cccc 2019: Control. Code. Construct. 2019 The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK, June 20-22, 2019 |
Conference website | https://ccc-conference.com |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cccc2019 |
Abstract registration deadline | March 22, 2019 |
Submission deadline | March 22, 2019 |
Big Data. Machine Learning. Robotics. Artificial Intelligence. Algorithms. Data. Industry 4.0. Digitalisation. Democratisation. Surveillance. Smartness. Interaction.
Criticality. Challenge. Provocation. Paradigm. Dogma. Avantgarde.
Control. Code. Construct. addresses the implications of these different aspects of tech culture for the applied world of architecture, construction and design. Control. Code. Construct. will serve as a platform to initiate a discussion and debate with the notion of control at its centre. We wish to explore the different dimensions of control for designers, architects and engineers — from controlling material, form and code to controlling processes and start-ups.
Control. Code. Construct. explores the relationship between the adequacy of code, computation and the machine —computer, robot, drone etc.— and tacit knowledge, the type of knowledge that craftsmen or makers hold, accumulated through years of experience and which is hard to transfer into verbal communication, let alone code. Where does the boundary lie between implicit and explicit knowledge, in terms of architecture, construction and design? This question can be also transferred to other domains such as big data, artificial intelligence and smartness — where does computational decision making stop and where does human, soft decision making begin?
Control. Code. Construct. addresses these complexities of making by describing, advancing and ultimately interrogating technical realities in relation to formulated strategies related to material, geometry, structure, data, evaluation, simulation and the used machines.
Computation and construction are closely related to the notion of the designer’s control over process. We wish to investigate the various forms and shapes control can take in the disciplines of architecture, design and engineering. Going beyond theoretical discourses, we intend to explore the realities of making and construction of the creative industries.
We invite architects, engineers, designers, practitioners, researchers and students to contribute to these discussions, to go beyond theory and to address these questions related to the technical rationalities and realities of the creative industries, to challenge the status quo and to explore different methodologies, agendas, techniques and strategies in relation to code, control and the constructing of process.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Abstracts for individual papers should have 500 words. Please indicate your area of interest. Add your references after the abstract. You can also upload images. The abstracts must be anonymous. Please avoid any affiliation. Paper acceptance will be subject to a two-stage peer reviewing process. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Area I: Interaction Design
- Area II: Additive Manufacturing
- Area III: Robotic Fabrication & Machine-Learning Algorithms
- Area IV: Drone Supported Practices
- Area V: Hacking Infrastructures
- Area VI: Entrepreneurship
Abstract submission deadline (Extended): 18th March 2019
For more information please visit our website: https://ccc-conference.com
Committees
Scientific Committee
- Dr. Benjamin Bach
- Dr. Moa Carlsson
- PhD Cand. Roxana Karam
- Prof. John Lee
- Dr-Ing Cristina Nan
- Dr. Bettina Nissen
- Dr. Miguel Predes Maldonado
- Prof. Remo Pedreschi
- Prof. Chris Speed
Organizing committee
- Roxana Karam, Phd. Cand.
- Dr.-Ing. Cristina Nan, Lecturer in Design and Digital Fabrication
Publication
The publication for cccc 2019 proceedings will be annouced on the website: https://ccc-conference.com
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to ccc.conference2019@gmail.com