AIA UK - AI and the Future of Architecture with Neil Leach

Join us for a special in-person talk on AI, followed by drinks and networking, hosted at longtime AIA UK sponsor Herman Miller's new showroom!

When: Monday 18 November 2024, 18:30
Where: MillerKnoll London, The Sans, 20 St John's Square, London EC1M 4AH
CES Credits: Estimated 1.5 LUs for AIA Members

Speaker

Neil Leach, Co-founder of DigitalFUTURES

Description

Everyone is talking about AI these days. But what exactly is AI? How did it evolve? And what potential does it have to influence the future? This lecture takes you on a roller coaster ride looking at the extraordinary – but often somewhat terrifying – potential of what is arguably the most significant invention of humankind. The lecture concludes that we are about to face a radically different form of intelligence – an ‘alien intelligence’ – that will far exceed human intelligence, and completely transform the discipline of architecture.

Speaker Bio

Neil Leach is an architect and professor from the UK. He currently directs the Doctor of Design program at Florida International University, and has also taught at the Architectural Association, Harvard GSD, Columbia GSAPP, Cornell, IaaC and Sci-Arc. He is the co-founder of DigitalFUTURES, an online education platform that operates in 10 languages; a former researcher for NASA, where he developed 3D printing technologies for the Moon and Mars; and a member of the Academia Europea, Europe’s leading academy with over 50 Nobel laureates. He has published over forty books on architectural theory and digital design, translated into 8 different languages and is the translator (under Joseph Rykwert) of Leon Battista Alberti, on the Art of Building in Ten Books (MIT Press 1988). He is currently working on artificial intelligence. His most recent books include Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; An Introduction to AI for Architects (Bloomsbury, 2022) and Machine Hallucinations: Architecture and AI.

Tickets

£5 - AIA Members
£10 - Non Members

Places are strictly limited. Sign up today!

This event is made possible with the support of Herman Miller. Please consider them for your next project. Further information at: https://www.hermanmiller.com/en_gb/.

AIA UK Pub Quiz

Join AIA UK for a fun evening at the pub and compete with your friends!

Date: Wednesday 13 November 2024
When: 18:45 - 21:00 (welcome drinks from 17.30 at The Building Centre)
Where: College Arms, 18 Store St, London WC1E 7DH

Description

Test your knowledge of architectural trivia and other amazing facts over a pint or a glass of wine at our free-to-enter pub quiz!

Everyone is welcome - bring a team or come by yourself and join a team on the day. There will be a prize for the winning team!

Our sponsor Axalta will buy a round of drinks and snacks for all Quiz participants.

You are also invited to visit the Axalta London Colour Experience Room for a few welcome drinks before we kick-off the pub quiz! Please join us from 5.30pm at The Building Centre, 26 Store St, London WC1E 7BT (across from the pub).

You'll find the Colour Experience Room in the architectural heart of London, at the Building Centre, a hub for the built environment, providing a platform for the exchange and development of knowledge.

With over 700 powder coating colours, effects and finishes on display, this is an exciting and colourful environment to inspire your current and future projects.

Spaces are limited. Book today!

This event is sponsored in part by Axalta Powder Coating Systems UK.  Please consider them for your next project. Further information at: https://www.axalta.com/gb/en_GB.html.

AIA UK Movie Night: The Pavilion on the Water

Our popular movie nights return for the winter season with a documentary on Carlo Scarpa and his deep bond with Japan.

Date: Tuesday 12 November 2024
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Venue: BFI Screening Room, 21 Stephen Street, London, W1T 1LN

Description

The Pavilion on the Water by Stefano Croci & Silvia Siberini  
A cinematic journey into the world of Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa and his passion for Japanese culture. Japan, to him, was an inspirational universe but also the place where he eventually died in 1978, at the height of his career. A nostalgic feeling permeates the whole film. Nostalgia for that rare event which is the birth of an artist. Although he passed away, he left behind a great and beautiful body of work that, still to this day, delights and amuses.

CES Credits: Estimated 1.5 LUs for AIA Members

Tickets
£3 - Members
£5 - Non-Members

Spaces are limited. Book today!

If you are a student enrolled in the second or third year of a RIBA-accredited Part-1 course, then the Student Charrette is designed for you! This one-day design competition brings together teams of Part-1 students from around the country to compete in an entirely analogue event.

When: Saturday 26 October 2024, 9am-6pm

Where: Kohn Pedersen Fox, 7a Langley St, London WC2H 9JA

Working without a computer, you will need to think fast and draw faster, developing and testing your representational skills without the aid of digital technologies. Teams will be mentored by practicing architects, and the event will conclude with a juried design review. 

The charrette is run in Central London on a weekend, and funding is available to help cover travel costs. Prizes will be offered for the winning team and the runners-up, with the winning proposal published and promoted across the AIA UK's social media channels.

Please note: Photographs taken at the event may be used in AIA UK Newsletter articles and on the website.

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