Columbia Building Intelligence Project New York Think Tank

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PROJECT THINK TANK IN NEW YORK AT THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE Sponsored by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ February 18, 2011, 9:30 am–5:00 pm The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, New York OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - CES/Continuing Education Credits Offered RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: [email protected] For more information about: C-BIP: www.arch.columbia.edu/c-bip The Center for Architecture: http://cfa.aiany.org Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) will present the Columbia Building Intelligence Project (C-BIP) fourth International Think Tank on February 18, 2011, at The Center for Architecture, in New York City. Leading educators, architects, engineers, fabricators, contractors, owners, and other industry experts will gather to explore solutions that could change the building industry for the better as part of the Columbia Building Intelligence Project (C-BIP). The event is an open dialogue that simultaneously pushes today’s industry leaders to think differently and informs educators on trends that could transform how the next generation of professionals are educated. C-BIP works with the premise that we cannot change the future of the architecture/engineering/ construction industry without transforming the education of future leaders, which begins with a renewed engagement between academia and industry. The Columbia Building I ntelligence Project is made possible by the generous support of Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™. The C-BIP New York Think Tank, entitled "(Re)Searching Knowledge" is open to the public, by reservation, and will take place on February 18, 2011, from 9:30 am–5:00 pm at The Center for Architecture, Tafel Hall, located at 536 LaGuardia Place, New York City (212-683-0023). http://cfa.aiany.org Participants have been asked to re-think the future of the building industry in four 90-minute sessions of short pecha-kucha style presentations followed by roundtable discussions. The first session, "Design/Integrate" will focus on relationships and potential conflicts between design as a creative act and the industry trend toward high levels of integration even at the early stages of building projects. The second session, "Interoperability / Interactivity" will explore the PlaNYC mandate to reduce the carbon footprint of New York City by 30% by 2030 and addresses the broader technical, professional and political issues of sharing information and integrating data when city agencies, industry professionals and the citizens of an entire city are challenged to collectively achieve a measured goal. Session three, "Exploration/Exploitation" will examine the novel use of computational tools like simulation and optimization to explore both quantitative and qualitative aspects of de sign and construction. The final session, "Virtual/Physical" will look at the differences and distinct advantages of virtual working environments and physical face-to-face contact in the context of building industry collaboration. C-BIP is a three-year pilot project comprised of local and international Think Tanks along with the Integrated Design Studios (IDS) and research seminars at the GSAPP. The project was launched in the fall of 2009 with a Think Tank in New York followed by a second in London in June 2010, and a third in Tokyo in November 2010. The Think Tanks act as a catalyst to establish a broad foundation for the C-BIP Integrated Design Studio that takes place each spring. As a pioneer of digital design and one of the leaders in contemporary thought in architectural education, Columbia University GSAPP is dedicated to fostering discussion and debate about the future of the architecture/engineering/construction industry through academic research and professional instruction in order to develop the next generation of industry leaders. Exploring new forms of industry collaboration is the key to a successful future and will lead to a renewed connection between designers and builders. “The Columbia Building Intelligence Project supports a series of integrated studios and public conversations devoted to advancing the dialogue about the building industry. The aim of the project is to change the very nature of the conversation from one that is highly adversarial to one that is collaborative and to explore new relationships that have the potential to transform the building industry”– Mark Wigley, Dean, GSAPP. AMONG THE SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE ARE: MICHELLE ADDINGTON Professor of Architecture, Yale School of Architecture / SEAN AHEARN Director, Center for Analysis and Research of Spatial Information, Hunter College - CUNY / PHILLIP ANZALONE Director, Building Science and Technology Sequence, Columbia University GSAPP; Moderator / JAMES BARRETT National Director of Lean Building, Turner Construction Company / DAVID BENJAMIN Director, Living Architecture Lab, Columbia University GSAPP; Moderator / PHILLIP BERNSTEIN Vice President, Autodesk and Lecturer, Yale School of Architecture / DAVID BURNEY Commissioner, Department of Design and Construction, City of New York / STEVE COLETTA Vice President and Division Head, F.J. Sciame Construction Co. Inc. / TOM EICH Partner, IDEO / CARLO POLONI CEO, Esteco / ROBERT FOX Partner, Cook + Fox Architects / EITAN GRINSPUN Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University / EDWIN B. HATHAWAY CEO, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ / NATALIE JERIMIJENKO Associate Professor of Visual Art, New York University / HANIF KARA Design Director and Co-Founder, Adams Kara Taylor; Pierce Anderson Visiting Lecturer, Harvard & Professor of Arch Technology, KTH Stockholm/ SHEILA KENNEDY Professor of Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture / LAURIE KERR Senior Policy Advisor, Mayor’s Office of Long Term Sustainability, City of New York / AXEL KILIAN Assistant Professor of Architecture, Princeton School of Architecture / JAMES KOTRONIS Managing Director, Gehry Technologies / LAURA KURGAN Director, Spatial Information Design Lab, Columbia University GSAPP; Moderator / SCOTT MARBLE Partner, Marble Fairbanks and Director of Integrated Design, Columbia University GSAPP; Moderator / NILDA MESA Director of Environmental Stewardship, Columbia University / JOHN NASTASI Industry Professor and Director of Product-Architecture Program, Stevens Institute / MARK WIGLEY Dean, Columbia University GSAPP / WILLIAM ZAHNER President / CEO, A.Zahner Compa ny SCHEDULE 9:30 AM–10:00 AM INTRODUCTIONS Mark Wigley, Edwin B. Hathaway, Phillip Anzalone 10:00 AM–11:30 AM PANEL 1: DESIGN/INTEGRATE Moderator: Scott Marble Phillip Bernstein, Tom Eich, Hanif Kara, James Kotronis 11:30 AM–1:00 PM PANEL 2: INTEROPERABILITY/INTERACTIVITY Moderator: Laura Kurgan Sean Ahearn, David Burney, Robert Fox, Natalie Jeremijenko, Laurie Kerr, Nilda Mesa 1:00 PM–2:00 PM LUNCH 2:00 PM–3:30 PM PANEL 3: EXPLORATION/EXPLOITATION Moderator: David Benjamin Nader Fateh, Eitan Grinspun, Sheila Kennedy, Axel Kilian 3:30 PM–5:00 PM PANEL 4: VIRTUAL/PHYSICAL Moderator : Phillip Anzalone Michelle Addington, James Barrett, Steve Coletta, John Nastasi, William Zahner 5:00 PM–7:00 PM RECEPTION More information about C-BIP and previous Think Tanks held in New York, London and Tokyo can be found at: www.arch.columbia.edu/c-bip UP-COMING: C-BIP Stuttgart - June 1, 2011 at ILEK, University of Stuttgart Sponsored by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ Conference Contact: Benjamin Prosky Director of Special Events Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation Columbia University, New York, USA T: 212-854-9248 F: 212-864-0410 [email protected]