RUMBLE

UCLA ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN RUMBLE 2010 Sunday, June 6 | 6:30–8:30pm The Artless Drawing: Neil Denari, 1982-1996 Curated by Sylvia Lavin in association with Hi-C, a collaborative group of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design students focusing on scholarly research and critical approaches to contemporary design. The Artless Drawing focuses on the graphic work of Neil Denari produced between 1982 and 1996, just before digital design became ubiquitous. Although painstakingly made by hand, the perfectly rendered drawings appear to have been generated by a machine rather than by an architect seeking artistic expression. The exhibition showcases the extraordinary range of manual techniques Denari used to create what is now his signature style and reveals that Denari made these drawings less in the manner of an artist or draughtsman than in that of a human computer. ACE Gallery Los Angeles, Institute of Contemporary Art, 5514 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 | T: 323.935.4411 www.acegallery.net // 4 Blocks East of LACMA, Paid Parking Available Immediately Behind the Gallery Between Dunsmuir and Burnside Avenues Monday, June 7 | 3–6 pm Symposium The Disappearing Hand: Architectural Representation after Representation Perloff Hall, Room 1102 Digital tools have been met with both melancholy and euphoria since their first introduction to the practice of architecture, sentiments that originally led to passionate debate but over time simply to more and more prosaic shop talk. Now that these tools have become ubiquitous if not fully mastered and their temperature has cooled, to borrow McLuhan’s theorem, it is possible to move beyond questions of technique to reflect on the impact of digital processes in more broadly cultural terms. Indeed, if the advent of photography, mass media and media theory turned the drawing into representation (with the critique of authorship, originality and emphasis on signification thereby implied), what might Illustrator, drill bits of CNC Mills, and 3-d prints do to representation after the era of representation? This symposium seeks to initiate a conversation about how the integration of digital tools into the material and technical support of the architectural medium can be used to redefine the parameters and ambitions of the discipline. Session 1 The Model Thom Mayne/Hernan Diaz Alonso - presenters Jason Payne/Michael Osman - respondents Session 2 The Drawing Michael Meredith/Jeff Kipnis - presenters Greg Lynn/Neil Denari respondents Session 3 The Materials Monica Ponce de Leon/Mark Lee - presenters Kivi Sotamaa/Heather Roberge respondents General moderators: Sylvia Lavin and Hitoshi Abe Monday, June 7, 6 – 9 pm Exposition Opening RUMBLE with UCLA’s Architecture and Urban Design faculty and students and engage in the shifting edge of contemporary critical thinking and design innovation at UCLA. 7,500 square feet of year-end studio and program installations redefine the provocative opportunities confronting the next generation of architects. Final Reviews Monday, June 7, 9am – 1pm Ben Ball/Peter Ebner, course: 289 Technology Seminar | Main Hallway Tuesday, June 8, 9 am – 6 pm Morning Session: 9 am -1 pm Georgina Huljich, course: 143 Technology III - Digital Technology | Room 1243BC Neil Denari, course: 403C.1 Research Studio | Room B227 Kivi Sotamaa, course: 403C.4 Research Studio | Room 1302, Decafe Sou Fujimoto, course: 401.1 Advanced Topics Studio | Room 1243A Ben Refuerzo, course: 401.4 Advanced Topics Studio | Room B320 Greg Kochanowski, John May, Roger Sherman, course: 413 Building Design with Landscape Studio | Rooms B222 and 1224 Afternoon Session: 2 pm - 6 pm Hadrian Predock, course: 123 Studio III | Basement Hallway Greg Lynn/ Stephen Deters, course: 403C.5 Research Studio (M. Arch II - Suprastudio) | Perloff Gallery Jason Payne, course: 403C.2 Research Studio | Room 1302, Decafe Heather Roberge, course: 403C.3 Research Studio | Room 1220 Michael Ra, course: 401.2 Advanced Topics Studio | Room 118 Mark Mack, course: 401.3 Advanced Topics Studio | Room 1209B Greg Kochanowski, John May, Roger Sherman, course: 413 Building Design with Landscape Studio | Rooms B222 and 1224 Thank you to our supporters: Herta and Paul Amir, Joyce and Aubrey Chernick, Ralph and Shirley Shapiro, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Shelter Co., Ltd., Stephen Ehrlich, Daly Genik, Michael Maltzan, Richard Meier Partners & Architects, Lance O’Donnel, and Hak Sik Son. Perloff Hall is located on the UCLA Campus. Perloff Hall, M-S, 9am – 5pm Parking is available in Lot 3 for $10 Check the website for confirmation of all programs at www.aud.ucla.edu The campus map is available at www.aud.ucla.edu/map, Enter campus at Westholme Dr. and Hilgard Ave. Info: 310.267.4704