NFA Lab set out to explore, investigate, speculate, and research contemporary design cultures related to new modes of creation and novel forms of cultural production in the field of design, architecture, and open-source digital ontologies.

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NFA Lab is interested in the reciprocal relationships between design cultures and social media phenomena, communication, new virtualities, recent technological developments, meta worlds, avatars, authorship, AI, and current cultural challenges that all shape a community of digital Enthusiasts. How will architecture need to embed and challenge its methods of production, conceptual ambitions, and cultural relevance in order to sustain its disciplinary relevance in the near future?

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April 28, 2023

SESSION 06 – Krista Kim

Krista Kim is a digital artist, entrepreneur and founder of Techism (2014), whose work explores the concept of digital consciousness.

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March 9, 2023

SESSION 05 – ZOOM Talk w. iheartblob

iheartblob is an award winning architectural design studio and research collective formed by Aleksandra Belitskaja, Ben James and Shaun McCallum, currently based in the UK.

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February 10, 2023

SESSION 04 – Interview Julia Koerner JK3D

In my design process I work with architectural design tools, both digital and physical processes. I construct a garment in 3D with computational design techniques and use digital fabrication to realize it, similar how I work during a building design process. I think about the structure and performance of material and functionality.

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January 9, 2023

SESSION 03 – Patrik Schumacher – Principal Zaha Hadid Architects, London

In what ways is this traditional understanding of the profession relevant to working in virtual and digital domains as an architect and what new competencies should future generations embrace to become key players – if their ambitions is to cater to a hybridized world?

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December 6, 2022

SESSION 02 – Interview Matias Del Campo

Questions as provocations to foster an engaged debate and discussion in regards to AI and its creative use in architecture, but also addressing the pink elephant in the room being prompt generated images.