ON ARCHITECTURE 2021
FACING THE FUTURE – NEW CHALLENGES
9th International Conference and Exhibition
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Gallery of Science and Technology
Belgrade, Serbia
Special AwardS
Ahead of the ON ARCHITECTURE series’ tenth anniversary the Special Awards were presented on behalf of STRAND by Professor Ružica Bogdanović, chairperson of the ON ARCHITECTURE 2021 and the Exhibition Jury Members Nora Lefa (Greece), Aleksandra Stupar (Serbia) and Stahl Stenslie (Norway).
The Awards were given to Professor Rachel Armstrong, Liam Young and Dejan Grba for their continuous contribution and participation through Keynote Lectures and Exhibits showcasing visionary projects in the field of architecture, technology and art.
Special Award TO Rachel Armstrong
Rachel was awarded the Special Award to Outstanding Individuals for continuous contribution to experimental architecture, particularly through the visionary projects of Vibrant Architecture and Living Architecture.
The occasion is participation in the ON ARCHITECTURE 2021 Conference with Lecture by invitation. Browse Lecture Abstract and Biography at www.strand.rs/rachel-armstrong-keynoter/
Rachel Armstrong is tenured Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, a Senior TED Fellow and a Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Rising Waters II confab Fellow.
Rachel’s contribution through the years presented at the ON ARCHITECTURE series by STRAND:
MICROBIAL CITIES, WICKED HOMES AND IMMUNOLOGICAL URBANISM
Lecture as Invited Speaker at Conference On Architecture 2021
WITCH BOTTLES
MOON WRITING
VENUS WRITING
Presented as Invited Author at Exhibition On Architecture 2016
HANGING GARDENS OF MEDUSA:
FIRST STRATOSPHERIC SKY GARDEN WITH PROTO LIFE
Presented at Exhibition On Architecture 2015
AN ARCHITECTURAL ECOLOGY OF SPACE: ECOPOIESIS AND THE EARTHBOUND
Lecture as Invited Speaker at Conference On Architecture 2014
VIBRANT ARCHITECTURE
Lecture at Conference On Architecture 2013
PROTOCELL
Installation presented at Exhibition On Architecture 2013
Special Award TO LIAM YOUNG
Liam was awarded the Special Award to Outstanding Individuals for continuous contribution to experimental architecture, particularly through the visionary projects in the field of speculative architecture and urbanism.
The occasion is participation in the ON ARCHITECTURE 2021 Conference with Lecture by invitation and presenting the project at the Exhibition. Browse Lecture Abstract and Biography at www.strand.rs/liam-young-keynoter/
Liam Young is a speculative architect and director who operates in the spaces between design, fiction and futures. He is cofounder of Tomorrows Thoughts Today, an urban futures think tank and Unknown Fields, a nomadic research. Currently runs the ground breaking Masters in Fiction and Entertainment at SCI Arc in Los Angles. He has published several books including the recent Machine Landscapes: Architectures of the Post Anthropocene and Planet City, a story of a fictional city for the entire population of the earth.
Liam’s contribution through the years presented at the ON ARCHITECTURE and GOING DIGITAL series by STRAND:
PLANET CITY AND THE RETURN OF GLOBAL WILDERNESS
Lecture as Invited Speaker at Conference On Architecture 2021
PLANET CITY
Film presented at Exhibition On Architecture 2021
CITY EVERYWHERE: KIM KARDASHIAN AND THE DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN
Lecture at Conference Going Digital 2015
BRAVE NEW NOW
Lecture at Conference On Architecture 2014
UNDER TOMORROW’S SKY (with Daniel Dociu)
SUPERCITY SKYLINES
Multimedia projects presented at Exhibition On Architecture 2014
Special Award TO DEJAN GRBA
Dejan was awarded the Special Award to Exceptional Individuals for continuous contribution to new media art, particularly through the projects in the field of artificial intelligence and digital art.
The occasion is participation in the ON ARCHITECTURE 2021 Conference with Lecture by invitation and presenting the project at the Exhibition.
Dejan Grba is an artist, researcher and scholar who explores the cognitive, technical, poetic, and relational aspects of generative systems. He has exhibited in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and published papers in journals, conference proceedings, and books worldwide. He has served as a Co-founding Associate Professor with Digital Art Program at Interdisciplinary Graduate Center, University of the Arts in Belgrade since 2005, and as a Founding Chair and Associate Professor at New Media Department, Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade from 1998 to 2020. In 2019/2020, Dejan was a Visiting Associate Professor at the ADM/NTU in Singapore.
Dejan’s contribution through the years presented at the ON ARCHITECTURE and GOING DIGITAL series by STRAND:
BRITTLE OPACITY: AMBIGUITIES OF THE CREATIVE AI
Lecture as Invited Speaker at Conference On Architecture 2021
STUDY 7/0 (with Philippe Kocher)
ERROR-GENERATED SPATIO TEMPORAL ANIMATION
Project presented at Exhibition On Architecture 2021
GOING POST-DIGITAL
PRESENTING AND PROMOTING DIGITAL ART WITHIN CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL CULTURE
Lecture at Conference Going Digital 2018
AVOID SETUP: INSIGHTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF GENERATIVE CINEMA
Lecture at Conference Going Digital 2016
GET LUCKY: COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF GENERATIVE ART
Lecture at Conference On Architecture 2015
ANTICIPATIONS
Installation presented at ExhibitionOn Architecture 2015
TRANSSAMPLER
Project presented at ExhibitionOn Architecture 2015
I CITE (VERY) ART: (RE)CREATIVITY IN CONTEMPORARY ART
Lecture at Conference Going Digital 2015
Browse Lecture Abstract and Biography at www.strand.rs/going-post-digital/