Dear DRS List Colleagues,
I would like to call your attention to this seminal conference being
held next month in Madrid. For further information or to make
arrangements contact InphiniArt directly at the locators below.
Sincerely,
Jim W.
James A. Wise, Ph.D.
CEO, Eco*Integrations/Integral*Visuals, Inc.
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Psychology & Environmental Sciences &
Regional Planning Program, Washington State University, Tri-Cities.
Research Associate, Center for Sustainable Buildings Research, CALA,
The University of Minnesota.
Richland, WA USA 99352
Mobile: 509.438.1852
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First International Conference on Fractal Foundations for 21s Century
Architecture and Environmental Design
Madrid, Spain, March 25-27, 2004
<http://www.inphiniart.com/ffractarq/home.htm>
To build a forum of discussion
offering a meeting point to all those who apply fractal geometry in
design and architecture.
To recover the “ancient wisdom”
embodied in architecture, art and design through the means of modern
mathematics and systems theory.
To survey the different ways
in which the term “fractals” has been rightfully and mistakenly applied
in contemporary architecture.
To discover the complementarities
between structures of mind and nature and how these are embedded in
design.
To search for the genuine concept of beauty
in a nature and human-centered architecture
but based in the latest scientifical and technological advances of the
XXI Century.
The Conference will be held at El Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
Address: C/ Alcalá, 42. 28009 - Madrid
Phone number: 91 671 27 77
How to get there:
* Buses: 146, 150, 5, 52, 53
* Metro: Banco de España / Sevilla. Line 2
More information about Madrid:
Turistic Information:http://www.turismoyocio.net/
Street Maps Information: http://callejero.paginasamarillas.es/home.asp
Leisure Information: http://madrid.lanetro.com/
Should you need more information about the Conference, please, contact
us via e-mail ([log in to unmask])
Also, by phone (+34) 915 013 114 or by fax (+34) 911 410 121.
INPHINIART is made out of professionals of different disciplines such
as architecture, engineering and communication, who are devoted to
contemporary artistic design. Inphini Art aims to use fractal geometry
to encourage all design activities that will create natural, beautiful,
functional and ecological objects and spaces, in order to build the
most appropriate background for the human being –designs that fulfill
both material and psychological needs.
Eco*Integrations Inc. is a USA based business devoted to design
research and consulting , and whose aim is to reconcile high technology
and ecologically sensitive design for the improvement of living and
workspaces. They use fractal geometry as an important foundation for
their work.
Thursday, 25th of March
08:30 Inscription and Documentation
09:00 Opening Keynote.
Carlos Hernández Pezzi .
President of Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España.
09:30 María Antonia Castro. Architect.
INPHINIART. (Spain).
“Fractal Fundaments of Beauty and Their Application To Design”
10:30 Giuseppe Caglioti.
Physicist. Ph.D.
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
“Fractals, Self-Organization and Creativity”
11:30 Coffee Break
12:00 Nikos Salingaros. Physicist. Ph.D.
University of Texas (USA).
“Architecture and Natural Laws”
13:00 Paul Coates. AA Dipl.
University of East London (Great Britain).
“Fractal Decomposition in Architecture: Some recent work developed at
CECA (Centre for Evolutionary Computing in Architecture)”.
14:00 Lunch
15:30 Andrew Crompton. Architect .
University of Manchester (Great Britain).
“The Fractal Nature of Everyday Space and its Importance for
Architecture”.
16:30 Carl Bovill. Architect.
University of Maryland (USA)
“Fractal Geometry in Architecture and Design”.
17:30 Coffee Break
18:00 Ron Eglash. Ethnomathematician. Ph.D.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY (USA).
“Fractals in African Material Culture: Applications to Design And
Education”.
19:00 Javier Pioz and/or Rosa Cervera.
Architects (Madrid, Spain).
“Fractal geometry and bio-structures”.
Friday, 26th of March
09:00 James A. Wise. Human factors and environmental
psychologist. Ph.D.
Washington State University, Tri-cities. (USA)
University of Minnesota (USA)
Eco * Integrations (USA)
“A Perspective on Fractals in Environmental Design from Cognitive and
Environmental Psychology".
10:00 Gert van Tonder. Visual cognitive scientist. Ph.D.
Kyoto Institute of Technology (Japan)
“Fractal Potential of Emptiness. The Japanese Garden”.
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Laura Deubler-Mercurio.
Textiles designer. Color
consultant.
NYC (USA)
“Bringing Fractal Nature into the
Patient Area to Promote Wellbeing”.
12:00 Inés Moisset. Architect. PhD.
Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)
“Fractals in Design: Creative Experiences”
12:30 Poster Presentation Session. Posters
selected by the Conference Evaluation Committee.
14:30 Lunch
16:30 Poster Presentation Session. Posters
selected by the Conference Evaluation Committee
19:30 Conclusion.
Spanish wine social hour.
Saturday, 27th of March
Optional Day-tour to Toledo.
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