer and teacher. It will include a presentation of projects by Marble Fairbanks, excerpts from his new book and a synopsis of his research project at Columbia University, the Columbia Building Intelligence Project.
“Over the last several decades, the transition from concept to construction documents to built form has been subject to significant evolution at the hands of the digital revolution. In Digital Workflows in Architecture, Scott Marble aims at sparking the dialogue with one question: How far have we come?”
What role should economic policy and technological innovation play in our thinking about energy? Are digital simulations and new building systems influencing our capacity to handle new challenges? What are the inter-dependencies between energy-efficient buildings, urban infrastructure, and natural ecosystems?
Join the conversation at this upcoming conference with panel discussions moderated by Scott Marble, David Benjamin, and Craig Schwitter. Keynote addresses will be given by Jeffrey Sachs of The Earth Institute and Matthias Schuler of Transsolar.
The Future of Energy
Wednesday, October 2nd
8:30 AM
Museum of Modern Art
Scott Marble discusses how TEX-FAB, a “digital fabrication alliance,” is using digital technology to explore new industry relationships in the September/October 2013 issue of Texas Architect .
“As an industry, we are in the early stages of what promises to be a paradigm shift in how architects, fabricators, and construction teams work together. It is enabled by new digital tools and techniques, which are rapidly transforming how we work, from isolated practices into collective teams.”
5/19: DesignX digital fabrication weekend workshop. Scott Marble will be signing copies of his new book, Digital Workflows in Architecture: Design—Assembly—Industry. Details and tickets here.