#S2 - Episode 6

DIGITAL DESIGN, AUGMENTED REALITY, AND BAMBOO ARCHITECTURE

This might have been my favorite conversation of the season! A really interesting discussion about digital design and augmented reality, and how these tools might impact the future of bamboo architecture. Dr. Kristof Crolla is an associate Dean at The University of Hong Kong and also Founder, Principal at Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd. (LEAD).

This might have been my favorite conversation of the season! A really interesting discussion about digital design and augmented reality, and how these tools might impact the future of bamboo architecture. Dr. Kristof Crolla is an associate Dean at The University of Hong Kong and also Founder, Principal at Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd. (LEAD).

• Bringing High Tech Into Low Tech Areas

• From Digital To Reality

• HoloLenses

• On-Site Design With Augmented Reality (AR)

• Kristof’s Work With Bamboo

• The Golden Moon Bamboo Installation

• The ZCB Bamboo Pavilion in Hong Kong

• Using Complex Geometry For Creating Rigidity

• The Limiting Process Of Conventional Architecture And Building

• The Importance Of Digital Design Tools

• Rhinocereous and Grasshopper 3D Modelers

• Speeding Up Construction With Digital and Parametric Design

• The Future For Young Designers

• Digital Design For Bamboo Architecture

• Building BIG Using Parametric Design And Geometries

• Mitigating The Impact Of The Irregularity Of Bamboo

• The Potential Role Of AI In Bamboo Architecture

• Design Methods That Account For Variability

Learn more about Kristof’s work at LEAD Architecture: https://l-e-a-d.pro/ and the Building Simplexity Lab at Hong Kong: University https://bsl.hku.hk/

His tutorials are available here:

Grasshopper: https://bsl.hku.hk/tutorials/

Bending active bamboo shells: https://bsl.hku.hk/babss/

Kristof is a guest speaker for The Fundamentals Of Building Bamboo Online Course and also a resident facilitator on our 11 Day Course in Bali: https://www.bamboou.com/courses

HOST: Orin Hardy

PRODUCTION: Adrian Tan

MUSIC: Rizal Abdulhadi

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