Live Webinar – How to Think Like a Computational Designer (Part 2)

AIA Triangle Continuing Education Program

HOW TO THINK LIKE A COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNER (PART 2)

Presented by

Ryan Johnson, AIA, LEED, AP | Clark Nexsen

Thursday, July 30 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | 1 LU credit

AIA Members/AIA Triangle Annual Partners: $0 | Non-members: $20

Online Program Registration Required

(Deadline to register July 30th at 10:00 am)

Link to online program will be emailed to registrants

PROGRAM

Did you know that in my career, BIM implementation has gone from 10% to 75%? Now that BIM is mainstream and we understand its capabilities, we realize that it isn’t helping us make better decisions. Computational design is the next big paradigm shift in design technology and we are looking for it to help us make better decisions. Ultimately levering the power of computers to help us solve the issues in our firm, industry, and world. This is the second in a pair of talks centered around introducing and unpacking computational design. This second talk will build on the examples provided in the first talk , explain the history of computational design and unpack how we got to now. Most importantly, it will show you how to think like a computational designer.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will examine historical shifts in the paradigms in design technology
• Participants will define the difference between computerization and computation
• Participants will illustrate the concept of how computational thinking works
• Participants will hypothesize the impact that computation design and computational thinking will have in our firms

PRESENTED BY

Ryan Johnson, AIA, LEED AP | Clark Nexsen

A licensed Architect with more than 12 years of experience, Ryan believes that technology and the tools available in the industry are reflected in the buildings that we create. Throughout his career he has used technology to not only transform the design process, but also transform the built environment. He created and led Clark Nexsen’s Tech Studio, which leverages current and future technology to facilitate design, collaboration, exploration, and workflow. He is now leading the computational design effort in his firm. Pushing the use of computational thinking and computational tools such as automation, parametric design, data, and simulation Ryan works to transform design. He has been serving on The American Institute of Architects Technology in Architecture Practice (TAP) national Knowledge Community since 2017 and is the 2020 chair.