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Data-driven design

This year’s conference, will be held at the University of Glasgow on the 4 and 5 of June, and will consider, within the overarching theme of Data-driven Design, how AI, data and technology are influencing and changing sustainable university design.

The conference will be held in the historic 19th century Bute Hall at the University of Glasgow, and moved into the 21st century with building visits to four of the university’s most recent buildings on the new Western Infirmary Campus, the James McCune Learning Hub, the Advanced Research Centre, the Clarice Pears Building and the Adam Smith Business School and PGT Hub.

Speakers include Professor Alexandra den Heijer, Professor of Public Real Estate at TU Delft, Professor Paul Chapman, Director of Emerging Technology at the Glasgow School of Art, Professor Jane McNeil, Pro Vice-Chancellor Education at Nottingham Trent University, Gautam Sundaram, Principal, Urban Design of Perkins & Will, Boston, Adam Scott, Executive Creative Director and Founder of FreeState, Maria-Chiara Piccinelli, Associate-Director, Chipperfield Architects, Philip Watson, Chair, Head of Design, HLM Architects, Frank Coton, Senior Vice Principal, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow, Nicola Cameron, Director of Property Joint Ventures, University of Glasgow, Professor Fiona Bradley, Head of Structural Engineering Design, University of Glasgow, Stephen Beggs, Director, Curtins, and Rebecca Mortimore, Director, Ramboll and Phil Bernstein, Associate Dean and Professor Adjunct – Yale School of Architecture.

The conference includes a networking drinks and dinner in the Bute Hall, with a talk by Phil Bernstein, architect, technologist, Associate Dean and Professor Adjunt at the Yale School of Architecture, and author of the book ‘Machine Learning – Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’.

New technology is changing the way that buildings will be designed in the future – join the discussion and debate at our conference.

University Design Forum extend their thanks to the host, the University of Glasgow and to our primary and supporting sponsors.

For event report and presentations please follow this link.