The SDC Lecture Committee is privileged to invite you to “The White Rabbit: Disruptive Technologies in the AEC,” a virtual lecture by Martha Tsigkari.
The talk will address how innovation and technology outside the AEC are disrupting our industry and taking us down the rabbit hole: a world of challenges but also possibilities. It will discuss GPU computing, distributed computing, optimisation, digital twins, extended reality and — finally — the transformational power of AI for our industry.
Martha Tsigkari is a Senior Partner and Head of the Applied R+D (ARD) group at Foster + Partners. Her background spans architecture, engineering, and computer science. She has two decades of experience working in projects of all scales and uses. Her work incorporates computational design, human-computer interaction, machine learning, and optimisation. She has investigated the usage of deep neural networks and genetic algorithms in the design process, aiming to solve problems ranging from passively actuated micromaterials to performance-driven urban layouts. She is also an Associate Professor at the Bartlett, UCL and has lectured and published on the subject of computational design internationally.
The lecture will be held on Monday, Oct. 21, at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom.
Note: This presentation is part of our lecture series on “Post-Artificial Design & Construction.”
