Architects from 17 different countries will travel to Ball Stateand Indianapolis this weekend to attend the conference "ConnectingCrossroads of Digital Discourse."
The conference, which lasts from today to Sunday, will focus onthe importance of digital design in the field of architecture.
"Digital design is changing how we think and how we build anddesign buildings," said Kevin Klinger, Ball State architectureprofessor and conference chair. "In essence, it is going to changeour whole world."
Ball State was chosen to co-host the conference, sponsored bythe Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA),after Klinger submitted a proposal.
"ACADIA sponsors an architecture-related conference at adifferent university in the nation each year," Klinger said. "I puttogether a proposal and submitted it to a steering committee, andthen Ball State was chosen to co-host the conference thisyear."
The 22nd annual conference will arrive on the Ball State campuson Friday. The rest of the conference will be held inIndianapolis.
"The conference will showcase what other universities around thecountry and around the world are doing in the field ofarchitecture, and will demonstrate how we match up with them," saidStacy Norman, professor of architecture.
"We are very fortunate for this opportunity. It will benefit theuniversity by providing recognition," Klinger said. "We are juststarting to grapple with the concept of digital issues. But we havevery talented and capable students who will learn a lot from thisconference."
The conference will feature speakers, demonstrations of newforms of digital technology as related to the architecture worldand a round-table discussion of architecture issues.
"The discussions will benefit the students who can come getinvolved and voice their opinions on these issues," Klingersaid.
Many different topics will be addressed such as digitalpedagogy, digital tools, digital design, digital theory, digitalpractices and digital communities.
"The topics will be discussed by international architecturescholars who are currently dealing with these issues," Klingersaid.
One important issue that will be included in the conference isfabrication.
"Fabrication works by inputting information into a computerwhich then creates building components, and therefore digitallydesigns the building itself," Klinger said.
"Digital is the best, fastest, and easiest way to do things. Sowe need to get informed and we need to get involved," Normansaid.
For more information on the conference log on towww.bsu.edu/aca.
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