Design-Tech Talk 5.0

Join us for Design-Tech Talk, an exclusive and engaging panel discussion featuring six distinguished experts, each offering unique insights into the latest advancements in architecture, design innovation, and emerging technologies reshaping industries today.

This dynamic event will explore the intersection of these fields, with each expert delivering a one-hour presentation that provides an in-depth look at the transformative potential of architectural design, the role of AI in shaping the future of design, and the groundbreaking capabilities of 3D printing in revolutionizing the way we build and create.

Don’t miss this chance to engage with innovators who are pushing the boundaries of creativity and technology, driving change in architecture, design, and beyond. Whether you're a professional, student, or simply passionate about the future of design, Design-Tech Talk promises to inspire and equip you with the insights needed to navigate the exciting future of these fields. Konstantinos Alexopoulos Konstantinos Alexopoulos is an Architect at Foster + Partners, a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), and is registered with the Architects Registration Board (ARB).

In his role at Foster + Partners, Konstantinos has contributed to a range of innovative architectural projects that explore the intersection of design, technology, and sustainability. He has worked on cutting-edge installations that integrate environmental solutions with architectural design, showcasing how architecture can play a pivotal role in addressing global challenges such as carbon capture and sustainable material production.

His professional journey also includes experience at ecoLogicStudio, where he collaborated on pioneering projects that fuse biotechnology with architectural design.

Cristina Nan Cristina Nan is an Assistant Professor in the Unit of Architectural Design and Engineering (ADE) within the Department of the Built Environment at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. She earned her PhD magna cum laude from HafenCity University in Hamburg, Germany, in 2015, focusing on architectural robotics and the digital transformation in architecture. ​

Cristina's research interests encompass computational design, digital fabrication—including additive manufacturing and robotics—and the integration of AI in architecture. She has contributed to projects like the Minibuilders at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona, which received international recognition. ​

Prior to joining TU/e in 2020, Cristina served as an Assistant Professor in Digital Fabrication and Design at the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture from 2015 to 2020. She also co-founded the Future Fields Think Tank in 2019, reflecting her commitment to exploring the socio-economic, spatial, and environmental implications of emerging technologies in architecture.

Alexander Clarke

Alexander Clarke is a designer and computer scientist from London. His research focuses on biomimetics and human-computer interaction towards the future of fabrication. He currently works as a robotics software engineer at Automated Architecture (AUAR), a London-based startup developing robotic micro-factories towards sustainable housing with timber construction.

He builds highly interactive prototypes that blend art and science, craft and code, working extensively with parametric design tools like Grasshopper and computer vision, mechatronics, and woodworking. He has previously served as Lead Software Architect for a UCL gestural computing research project, exhibited his lighting and sculptural works at various new media art events and exhibitions, built demos for startups, and taught students to code.

Alexander weaves a growing interest in biology and complexity science into his practice. During his Masters at LIS, he used machine learning to develop simulations of self-organizing behaviors in plant leaf development and, more recently, investigated how collectives of arachnids build adaptive, tensile nest structures across vast scales.

Christopher Robeller

Christopher Robeller is a Professor of Digital Design and Production at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, where he leads the Digital Timber Construction (DTC) working group. The group offers PhD research opportunities in an ideal environment with dedicated DTC laboratory spaces and equipment. Their aim is to make constructions more sustainable through digital methods and technology. Important topics include material-saving lightweight constructions, rapid assembly of wood-wood connections, sustainable types of wood and materials, and the reuse and recycling of components.

Previously, he has worked as a Junior Professor at TU Kaiserslautern, as a Postdoc at the Swiss National Centre of Competence for Digital Fabrication (NCCR dfab) at ETH Zurich, as a PhD assistant at the Timber Construction Laboratory IBOIS at EPFL Lausanne, and as a research associate at the Institute of Computational Design (ICD), University of Stuttgart.

He received a Doctor of Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL, and a Professional Diploma in Architecture with Distinction from London Metropolitan University.His research has been implemented in projects such as the 2010 ICD/ITKE Pavilion, the 2013 IBOIS Curved Folded Shell, the 2017 Lausanne Vidy Theater, the 2015–2020 Factory Hall in Manternach, the 2019 HexBox Canopy, the 2019 Recycleshell, and the 2021 Chestnut Cabin.

Fredy Fortich

Fredy Fortich is an Architect and Engineer specializing in computational design, with a particular focus on BIM coordination in Revit, performance-based design, generative design, and machine-learning methods.

He holds a Master of Science in Building Technology from TU Delft in the Netherlands and a Master of Architecture from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.

Currently, Fredy works as a Technical Architect at MVRDV, BIM Manager at French Studio, and an AI researcher on Diffusion Models.

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