As part of the NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) lecture series, David Alan Ross, principal of Code-A in New York, will speak at the school’s campus Monday, June 11, on his current research, Animal Style. The topic explores building morphology through goal-directed, high-fidelity models and challenges an essential function of architecture: to continuously acclimate the body between natural and mechanized systems for performative and sensational effect.

Ross, a licensed architect in California, is an award-winning author and designer who has taught at institutions across the country, including University of California, Berkeley, California College of the Arts (CCA),  and Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc). His firm Code-A is a platform for exploratory architecture. Code-A fuels a series of automated applications, leading to both technological and theoretical transformations in systemic design.

The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. at the NSAD auditorium, 1249 F Str., in San Diego, Calif. The event is open to the public, but limited seating is available.

 (Image Credit:  David Alan Ross)

About NewSchool of Architecture and Design
NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD), founded in 1980, is located in San Diego, California. NSAD is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. NSAD’s Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture and Executive Master of Architecture programs are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). NSAD also offers a pre-professional Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts, a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, a Master of Landscape Architecture, a Master of Construction Management and a Master of Science in Architecture. NSAD was ranked among the top 10 undergraduate architecture schools in the western United States, according to the DesignIntelligence report “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2012.” For more information, visit www.NewSchoolArch.edu.