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IaaC is pleased to invite you to it´s public Lecture “The Specialist Modelling Group at Foster+Partners : A case study” by Prof. Xavier De Kestelier
Thursday, January 14th. 2010
Free Entrance
IaaC Conference Hall, 19:30hrs
Pujades 102, baixos. Poble Nou
Prof. Xavier De Kestelier
Associate Partner at Foster+Partners
Xavier De Kestelier was educated in Belgium and the United Kingdom and holds an MSc in Urban Design from The Bartlett School of Architecture. Since 2002, he has been part of the Specialist Modelling Group at Foster+Partners. In this position he has worked on a broad range of projects such as Beijing Airport, Yacht Plus BoatFleet, MASDAR and Spaceport. Besides this he is also responsible for new rapid prototyping and manufacturing developments at Foster+Partners. In 2008 he became Associate Partner at Foster+Partners
His area of research is the application of parametric software to solve complex geometry, the redefinition of the role of architects as a designer within the digital environment, and the application of digital fabrication and rapid manufacturing techniques in architecture. He has been a critic and lecturer at a wide range of universities and conferences: Smartgeometry, Berlage, Architectural Association, MIT, The Royal Institution, ACADIA, Bridges. Since 2006, he has been a professor at the University of Gent, where he heads the education and research in digital design in architecture. He is also Adjunct Professor and studio master at the Syracuse University in London.
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