From the bioclimatic design of the Olgyays and the lighting computations of Labatut, to the structures of Billington and the energy efficient building systems of Socolow, Princeton University scholars have been making important contributions to architectural technology for decades. Backwards+Forwards will present the exciting work of current researchers, and the expansion of future research at the Archtectural Laboratory with the recently launched Embodied Computation Lab and its industrial robot. These new developments will be presented in the context of the important work done historically in the space, which remain significant today to the quest for better building systems and design methodologies. 

Opening Remarks:

Robert Geddes
William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Architecture, Emeritus; Former Dean,
School of Architecture, Princeton University

Keynote Address:
Victor Olgyay, Jr.
Principal Architect, Buildings Practice Rocky Mountain Institute

Speakers Schedule (tentative):

10:00 - Robert Geddes + Emily Carter + Alejandro Zaera-Polo (remote): View from the top

10:30 - Axel Kilian + Matthew Clarke + J. Robert Hillier: Computation and Labatut's learning Laboratory

12:00 - Lunch at Frick Chemistry CaFe next door
  Robot Demonstration in pavilion during the lunch break

1:30 - Forrest Meggers + Daniel Barber: Technology foundations in the Olgyay Legacy

2:30 - Sigrid Adriaenssens + Maria Garlock: Structure and form of building evolution

3:30 - Leslie Norford + Robert Socolow: Energy efficient building research

4:30 - Victor Olgyay, Jr.: Keynote

Location

Glass Pavilion
Architecture Laboratory + Embodied Computation Lab
Between Jadwin Gym and the new Frick Chemistry Laboratory
 

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