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View from above: ACADIA Conference 2014 in a nutshell

2014-11-05T12:14:00-05:00

At thirty-three years old and counting, the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture has seen a lot of changes in the field of digital design. Its annual conference is a time to step back and reflect, and particular to this year's conference, consider the power computers have over architects' work.

The theory of everything in sandbox city: Will Wright's keynote at ACADIA 2014

2014-11-04T12:25:00-05:00

How the creator of SimCity turns reality into playground.

Did You See It? Wait, Now It's Gone: Casey Reas' Generative Art at ACADIA 2014

2014-11-03T12:16:00-05:00

ACADIA 2014 was labeled as a conference focused on Architectural Design Agency and Authorship, yet of course it seemed only fitting that it would close out with a keynote by Casey Reas. Art, the word that an architect cringes at. A word that can resonate more as a critique than a compliment. One that signifies the ripping from architectural ideals, even if such ideals are still up for debate.

Zaha Hadid Keeps it Light at ACADIA 2014 Conference

2014-10-31T16:59:00-04:00

If you didn’t know better, it would be easy to mistake the eager faces populating the swarming mass of ticket lines outside of Bovard Auditorium at USC as the fans of a pop icon instead of the prolific, controversial ‘starchitect’ Zaha Hadid. Behind us, students were being interviewed by reporters from the USC newspaper about the architect; everyone seemed genuinely enthused, albeit perhaps drawn more for her celebrity than appreciation for her work.