podcast
Voices in Design Computing
[2022 /// current]
[2022 /// current]
Voices in Design Computing is
a podcast series featuring conversations with designers who are redefining the
relations between design and computing within and across creative disciplines. The series emphasizes dialogue as a medium for developing
perspectives on how designers can grapple with computational thinking and
technologies in their work to open up a generous culture of design possibility. Through questions that aim to unpack what design
computing is and what it can be, interviews with researchers, educators, and
practitioners from diverse backgrounds discuss the transformative potentials of
the field as well as the open and creative pathways that are ripe
for exploration.
Episode 001 ///
Felecia Davis
Felecia Davis
Felecia Davis’ work in computational textiles questions how we live and she re-imagines how we might use textiles in our daily lives and in architecture. Davis is interested in developing computational methods and design in relation to specific bodies in specific places engaging specific social, cultural and political constructions. Davis is an Associate Professor at the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing in the School of Architecture at Pennsylvania State University and is the director of SOFTLAB@PSU. She completed her PhD in Design Computation at MIT. Davis’ work in architecture connects art, science, engineering and design and was featured by PBS in the Women in Science Profiles series. Davis’ work was part of the Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition Reconstruction: Blackness and Architecture in America. She is a founding member of the Black Reconstruction Collective a not-for-profit group of Black architects, scholars and artists supporting design work about the Black diaspora. Davis is also principal in her own design firm, FELECIADAVISTUDIO where the firm has received several finalist awards for her architectural designs in open and invited design competitions. LISTEN HERE
Episode 002 ///
Karla Saldaña Ochoa
Karla Saldaña Ochoa
Karla Saldaña Ochoa is an Ecuadorian architect with a Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture from ETH Zurich. In June 2021, she finished her Ph.D. at ETH Zurich, which investigated the integration of Artificial and Human Intelligence to have a precise and agile response to natural disasters. Since August 2021, Karla is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Florida; her teaching and research focus on investigating the interplay of Artificial and Human Intelligence in architectural practices at building and urban scale. Karla is the leading researcher at SHARE Lab, a research group focused on developing human-centered AI projects on design practices. The acronym SHARE stands for Spatial Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Research & Experimentation. The research of the lab focuses on the relationship between human and artificial intelligence, knowing that one complements the other, with AI being able to augment human physical and intellectual capabilities. SHARE Lab work aims to address the following question: how architects might include such technologies in a design workflow while preserving their role as a creative entity? LISTEN HERE
Episode 003 ///
Huiwon Lim
Huiwon Lim
Huiwon Lim is an assistant professor of graphic design at Penn State. He previously served as a lecturer at Iowa State University, which is where he earned his M.F.A. in Graphic Design, a graduate certificate in human-computer interaction, and a master’s degree in environmental graphic design. Lim’s interests lie in visual communications, environmental graphic design, brand experience, human-computer interaction, user experience design, visualizing information, and exhibition design.
During his time in Ames, Iowa, Lim taught undergraduate courses in graphic design, core design, and interdisciplinary design. He was also named a recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award in 2017. As a student, he won the Best of Category, Environmental Graphic Design Award at the 58th Annual Art Director’s Association of Iowa Design Exhibition in 2016. Lim is a member of AIGA and the Society for Experiential Graphic Design.
A native of Gunsan, Korea, Lim has a bachelor’s degree in art and engineering from the Handong Global University in Pohang, Korea LISTEN HERE
During his time in Ames, Iowa, Lim taught undergraduate courses in graphic design, core design, and interdisciplinary design. He was also named a recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award in 2017. As a student, he won the Best of Category, Environmental Graphic Design Award at the 58th Annual Art Director’s Association of Iowa Design Exhibition in 2016. Lim is a member of AIGA and the Society for Experiential Graphic Design.
A native of Gunsan, Korea, Lim has a bachelor’s degree in art and engineering from the Handong Global University in Pohang, Korea LISTEN HERE
Episode 004 ///
Shelby Doyle
Shelby Doyle
Shelby Doyle is an associate professor of architecture and Stan G. Thurston Professor of Design Build, co-founder of the Computation & Construction Lab (CCL), and director of the Architectural Robotics Lab (ARL) at the Iowa State University College of Design. The CCL and ARL are the result of Doyle’s Presidential Impact Hire at Iowa State to rethink digital fabrication and design-build. The CCL works to connect developments in computation to the challenges of construction through teaching, research, and outreach.
The central hypothesis of CCL and Doyle’s work is that computation in architecture is a material, pedagogical, and social project; computation is both informed by and productive of architectural cultures. This hypothesis is explored through the fabrication of built projects and materialized in computational practices. The CCL is invested in questioning the role of education and pedagogy in replicating existing technological inequities, and in pursuing the potential for technology in architecture as a space of, and for, gender equity. LISTEN HERE
The central hypothesis of CCL and Doyle’s work is that computation in architecture is a material, pedagogical, and social project; computation is both informed by and productive of architectural cultures. This hypothesis is explored through the fabrication of built projects and materialized in computational practices. The CCL is invested in questioning the role of education and pedagogy in replicating existing technological inequities, and in pursuing the potential for technology in architecture as a space of, and for, gender equity. LISTEN HERE
Episode 005 ///
Derek Ham
Derek Ham
Derek Ham has taught design in a variety of contexts: architecture, graphic design, industrial design, computer animation, game design, and more. In each of these disciplines, Ham introduces play as an informal learning method to teach design. For Ham, play is an algorithmic framework for teaching creativity in design – one that has a foundation in shape grammars and allows us to think of designs as the outcomes of playful calculation. Ham is currently the department head of art and design, associate professor of graphic design and affiliated assistant research professor of architecture at North Carolina State University. In addition, he founded Logic Grip, an NC State official startup spun out of the College of Design’s Mixed Reality Lab (MxRLab). Before joining the faculty of the College of Design at NC State, he taught at the MIT School of Architecture, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, and the Rhode Island School of Design.
