22nd Annual Paul D. Bartlett, Sr. Lecture
The world’s urban population is estimated to reach 2.6 billion people by 2050. To accommodate this population increase, an additional 65,000 square meters of floor space needs to be constructed per hour for the next three decades. Yet, the productivity of the construction industry has stagnated or fallen for decades in many advanced economies. Construction activity also generates an enormous amount of waste. This excessive waste and the lack of construction productivity, coupled with the high projected societal demand for new floor space, suggests that we need new approaches to design, fabricate and construct building forms.
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In this lecture, Professor Adriaenssens explores the most inventive analog, digital, and AI methodologies, and craft-based, robotic, and Augmented Reality construction techniques, demonstrating their use in the realization of sustainable building forms.
In-person attendance option
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This program will be presented virtually via Zoom webinar. If you would prefer to attend this program in-person at the Linda Hall Library, please follow this link to register:
