Women in Fabrication Conference and Workshop

As the industry explores more sustainable construction methods and technologies to iterate the design process, the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee (WIA) hosts five pioneering women design and construction leaders to offer an all-day conference and workshop to help build the pathway for women in fabrication.

Please join AIANY WIA and co-host Eventscape for a day of thought leadership, demonstration, and hands-on activities focused on encouraging women designers and design students to consider architectural fabrication as a career path—or a path to elevating their projects.

Despite the perception that fabrication is dominated by our male counterparts, some of the most respected experts in advanced architectural fabrication today are women leading design practice initiatives, teaching in elite architecture programs, and pushing the envelope of what’s possible in the industry. Women in Fabrication will expose the next generation of women architects to the work and perspectives of rising female stars in architectural fabrication and their insights on the professional journeys that took them there.

AIANY Members and Students please email skaba@aiany.org to receive a discount code prior to registering.

MORNING SESSION PROGRAM

9:00 am – Light Breakfast

9:30 am – Greeting
Jennifer Busch, Director, Client Partnerships, Eventscape

9:35 am – Welcome & Opening Remarks
Vivian Lee, FAIA, and Rosalind Tsang, AIA, Co-Chairs, AIANY Women in Architecture Committee

9:40 am – Keynote Introduction
Jennifer Busch, Director, Client Partnerships, Eventscape

9:45 am – Keynote: A Carrier Bag of Tools for Computational Feminism
Shelby Doyle, AIA, Associate Professor, Architecture, Stan G. Thurston Professor in Design Build, Architecture, Iowa State University College of Design

10:15 am – Break

10:30 pm – Panel: Women in Advanced Manufacturing from Academia to Industry to Practice
Natalie Haddad, AIA, Head of Prototyping, Assembly OSM
Haripriya Nekkanti, Materials Engineer – Construction, SIKA USA
Zoe Ross, Associate Director, Design Center, Barnard College
Moderator: Billie Faircloth, FAIA, Partner & Research Director, Kieran Timberlake

12:00 pm – Box Lunch & Concrete 3D Printing Demonstration
Ali Seyedahmadian, Senior Design Engineer, Eventscape

12:45 pm – Tour of Eventscape LIC Fabrication Studio – North Shop
Jennifer Busch, Director, Client Partnerships, Eventscape
Tristan Fischer-Smith, Director of Creative Fabrication, Eventscape

1:00 pm – End of Morning Session & Break

AFTERNOON WORKSHOP SESSION PROGRAM
Workshop Pre-Requisites: Rhino + Grasshopper + 3D Modeling experience recommended. Enthusiasm required.

1:30 pm – Workshop: Introduction to Advanced Fabrication Workshop – Toward Low-Carbon Additive Manufacturing
Ali Seyedahmadian, Senior Design Engineer, Eventscape
Shelby Doyle, AIA, Associate Professor, Architecture, Stan G. Thurston Professor in Design Build, Architecture, Iowa State University College of Design
Haripriya Nekkanti, Materials Engineer – Construction, Sika USA
Ester Lo, Design Engineer, Eventscape
Jung In Seo, Design Engineer, Eventscape

Workshop Breakdown:

• Introduction to Cementitious Printing 
• Design + Robot Programming Session
• Printing Session 

5:30 pm – End of Afternoon Session & Closing Remarks

AIANY Members and Students please email skaba@aiany.org to receive a discount code prior to registering.