On Data Architecture: Opening New Horizons for Architectural Work

[Eric Renz-Whitmore]

Save the Date: 5:30 PM, April 10th at the UNM ARTS Lab Garage (131 Pine
St., NE Albuquerque)
 
The UNM School of Architecture and Planning and ARTS Lab present
Professor Julio Bermudez
<http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/rolodex/bermudez.julio.html>,
a leader in the field of information visualization design.  

The meaningful representation of ideas and information as an analytic
and decision making tool, whether for use with enterprise supply chains,
terrorist networks, drug development, the brain's response to stimuli,
weather patterns -- or simply telling a story -- is one of New Mexico's
great assets that hasn't been fully tapped.  Please join us for this
very special event.

More details, reservations, etc. to come (btw, there are some
fascinating papers and reports on-line).

Best wishes,

Eric



On Data Architecture: Opening New Horizons for Architectural Work

> As our civilization continues to dive deeper into the information age,
> making sense of complex data becomes critical. This work takes on this
> challenge by using architectural expertise to solve information
> problems facing many fields. The result is the design, construction,
> testing, and deployment of data environments supporting real time
> decision making in Anesthesiology, Finance, Process Control, Live Art
> Performance, Nursing, and Network Monitoring.  These information
> spaces display data in a format that makes best use of the vast and
> innate human perceptual abilities in pattern finding. Rigorous
> scientific testing have demonstrated that 'dwelling' in such data
> architectures allows people to make more accurate, faster, and better
> decisions while with reducing their cognitive load and stress.
> Furthermore, the intuitive nature of these information visualization
> designs imply less training time.
>
> This work also proves the natural leadership role that architecture
> may play in interdisciplinary endeavors.  Using core architectural
> competencies,
> architecture faculty became the leaders of a collaborative assembly of
> 5  disciplinary teams with over 25 individuals.
>
> The success of this practice has been proven by its longevity, $6 M in
> grants and a very productive record with over 50 articles published
> across 4 fields, several pending patents, a spin-off company, 3
> commercial licenses, and over 20 live public performances in 3
> continents. The recent commercialization of our visualization
> technology in anesthesiology means that this architectural work will
> soon find its way in medical environments for the benefits of society
> at large. Such accomplishments educate practitioners and academics of
> the significant role that Architecture may play in advancing science,
> technology, interdisciplinarity, and architecture itself. As
> important, it demonstrates the value of architectural education and
> inquiry to our own students, practitioners, scholars, and administrators.

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Digital Arts Conference April 1st @ UNM Continuing Education
http://dce.unm.edu/Events/Conference/DigitalArts_06/index.cfm

Also in April:
The ARTS Lab Connections Series kicks off
http://artslab.unm.edu

& Sin Fronteras Film Festival 20-23 April
http://www.sinfronterasfilmfestival.com/

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Eric Whitmore, Program Coordinator
ARTS Lab / Arts Technology Center
MSC04  2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-2253
FAX [phone]
http://artslab.unm.edu


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