Ham’s research interests span the areas of game-based learning, algorithmic thinking, and digital fabrication/making. In his current work, he investigates both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality technology to find ways these tools can expand the possibilities of interaction design toward new forms of storytelling and scholarship. In 2017, Ham began creating an immersive VR experience of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker’s Strike during the Civil Rights Movement. The I Am A Man VR Experience was released in 2018 (the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination), allowing a first-hand experience of a pivotal moment in American history. The project was funded by Oculus and earned numerous film festival awards. A second project, Barnstormers: Determined to Win, is a forthcoming interactive VR experience of historical fiction providing an interactive narrative of the stories of players in the Negro Baseball League, such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Buck O’Neil. LISTEN HERE
Ham’s research interests span the areas of game-based learning, algorithmic thinking, and digital fabrication/making. In his current work, he investigates both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality technology to find ways these tools can expand the possibilities of interaction design toward new forms of storytelling and scholarship. In 2017, Ham began creating an immersive VR experience of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker’s Strike during the Civil Rights Movement. The I Am A Man VR Experience was released in 2018 (the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination), allowing a first-hand experience of a pivotal moment in American history. The project was funded by Oculus and earned numerous film festival awards. A second project, Barnstormers: Determined to Win, is a forthcoming interactive VR experience of historical fiction providing an interactive narrative of the stories of players in the Negro Baseball League, such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Buck O’Neil. LISTEN HERE
Design Business
Startup Culture
[2020-2021]
Startup Culture
[2020-2021]
The Design Business Startup Culture (DBSC) podcast features student-led interviews recorded and produced by MArch students from the Georgia Tech School of Architecture during the Summer 2020 semester. These episodes are the outcome of the ARCH 6316 Professional Practice course taught by Michael Gamble and Heather Ligler. The podcast was the primary medium for learning in the course and aimed to take advantage of the remote teaching environment to connect with practitioners.
The focus of the DBSC podcast is action – how to create and sustain a small design business. Our goal is to instill a sense of entrepreneurship, ambition and inventiveness that can proactively address the challenges of the profession, especially the current issues of health and justice, with the hopes that new practices will emerge - enjoy listening.
The focus of the DBSC podcast is action – how to create and sustain a small design business. Our goal is to instill a sense of entrepreneurship, ambition and inventiveness that can proactively address the challenges of the profession, especially the current issues of health and justice, with the hopes that new practices will emerge - enjoy listening.
Episode 001:
Introduction
Introduction
Our Intro Episode featuring Cristian Aranda, Dylan Bonsignore, Kristy Cho, Akhilesh Dhurkunde, Michael Gamble, Eleni Kroi, Heather Ligler, Michael Matty, Ishwar Ramnarine, Tasha Snedaker, and Rayvonn Whitehead - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with Susannah Drake, founder of DLANDstudio, discussing how to start and sustain a design focused business - all while remembering to design your life too! The interview was led by Cristian Aranda, Michael Matty, and Dylan Bonsignore - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with Débora Mesa, cofounder of Ensamble Studio, discussing their old school approach to managing firm economics and how research is freedom. The interview was led by Eleni Kroi, Akhilesh Dhurkunde, and Kristy Cho - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with the youngest start-up in the series, Kiki Goti of SomePeople, sharing thoughtful advice on fearlessly launching a small design practice and how human-centered technology can impact design. The interview was led by Kristy Cho, Michael Matty, and Dylan Bonsignore - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with Tariq Abdullah and Tiffany Green-Abdullah of Tarchitects, reminding us of that “people hire people.” Together they are growing a design practice, supporting valuable community needs, and working to develop curricula for high school kids. The interview was led by Tasha Snedaker, Eleni Kroi, and Ishwar Ramnarine - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with Brian Bell and David Yocum, partners in the design firm BLDGS. They share insights on their evolving practice and how they keep looking for opportunities. The interview was led by Cristian Aranda, Akhilesh Dhurkunde, and Eleni Kroi - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with Jarel Portman, founder of JPXWorks. Jarel talks about how great architecture is great business and the value of integrity - “you never have to remember the truth.” The interview was led by Rayvonn Whitehead, Akhilesh Dhurkunde, and Michael Matty - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with KP Reddy, founder of Shadow Ventures, discussing how big ideas need structure and how projects in the built environment can be reconceptualized as products. The interview was led by Tasha Snedaker, Ishwar Ramnarine, and Rayvonn Whitehead - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with Phu Hoang, cofounder of MODU, discussing how every architect needs to write to develop clarity in their practice and how dymamic programs advance design. The interview was led by Dylan Bonsignore, Kristy Cho, and Cristian Aranda - LISTEN HERE
Our interview with Charlie Rogers, discussing laws and contracts for designers as well as how legal counsel can help designers set up their practices. The interview was led by Tasha Snedaker, Ishwar Ramnarine, and Rayvonn Whitehead - LISTEN HERE