Vivian Solana Moreno
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- School: University of Toronto
- Campus: St. George Campus
- Department: Womens Gender Studies
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Location:
Toronto, ON - Dates at University of Toronto: November 2015 - November 2015
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Political Leanings:
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Biography
University of Toronto St. George Campus - Womens Gender Studies
Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Brady
Peters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto where I teach graduate courses in computational design, computer programming, visual communication, and comprehensive building design. I am a director of Smartgeometry, an international organization of professionals and academics that explores the forefront of technology and architecture. I have a background in both research and practice, including research-in-practice. I am a designer who works with software, and develops my own software as part of my creative practice. While I have extensive practice experience, I am also an experienced writer and editor of texts on architecture and computation, and I serve as a reviewer for various academic conferences and journals.
I have previously worked at Foster + Partners where I was an Associate Partner with the Specialist Modelling Group and worked on projects such as: the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian, the Copenhagen Elephant House, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre, Thomas Deacon Academy, the West Kowloon Cultural District, the ARC table, the SSE Hydro Arena, and the Willis Office Tower.
Specialties: Architectural Design, Digital Design, Computational Strategies, Performance-Driven Design, Generative Design, Geometry and Geometry Rationalization, Computer Programming and the Creation of Digital Tools, Architectural Acoustics, Rapid Prototyping, Digital Fabrication, and Architectural Research.
Experience
SmartGeometry
Director
Vivian worked at SmartGeometry as a Director
SmartGeometry
Organizer and Tutor
Organizer of SmartGeometry 2011 in Copenhagen. Tutor for SmartGeometry Workshops: Cambridge, UK (2006), New York, USA (2007), Munich, Germany (2008), San Francisco, USA (2009), Barcelona, Spain (2010), Copenhagen, Denmark (2011), and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA (2012).
University of Nottingham
Instructor
Guest Instructor for third year architectural design studio. Worked with studio leader, Ulysses Sengupta.
University of Toronto
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor of Architecture specializing in Computational Design, Information Technology, and Architectural Acoustics
Ghent University
Instructor
At Ghent University I taught a course on "Digital Design Methods" for third year students, and I taught a "Digital Fabrication Workshop" for second year students.
Education
University of Victoria
BSc
Geography
Graduated with Distinction, Ross Geography Scholarship 1995-1997 (Excellent Academic Standing)Dalhousie University
BEDS
Architecture
Medjuk Design Scholarship (Best Design Student) and Sexton Scholar (Academic Achievement)Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole
PhD
Architecture
Fully funded PhD scholarship. Research based at the Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA). Research project sponsored by RealDania.Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole
PhD Fellow
My PhD project, "Complex Surfaces: Sound and Space defining Surfaces for Architecture," studies the interfaces between architecture and acoustic science and engineering. I have developed new techniques for sound design and created new computational design tools for integrating sound into the architectural design process. These new tools and techniques have been analyzed both virtually and physically through the construction of full scale demonstration projects. Design workflows have been analyzed to uncover the changing landscape of the relationship between design, performance, simulation, and the profession.
Publications
Inside Smartgeometry: Expanding the Architectural Potentials of Computational Design
John Wiley & Sons
With Brady Peters, I am the editor of this book which explores the work of the Smartgeometry Group, a network of designers and architects who experiment with parametric software to design spaces, prototypes and buildings. The book contains 23 original texts commissioned from key members of the Smartgeometry community and is illustrated with computer renderings and photographs that document over a decade of advances in computer software for architecture. The hardcover book has contributions from Robert Aish, Martin Bechthold, Mark Burry, Chris Williams, Robert Woodbury and other members of the Smartgeometry community.
Inside Smartgeometry: Expanding the Architectural Potentials of Computational Design
John Wiley & Sons
With Brady Peters, I am the editor of this book which explores the work of the Smartgeometry Group, a network of designers and architects who experiment with parametric software to design spaces, prototypes and buildings. The book contains 23 original texts commissioned from key members of the Smartgeometry community and is illustrated with computer renderings and photographs that document over a decade of advances in computer software for architecture. The hardcover book has contributions from Robert Aish, Martin Bechthold, Mark Burry, Chris Williams, Robert Woodbury and other members of the Smartgeometry community.
Inside Smartgeometry: Expanding the Architectural Potentials of Computational Design
John Wiley & Sons
With Brady Peters, I am the editor of this book which explores the work of the Smartgeometry Group, a network of designers and architects who experiment with parametric software to design spaces, prototypes and buildings. The book contains 23 original texts commissioned from key members of the Smartgeometry community and is illustrated with computer renderings and photographs that document over a decade of advances in computer software for architecture. The hardcover book has contributions from Robert Aish, Martin Bechthold, Mark Burry, Chris Williams, Robert Woodbury and other members of the Smartgeometry community.
Inside Smartgeometry: Expanding the Architectural Potentials of Computational Design
John Wiley & Sons
With Brady Peters, I am the editor of this book which explores the work of the Smartgeometry Group, a network of designers and architects who experiment with parametric software to design spaces, prototypes and buildings. The book contains 23 original texts commissioned from key members of the Smartgeometry community and is illustrated with computer renderings and photographs that document over a decade of advances in computer software for architecture. The hardcover book has contributions from Robert Aish, Martin Bechthold, Mark Burry, Chris Williams, Robert Woodbury and other members of the Smartgeometry community.
Inside Smartgeometry: Expanding the Architectural Potentials of Computational Design
John Wiley & Sons
With Brady Peters, I am the editor of this book which explores the work of the Smartgeometry Group, a network of designers and architects who experiment with parametric software to design spaces, prototypes and buildings. The book contains 23 original texts commissioned from key members of the Smartgeometry community and is illustrated with computer renderings and photographs that document over a decade of advances in computer software for architecture. The hardcover book has contributions from Robert Aish, Martin Bechthold, Mark Burry, Chris Williams, Robert Woodbury and other members of the Smartgeometry community.
Inside Smartgeometry: Expanding the Architectural Potentials of Computational Design
John Wiley & Sons
With Brady Peters, I am the editor of this book which explores the work of the Smartgeometry Group, a network of designers and architects who experiment with parametric software to design spaces, prototypes and buildings. The book contains 23 original texts commissioned from key members of the Smartgeometry community and is illustrated with computer renderings and photographs that document over a decade of advances in computer software for architecture. The hardcover book has contributions from Robert Aish, Martin Bechthold, Mark Burry, Chris Williams, Robert Woodbury and other members of the Smartgeometry community.
