The Council on Open Building

The Council on Open Building, with the support of Tate, Inc. invites you to our summer webinar, "MASS TIMBER AND OPEN BUILDINGS: Reducing Carbon while planning for Flexible Futures " The webinar is now one week away on July 23, 9AM-11.30 am PST. Attendance is free but registration is required: register at this link: https://lnkd.in/gftxffFg. To join the Zoom Meeting, use the following link: https://lnkd.in/gZ_irBm6 Meeting ID: 840 6514 7744 Passcode: 138806 Learn about our esteemed panelists below: #Masstimber #Openbuilding #Carbonreduction #Clemson #Northeastern #ARPA_E #Hestia #Tate #Councilonopenbuilding #Flexiblefutures #Masstimber #Openbuilding #Carbonreduction #Clemson #Northeastern #ARPA_E #Hestia #Tate #Councilonopenbuilding #Flexiblefutures

The Council on Open Building's panel discussion on the life and legacy of Open Building founder, John Habraken sponsored by Tate, Inc. is coming up this Friday, June 28 at noon EST / 9AM PST. Admission is free but registration is required to get online for the session. Please follow this link to sign up: https://lnkd.in/gsjTrkrT hashtag #Openbuilding hashtag #Habraken hashtag #Tateinc.

THE COUNCIL ON OPEN BUILDING, with the support of TATE, Inc. is presenting a Panel Discussion on the LIFE AND LEGACY OF JOHN HABRAKEN. The event takes place a week from tomorrow at 9 AM PST. Come join us! If you have not yet registered, you can follow this link: https://lnkd.in/gXV8EA2X. I'd like to introduce our third panelist, Stephen Kendall from Philadelphia: Dr. Stephen Kendall holds a professional degree in Architecture, a Master of Architecture and Urban Design and a PhD in Design Theory and Methods from MIT, under the direction of Professor John Habraken. His career in architectural practice, research and education spanned more than 35 years before his retirement in 2014. He has taught at universities in the US, Japan, PR China, Taiwan, Indonesia, South Africa and Italy. His teaching, research and writing focus on the Open Building approach, needed to make buildings more adaptable to changing user preferences and thus more sustainable. He is author of more than 50 published papers and research reports, co-author of Residential Open Building (2000, Routledge) and editor of Healthcare Architecture as Infrastructure: Open Building in Practice (2019) and Residential Architecture as Infrastructure: Open Building in Practice (2021) both part of Routledge’s Open Building Series. He co-edited The Short Works of John Habraken with John Dale (Routledge 2023) and co-authored Open Building for Architects: Professional Knowledge for an Architecture of Everyday Environment with John Habraken (Routledge, 2024). He is Co-Founder and Vice President of the Council on Open Building. #Openbuilding #Johnhabraken #Stevekendall

One of my favorite events of the year is the Fellows' Reception generously hosted by Charlotte Myhr and Tibbie Dunbar at Bulthaup. Last Thursday evening, seven new Fellows of the AIA LA Chapter were celebrated and honored. My congratulations go to all of these incredibly bright, talented people, but I am particularly pleased for two individuals this year whom I supported in the process: Julia Hawkinson, FAIA and Silvia Kuhle, FAIA. #Bulthaup #AIALA #FAIA

The Council on Open Building held a Board of Directors' retreat at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh this last weekend. Matt Finch (www.mechanicaldolphin.com) expertly led us through a Scenario Planning workshop from Paris. Board Members Paul Lukez, Francie Moore and Farooq Ameen along with board candidates Roxana Jafari and Karthik Ramadurai joined virtually from east and west coasts and Texas. Present in person at the retreat (left to right in the photo below) were Joe Murray, Steve Kendall, Ben Carlson, Chris French, myself, Joshua Lee (our host at CMU) and Darin Jellison.

The Council on Open Building's webinar "Computational Tools for Regenerative Urban Fabric" is taking place NEXT TUESDAY. This promises to be an informative and thought-provoking session on the power of digital data in the design of adaptable environments. The webinar is free but you must register (use the link below) in order to receive the zoom link. Come join us for the first of our 2023-4 webinar series!

A+D is thrilled to announce the launch of A+D Design Dialogues, a new series featuring visionaries and experts at the forefront of design and innovation. Our first event is "In Conversation with Paul Debevec", a world-renowned computer scientist and one of the most esteemed researchers, developers and designers in digital production arts today. Please join us on Wednesday, October 25 at 5:30 PM in downtown Los Angeles at the ARUP offices. 5:30pm - 7:30pm Wednesday, October 25 2023 900 Wilshire Blvd 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Non-members $25 Members $15 Students $5 RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/g5yajk4e About Paul Debevec: Paul Debevec is the Chief Research Officer of Eyeline Studios - Powered by Netflix, where he oversees R&D in new technologies in computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning with applications in visual effects, virtual production, and animation. His 2002 Light Stage 3 system at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies introduced the technique of surrounding actors with LEDs to light them with images of virtual sets in virtual production. Techniques from Paul’s work have been used to create key visual effects sequences in The Matrix, Spider-Man 2, Benjamin Button, Avatar, Gravity, Furious 7, Blade Runner: 2049, Gemini Man, Free Guy, numerous video games, and to record a 3D Portrait of US President Barack Obama.