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Unraveling History: The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill from Past to Present

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-10-18) Elsas, Nina Caltabiano ; Henderson, Kirk ; Thompson, Jody ; Willkens, Danielle

An enlightening evening of exploration as we delve into the rich history of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill. This panel discussion, held in conjunction with the exhibit in the Library’s first-floor Price Gilbert Gallery, will shed light on the mill's significance, its symbiotic relationship with Georgia Tech, and its contemporary role as a unique educational resource. An iconic landmark looming over the history of both Georgia Tech and Atlanta, the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill stands as a testament to a bygone era and continues to influence the present. To fully grasp its significance as a symbol of Atlanta’s industrial prowess, we invite you to an engaging panel discussion featuring distinguished experts who will guide us through its past, its integration with Georgia Tech, and its relevance in modern education. After the panel, visitors are invited to explore the journey of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill from its beginnings as a cotton manufacturing powerhouse to its present-day significance in the exhibit. Discover the profound ways in which Georgia Tech and the mill have influenced each other, and witness how students are actively utilizing the mill's legacy to gain practical knowledge and insights in diverse fields.
Shape Machine: From software to practice

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-09-07) Economou, Athanassios

What would it mean if we could select any part (shape) of a CAD model and use it to find (⌘F) all its geometrical instances in the model (or other CAD models for that matter) – same size, larger, smaller, rotated, reflected or transformed in some way? What would it mean if we could edit this part and use it to replace (⌘R) all its geometrical instances in the model? Why is that the Find and Replace (⌘F/⌘R) operations that are so essential in Word or Excel have yet to be implemented in CAD? And what would happen if we could seamlessly use these shape-based Find and Replace (⌘F/⌘R) operations in a logical processing framework using states, loops, jumps and conditionals to literally write programming code by drawing shapes? How would this affect our current view of computation and what would it mean for design? The talk discusses the current state of the Shape Machine, a shape-rewrite computational system that features shape-based Find and Replace (⌘F/⌘R) operations for lines and arcs in 2D vector graphics and a logical processing framework including familiar control flow constructs (looping and branching), to allow write programming code by drawing shapes. Shape Machine is developed at the Shape Computation Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently is integrated within Rhinoceros, a NURBS 2D/3D CAD software. Several applications drawn from architectural design, industrial design, game design, circuit design, mathematics and other fields showcase the potential impact of this new technology in various domains.
Dreamers of the Day: Designing Possibilities

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-11-10) Deutsch, Randall S.
Computers, Craft, and Culture: Creative and Critical Inquiry into Computation Design

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-09-29) Noel, Vernelle A. A.

Craft and cultural design practices are vehicles for people’s histories and knowledges, and are dependent on their social, cultural, and political contexts. On the other hand, software practices are often framed as neutral, independent - devoid of social, cultural, and political entanglements. Drawing from methods, concepts, and modes of inquiry in computing, craft, media studies, and science and technology studies, this lecture demonstrate (1) how software-based practices can reshape cultural and craft-based practices, ideas, and labors; and (2) how new investigations into craft can repair and reveal hidden entanglements in computational design.
Mechanicsville 2030: The Past, Present, and Possible Future of One of Atlanta's Oldest Neighborhoods

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-09-08) Roark, Ryan

This lecture is an introduction to my upcoming exhibition of the same name at the Atlanta Preservation Center, opening September 24. The exhibition will feature a series of proposals—some by my spring 2021 senior studio and some of my own—for both renovation and new construction along Whitehall Street, a two-block stretch adjacent to South Downtown Atlanta and straddling the neighborhoods of Castleberry Hill and Mechanicsville. Bounded by railroad tracks to the north and I-20 to the south, the area is currently comprised of many empty lots and a variety of formerly industrial buildings—some disused, some partially used, and some functioning as residential lofts and warehouses. Whitehall’s development has been speculated for decades but has not yet begun. The work shown examines the role of history in architecture and blurs the lines between renovation and “ground-up” construction: even what appears to be an empty site has history, often still evidenced in foundations, material fragments, or even the soil. Reuse, especially in formerly industrial districts, all too often goes hand in hand with replacement of culture and displacement of residents; mitigating this relationship is not simple but was central to the development of the proposals in Mechanicsville 2030, which began with an in-depth study of the neighborhood and interviews with residents.
Reactivate: Preservation and Interpretation in 4D

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-09-01) Willkens, Danielle

Exploring ongoing work from Selma, Atlanta, and additional sites, this lecture will examine how archives, digital documentation, and preservation planning can combine to make interactive and accessible platforms that honor erased histories and enliven critical conversations about space, agency, and memory.
Redesigning Cities with the Green New Deal

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-09-09) Fleming, Billy ; Levinson, Nancy ; Dunham-Jones, Ellen

Our first event of the Fall 2020 semester welcomes Billy Fleming and Nancy Levinson to discuss Redesigning Cities with the Green New Deal, co-hosted by Places Journal. Redesigning Cities: The Speedwell Talks @ Georgia Tech is a series of presentations + conversations between leading urbanists that address 21st Century urban challenges: social capital, equity, climate change, outdated infrastructure, disruptive technologies, and money.
From Prototypes to Territories: Multi-Domain Design Research

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-05) Velikov, Kathy
Bionic @ X

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-04) Wilson, Marcel

Bionic is a landscape architecture and urban design practice in founded on the mandate to “enable life” in an increasingly complicated and changing world. After a decade of acting on this mandate the firm is engaged in a range of significant large scale projects including new waterfronts, campuses, the reinvention of urban centers, and the reorganization of cities in response to climate change and sea level rise. Founder and Design Director Marcel Wilson will present the conceptual basis for the firms creation as well as research and built projects that have emerged from this paradigm shift approach to design practice.
Equity in Architecture Forum: Show, Tell, and Do

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-02-27) Gamolina, Julia ; Akuchu, Bangseh ; Cramer, James P. ; Ellsworth, Leslie ; Kripa, Ersela ; Kansas, Gene

The theme for the second annual forum "Equity in Architecture at Georgia Tech", is Show, Tell, and Do. Julia Gamolina, our keynote speaker, will speak on gender and minority equity, highlighting data and personal examples discovered in her project Madame Architect. The student moderated discussion will engage panelists in discussing how to recognize, raise awareness, and act on the challenges of inequity in the study and practice of architecture.