SAT-B03 - Landformwork: Materials and Fabrication in a Conceptual/spatial Loop of Collaborative Design

Saturday, November 20, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

Location: Music City Center, Room 205

Compliments of:

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Alexander Kitchin

Principal, Design Partner
Fine Concrete
Charlottesville, Virginia

Speaker(s)

DB

Donna Bridgeman

Landscape Architect, PLA
West 8
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joan Krevlin, FAIA

Partner
BKSK Architects
New York, New York

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

In this world of virtual design, it is the connection to the physical through materials and the dialogue between designers that brings human connection to spaces we inhabit. Focusing on the “feedback loop” to connect the virtual and tactile, we look at case studies, Houston Botanic Garden and Battery Park.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the inherent collaborative nature of fabrication and the opportunities for engagement on multiple levels and platforms.
Describe the Design Assist or Delegated Design processes that can capitalize on specialization for direct deliverables to the design team and client.
Share two unique and collaborative landscape projects that specifically take advantage of the inherent unique performance characteristics of a high performance material while emphasizing design and form in the landscape.
Identify new technologies and materials and the challenges and opportunities that arise from their use within the discipline.