CHRISTIAN DERIX MSc Dip Arch | Director of Computational Design Research
Christian founded Aedas' Research & Development Group in 2004. He leads the Computational Design
Research Group [CDR] that develops computational design applications for generative and analytical design
processes in architecture with an emphasis on properties of space and human occupation. Recently, the work
of CDR has been shortlisted for various design prices and research awards like the Compasso d’Oro in Italy
and won the commendation of the President’s Medal for Practice Research of the Royal Institute of British
Architects [RIBA]. Christian finished his architectural studies with an MSc in Computing & Design and has
been teaching and researching the subject at the University of East London, University College London,
Politecnico di Milano and Technical University Vienna. After graduating in 2001, he became joint-director with
Paul Coates of the Centre for Evolutionary Computing in Architecture [CECA] at University of East London.
He is currently completing a PhD on the subject of Computational Design at TU Vienna.
ÅSMUND IZAKI is a senior designer and researcher at Aedas R&D where he joined the Computational Design
and Research group in 2007. During his time with Aedas he has been researching and implementing new
forms of furniture design, architecture and urban planning through code. This takes the form of interactive
tools and methods that have been applied in projects both internally and as an external service or in collaboration with industry or academic partners. Åsmund holds an MArch from NTNU, Norway and is regularly invited
to lead courses and workshops on interdisciplinary topics related to design and technology.
laboratorio di simulazione urbana
Fausto Curti
scientific committee | Eugenio Morello . Barbara E.A. Piga . Rossella Salerno
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RESEARCH SEMINAR & WORKSHOP
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
& RESEARCH
current research at Aedas R&D
http://aedasresearch.com
22-23.05.2014
Politecnico di Milano
Laboratorio di Simulazione Urbana ‘Fausto Curti’ (DAStU)
‘Architectural and Urban Simulation’ course
prof. R. Salerno & prof. B. Piga
RESEARCH SEMINAR & WORKSHOP
PROGRAM
Visibility related concepts overlap between spatial
Thursday 22.05.2014 (14:30 – 18:30) | venue: aula Gamma
architectural
SEMINAR
analysis
and
configurational
geometry. Novel tools for visibility analysis
developed at Aedas and based on computational
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN & RESEACH
geometry are presented. In particular, interactive
‘isovist’ tools are proposed as support tools in the
14:30
Introduction to the seminar
Eugenio Morello, Barbara Piga, Rossella Salerno
PoliMi - Lab. di Simulazione Urbana ‘Fausto Curti’
15:00
Interactive Isovist Models for Live Architectural Projects
Asmund Izaki | Computational design & research, R&D, Aedas, London
16:00
User-Centric Simulations for Spatial Design
Christian Derix | Computational design & research, R&D, Aedas, London
17:00
ROUND TABLE with the invited participants
Chair: Lidia Diappi | PoliMi
Discussant: Giovanni Rabino | PoliMi
18:30
CONCLUSION OF THE SEMINAR
design practice for real-time validations of design
schemes. Beside visibility analysis, tools allow to
compute
topological
infrastructure
analysis
problems, like spatial resilience, shortest paths,
occupancy patterns, flows and distances in space.
Beside the open frontal seminar, a practical
workshop to test tools is offered to students.
Friday 23.05.2014 (10:15 – 17:15 ) | venue: Educafè
WORKSHOP with students of the ‘Architectural and Urban Simulation’ course
VISIBILITY STUDIES IN ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN DESIGN
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
& RESEARCH
current research at Aedas R&D
http://aedasresearch.com
Politecnico di Milano | Laboratorio di Simulazione Urbana ‘Fausto Curti’ (DAStU)
10:15
Introduction to the workshop
Eugenio Morello & Barbara Piga
PoliMi - Lab. di Simulazione Urbana ‘Fausto Curti’
10:45
Exploring visibility analysis tools in the design practice
Christian Derix & Asmund Izaki
Computational design & research, R&D, Aedas, London
16:45
Comments and questions by students
17:15
CONCLUSION OF THE WORKSHOP
scientific committee | E. Morello B. Piga R. Salerno