Advances in Architectural Geometry

source: sciarc

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source: bplusu

ADVANCES IN ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY is a film by Herwig Baumgartner and produced by the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) for the Symposium and Video exhibition titled “ADVANCES IN ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY 2012” at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. The film will be shown in form of a large screen video projection at the Pompidou Center from September 27-30, 2012. Advances in Architectural Geometry / AAG is a symposium presenting theoretical works and practices linked to new geometrical development applicable to architecture. AAG has become a reference in the professional field and is supported by the direct participation of the most renowned architectural design and engineering offices along with academic laboratories. SCIARC was invited amongst 15 world renowned architecture schools to submit a video presentation dedicated to recent developments in architectural geometry and computation. This 30 minute long film will be shown at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and allow a large public to discover some of the most interesting and challenging experiments currently being carried out at SCIARC.
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source: futuresplus

Sci-Arc just came out with “Advances in Architectural Geometry” for the AAG symposium at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. The video showcases some of the polemic shifts that the field of architecture has run into. The AAG asked 15 other world-renowned universities to submit videos that we will be checking out and showcasing throughout the week.

“SCI-Arc is pleased to announce its participation in the Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) symposium hosted September 27-30 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. The unprecedented event introduces theoretical works and practices linked to new geometrical development applicable to architecture. AAG has become a reference in the professional field and is supported by the direct participation of some of the most renowned architectural design and engineering offices, along with academic laboratories.

SCI-Arc is among 15 world-renowned architecture schools invited to submit a video presentation dedicated to recent developments in architectural geometry and computation. This presentation will be shown at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and allow a large public to discover some of the most interesting and challenging experiments currently being carried out at SCI-Arc.”