Fast Forward 18: Uwe Rieger & arc/sec Lab

University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning’s twice-annual talk series, Fast Forward, aims to foster debate, discussion and development within the disciplines of architecture, urban design and urban planning.

This series we focus on the question: how can we do urban space well? As Auckland’s population continues to grow and the city intensifies, a key challenge will be to provide high quality urban spaces.

The sixth and final lecture in the series is titled ‘We AR Live’ by Uwe Rieger, who studied physics and architecture in Germany. As associate professor for Design and Design Technology at the University of Auckland, Uwe established the arc/sec Lab for Digital Spatial Operations.

Taking the next step beyond virtual reality, parametric design and digital fabrication, the Lab explores haptic-digital architecture using tangible data as a new source for construction.

Recent advancements in real-time computing and spatial digital technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) devices, motion tracking systems and micro-controllers, are rapidly changing our interaction with the urban environment.

The arc/sec Lab for Digital Spatial Operations combines technologies to build real-time reactive architecture that fuses materiality and digital information.

In this talk, Lab founder Uwe Rieger will introduce recent arc/sec projects, presented at the Ars Electronica Festival in Austria, demonstrating the latest technologies and previewing the team’s upcoming prototypical developments.

All lectures start at 6.30pm, are free and open to the public. Attendance at each lecture earns 10 NZIA CPD points.