Lecture's IaaC - IaaC Lecture Series > Axel Kilian

The lecture will give an overview of a number of projects of Axel Kilian\'s PhD addressing the challenge of design exploration using computational design approaches. The projects include fabrication studies of a free form chair of all curved plywood parts, concept car design studies with the media lab and the use of programming for form finding in architectural design. In addition some full scale prototype explore the use of digital fabrication driven by parametric models. Axel Kilian recently completed a PhD and subsequent Post Doctoral position in the Computation Group in the Department of Architecture at MIT. He came to MIT on a Fulbright scholarship after completing his professional architecture degree at the University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany. During his stay he also completed his Master of Science in Architectural Studies at MIT. His PhD research centered on design exploration in the context of architecture and design processes using computational processes, namely programming and parametric design in combination with fabrication. Recent projects range from architectural form finding applications, collaboration on concept car designs with the media lab, to a number of full scale installations. Axel Kilian has been teaching courses and workshops in computation in academia and in collaboration with the smart geometry group in the UK since 2003. He has lectured in the US, Central America, and Europe among others at GSD, UPENN, Columbia, GATech, MIT, AA, UFM Guatemala City, TU Prague, IST Lisbon, TU Stuttgart.

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