Design x Technology Lecture: Negar Kalantar

Join Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design on Thursday, September 28th at 12:30pm ET for our second innovative Fall 2023 Lunch and Learn lecture with Associate Professor and Digital Craft Lab Director at California College of the Arts (CCA), Negar Kalantar.

“In this talk, the focus shifts towards the paradigm of “”META Making,”” a framework that surpasses traditional fabrication methods and explores innovative dimensions within design, material, and technology. A selection of projects will be showcased to explore the cohesive interplay of these elements, thereby reshaping the boundaries of creative expression.

The exploration extends beyond the realm of traditional fabrication, revealing the potential for transformation within design research focused on material exploration. The journey involves navigating through the domains of bio-cement, smart materials, and performative 3D printing, enabling the unlocking of capabilities to construct structures with the ability to respond, adapt, and evolve.

Standing at the intersection of knowledge and creation, the fusion of biology and cutting-edge making technologies leads to unprecedented possibilities. Yet, we also recognize the pressing call to action. Our world grapples with CO2 emissions and environmental urgencies, urging designers to embrace responsive innovation.

This talk isn’t just about ideas – it’s about action. Come explore ‘META Making’ and see how design, material, and tech are reshaping our future for the better.”

This lecture is free and open to the public. As part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series, guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details.

CEU: This lecture equals 1 credit. To prepare for any potential audit, we suggest you register for this lecture and hold onto your confirmation. Upon verification of attendance, CoAD will supply a certificate of completion. When you request a certificate, you must send us your lecture confirmation so keep that information handy

About Negar

Dr. Negar Kalantar research and practice lies at the intersection of architecture, science, and engineering. By bringing together digital and analog fabrication work-flows across scales, her interdisciplinary research practice broadly investigates the potency of transformable design principles, helping to create adaptive designs, building components and interior spaces that are adaptable and demonstrate real-time morphological changes into users and environment. Her current research focuses on applications of additive manufacturing technology (3-D printing) as a catalyst for innovation, to expand new ways of design in interactive and responsive environments. The main strength of her cross-disciplinary research is to bridge the recent advancements in additive manufacturing technologies with large-scale structures. She focuses on applications of robots in additive manufacturing technology as a catalyst of shifting not just how infrastructures are constructed today, but also transforming the way infrastructures are designed and built in the future from beginning to end.