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SUMMARY:&quot\;Finding Better Forms for Structures&quot\; - Sigrid M. Adri
 aenssens
DTSTART:20130315T150000Z
DTEND:20130315T160000Z
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CONTACT:Lorna Everett
DESCRIPTION:"By 2050\, 70% of the world population will live in cities.  T
 oday already 50% lives in an urban environment and produces more than 75% 
 of all C02 emissions. Finding intelligent and efficient ways to provide mo
 re people with fewer resources will make cities more resilient to manmade 
 and natural disasters and reduce their impact on the environment. My long-
 term research goal is to transform the engineering design framework for a 
 future-oriented built urban environment. My research program addresses the
  following core questions:1. What is the relationship between form and eff
 iciency in form passive structures?\; 2. With increasing pressure on the p
 reservation of natural resources\, how can design theories and tools match
  untested sculptural ideas to material-efficient\, constructible complex c
 urved surfaces?\; and 3. Since nature has had 4 billion years to evolve\, 
 how can designers of adaptive shells draw from its systems for innovation?
 "
LOCATION:Engineering Department - **LR6**
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