AEC Tech Journeys with Mayur Mistry
A platform for professional growth and personal growth for AEC Technologists with inspiring conversations with founders, builders and experts in AEC space. I am Mayur Mistry, cofounder of 3DGuru.ai, ex Perkins & Will Digital Innovation Technologist with M.Arch at University of Illinois and B.Tech Civil Engineer from IIT Bombay.
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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
The interview covers Alicia Nahmad's background growing up in Mexico City, studying architecture, and working in construction before moving to the UK to pursue digital design methods. She discusses her fascination with using robotics and digital fabrication for efficient and sustainable construction, and her research bringing advanced fabrication techniques to local tradespeople and communities globally. Nahmad explains projects creating flexible micro-factories to make complex geometries accessible, using AI and robots, while training local workers. She emphasizes the need to engage industry in terms of efficiency and sustainability when presenting new technologies. Overall, the discussion focuses on Nahmad's mission to democratize digital fabrication and empower local economies worldwide through participatory design and upskilling.
00:14 - Introductions
01:00 - Alexia's background and career journey
06:00 - Moving to the UK and discovering digital design
09:00 - Building complex structures in Mexico
12:00 - Alexia's varied interests and being a generalist
16:00 - Encouraging more women in construction tech
23:00 - Democratizing digital fabrication tools
29:00 - Adopting new technologies in the industry
38:00 - Advice for taking advanced fabrication back home
43:00 - Interdisciplinary education
45:00 - On-site micro-factory in Honduras
54:00 - Micro-factory box for on-site fabrication
59:00 - Facade retrofitting project
- digital fabrication - robotics - construction technology - sustainable building - AI - micro-factories - participatory design - upskilling workers - empowering local communities - efficient construction - democratizing technology - Mexico - architecture - building industry - construction industry - future of construction - green building
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Eva Khan shares insights into her futuristic, dystopian cyberpunk-inspired master's thesis project "Molten Memories". She explains how memories shape us and our environment, and how new technologies like machine learning and neural links could allow us to store, transfer, and modify memories in immersive 3D environments.Khan details the narrative, concepts, characters, environments, vehicles, and technical workflow behind her project. She discusses key influences like the film Ghost in the Shell, finding inspiration in sci-fi architecture and intangible realities. Khan walks through her process of developing assets, animations, rigging, lighting, scenes, and camera work to bring her vision to life. She shares tips on software, modeling techniques, iteration, and more. Khan emphasizes the importance of storytelling, pacing, and cinematic techniques in architectural visualization. Overall, her project offers a masterclass in worldbuilding, visual effects, and using emerging tools to create fully-realized visions of the future.
00:00 - Introduction00:17 - Inspiration from Ghost in the Shell movie01:13 - Overview of Molten Memories project concepts02:21 - Introduction to the cyborg Duran03:10 - Process of memory manipulation04:15 - Bim corpuscles for data collection05:28 - City scale data aggregation07:15 - Vehicles designed for the city08:46 - Scene setup in Unreal Engine09:59 - Breakdown of scenes and transitions18:54 - Ghost in the Shell movie inspiration20:18 - Narrative and environment creation43:57 - Final rendered cinematic video47:48 - Summary and closing
cyborg design - futuristic architecture - dystopian worldbuilding - Maya 3D modeling - ZBrush digital sculpting - Houdini VFX - Unreal Engine environments - RAM garment - neural links - visual storytelling - cinematic editing - conceptual ideation - thesis project breakdown - behind the scenes - breakdown
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022