LSBU: Open Series Two – Parametric Design: The Ambition, The Control & The After Effect…

Thursday 9th October

Andrew Yau

(u r b a n f u t u r e o r g a n i z a t i o n)

The rapid changes in our environment, urban or not, demand a

different mode of practice from design and building industries.

It is swifter, more drastic, more responsive and more effective.

Through the projects and research works of urban future

organization, Andrew Yau would like to invite you to join the

discussion examining the dilemma in contemporary architectural

production; the imminent paradigm known as Parametricism; and

the fun behind the scene.

With the ambition to formulate an evolving and emerging network

of architectural and design practices, Andrew Yau co-found Urban

Future Organization with Denis Balent, Jonas Lundberg and Garry

Thomas in 1996 and has acted as co-director of the London

network office since. He was one of the core members for the

winning scheme of Sarajevo National Concert Hall Competition.

He have joined Claudio Lucchesi and the Italian networkgroup in

winning the Museum of Contemporary Arts Competition in

Castelmola. He and Urban Future Organization have won the

Regeneration Masterplan Competition of Linguagrossa, Etna North,

 Italy, and with Centola and Associates the Holcim Prize

European Gold Medal 2005 and Global Silver Medal 2006 in

sustainable regeneration of Mulini Valley in Amalfi, Italy.

Urban Future Organization has published and exhibited their

works worldwide, and have participated four Architectural

Biennale consecutively since 2000. Urban Future Organization has

also been invited to join the UK exhibition in Beijing Biennale

in 2006. They are involved in an upcoming magazine and book

editied by architectural critic Luigi Prestinenza about

Parametricism in different scale.

Andrew has been engaging in academia and architectural research

in various institutes including the Architectural Association.

He is currently teaching with Andrei Martin on Advanced

Parametric at the University of Westminster; with Jonas Lundberg

and Jonas Runberger on Adaptive Ecologies at the AA Dip.16. He

has lectured his professional work with urban future

organization and research interest in programming as well as

parametric tectonics in various universities and institutes

around the world. He had recently organised workshops in London

and Seoul to investigate the role of contemporary technologies

in systemic architectural thinking.

DETAILS

LOCATION: The Events Theatre, The Keyworth Centre, LSBU

Keyworth Street, London, SE1 6NG

DATE: Thursday 9 October 2008

START: 6.30 for 7.00

Free to all members of the public

For further information please either check out the website

http://www.lsbu-openseries.com

the facebook

http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=26183346051

More about the OS2 series:

Open Series’ second year is under the theme of techne and poïesis – the process of design. It explores the ontological question of design and allows reflection, criticism and exposure to relevant questions in design.

Techne is often translated as craftsmanship; it is the rational method involved in producing an object or accomplishing a goal or objective and is quintessential to architecture. Poïesis, derived from the ancient Greek term ποιέω, meaning ‘to make’, describes a verb, an action, in its purest sense. Neither technical production nor creation in the romantic sense, poïetic work reconciles thought with matter, and time and man with the world. This pair of techne and poïesis are extremes in architecture but are essential and together create a tension field which is explored through the agenda of OS2.

The series invites and encourages inspiring architects, thinkers and designers to express and debate their views through this symbiotic relationship, reflecting their own practise as well as analysing the past, capturing today and projecting upon tomorrow. This creates a crossbreed between vision, utopia and the inspiring fields in-between.