The on-demand conference is comprised of:
- 9 technical presentations that offer an exciting exploration of digital design through case studies and talks from world leading experts
- A panel discussion on low-carbon design through data and computation
- Software demonstrations from our sponsors Ansys, Idea StatiCa, Oasys and Trimble
- Access to a library of resources, including lectures, blogs and presentations on related topics
Keynote speaker Bill Baker FIStructE, the engineer behind the Burj Khalifa, discussed design in the computational age. Bill is a structural engineering partner at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, best known for the development of the “buttressed core” structural system for the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest manmade structure.
The e-conference includes the following presentations:
- Design in the computational age - Bill Baker, SOM
- Structural optimisation that architects don’t hate - Matt Harrison, Atkins
- A digital sprint: from concept design to World Cup stadium in 12 months - Hannah Lazenby, Arup (Australia)
- Computational engineering: connect everything to everything - Rob May, BuroHappold
- Automated generation of a 3D excavation model - Fauzan Reza Maulana, Mott MacDonald (Singapore)
- Grown, optimised and integrated: digital timber design - John Spittle and Johannes Rebhahn, Wiehag
- Optimising structural utilisation of large span steel structures - Ian Poole, Mott MacDonald
- AI and the structural engineer – Peter Debney, Arup and Oasys
- This isn’t the end, it’s the beginning, Jon Leach, AECOM and Tom Webster, Webb Yates Engineers
A panel discussion on ‘opportunities in low-carbon design through data and computation’ with panellists:
- Lee Franck, RealtyImpact
- Laura Hannigan, Simple Works
- Tim Lucas, Price & Myers
- Paul Shepherd, University of Bath
- Ansys
- Idea StatiCa
- Oasys
- Trimble
The e-conference is hosted online; you will be sent login details within 24 hours of purchase. Your conference pass includes access to all content until 20 May 2021.