::: R(e)thinking Academic Series goes to Victoria City:::

We are very happy to announce prof. Emmanuel Ruffo has been invited to lead a seminar module for the Master Degree in Architectural Design at La Salle Victoria.

We have an amazing group from about 25 people whom are very experienced and also very curious about our research line in "Integral Design"

Special thanks for the invitation to Hazel Peña and Rocio Martinez Barrera.

::: VISIONS: Beyond Media Exhibition in Firenze, Italia :::

Nous Gallery a London based Gallery directed by Melissa Woolford, Paul Coates and Christian Derix invited us to be part of the 9th International Festival for Architecture and Media titled "VISIONS" to be held from July 9 to 17, 2009 at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence, Italy.

Nous Gallery exhibition will include two group installations.  One will be in the form of a film showing the responses to what Architecture will be in the future.  Another is called 'Blink and you'll miss it' designed by Tom Cecil in collaboration with Phil Langely and Shajay Bhooshan.  This installation aims to address the issue of representation through digital means by using a large image library to expose certain realities of our interests in images through subconscious response.

"The theme for the 9th edition of the BEYOND MEDIA festival is "VISIONS".

It seems as if contemporary architecture lost, in the last years, its ability to pursue broad visions, to collect with a wide outlook the complex transformations of the built environment, to lead its thoughts and conscience beyond that which is usual, empirical, and visible. 

The massive production and consumption of architectural images resulted in a greater vicinity, on the part of the general public, to design issues. But, at the same time, they produced an alteration in the way people conceive architecture, and affected the ability and the opportunity to generate visions, and hence theories, which are deeply rooted in our times but, at the same time, are receptive towards new possible scenarios.

With "VISIONS", the BEYOND MEDIA festival suggests to carefully think over topics of figuration and representation, and will put forward more effective visions which might be useful in tracing the outlines of our possible future."

At the exhibition we are addressing the present questions for the future of architecture and how these will impact the field of architecture. We will soon post a short video and some images submitted for the exhibition.

Special thanks to Melissa Woolford and all the team for selecting Rethinking Architecture : Rethinking Academic Series.

::: Conferencia: Arquitectura Genética: Teatro Macedonio Alcalá, Centro Histórico Oaxaca, OAX - Genetic Architectures lecture in Oaxaca, Mexico:::

Estamos muy orgullosos de informar que el prof. Emmanuel Ruffo ha sido recientemente invitado a impartir una conferencia en el Teatro de la Ciudad de Oaxaca "Macedonio Alcalá" que está localizado en el centro de la ciudad de Oaxaca, Oaxaca en México y se llevará a cabo el próximo 26 de Junio de 2009 a partir de las 18:00hrs tiempo de México. La arq. Fátima Díaz extendió la invitación como actual coordinadora de relaciones internacionales del Colegio de Arquitectos del Estado de Oaxaca.

El tema de la conferencia es Arquitectura Genética, "Procesos lógicos y evolutivos para la Arquitectura, Computación y Diseño" Emmanuel Ruffo hablará de los siguientes temas, sin embargo la conferencia no estará restringida a ello: 

+ Genética

+ Evolución

+ Tecnologías Digitales

+ Sistemas Físicos y Naturales

+ Educación del diseño arquitectónico

+ Redes sociales y culturales

+ Técnicas Materiales

+ Ciencias computacionales

+ Sistemas responsivos y dinámicos

+ Un vistazo a la arquitectura del mañana

Los temas serán explorados desde aspectos teóricos y la filosofía de ambas firmas Rethinking Architecture : Rethinking Academic Series, incluyendo estudios puntuales dentro de las mismas, concluyendo con un pequeño vistazo de lo que consideramos sería la arquitectura del mañana.

Extendemos nuestra gratitud muy en especial a la arq. Fátima Díaz y todo el equipo del Colegio de Arquitectos así como su presidente y al director del Teatro Macedonio Alcalá a todos ellos por hacer esto posible. Muchas gracias!

Más información en: colegiodearquitectosoaxaca@yahoo.com

Calle Independencia No. 900, Centro Histórico Oaxaca de Juárez, OAX, CP 68000 México. Tel. 951 1324397 / 951 5168292 

We are delighted to public that prof. Emmanuel Ruffo has been recently invited to deliver a SOLO lecture at the Theater Macedonio Alcala located in the downtown of Oaxaca in Mexico on June 26 at 18hrs Mexico Time. The invitation was done by arch. Fatima Diaz who is currently in charge of the College of Architects of the Oaxaca State's  international relationships. 

The lecture theme is Genetic Architectures "Logic and Evolutionary processes for Architecture, Computing and Design", Emmanuel Ruffo will speak about but not be restricted to the following topics:

+ Genetics

+ Evolution

+ Digital Technologies

+ Physical and Natural Systems

+ Design Education

+ Social and Cultural Networks

+ Material Techniques

+ Computer programming

+ Dynamic and responsive systems

+ Architecture a glimpse ahead

Lecture topics' will be meet from theory and philosophy regarding both Rethinking Architecture and Rethinking Academic Series to case studies and a glimpse ahead to the evolution of Architecture.

Special thanks goes to Fatima Diaz, the College of Architects' team and its chairman, the dean of the Theater Macedonio Alcala. Thanks to all of them for making this possible!

For further information and press contact at: colegiodearquitectosoaxaca@yahoo.com

Calle Independencia No. 900, Centro Histórico Oaxaca de Juárez, OAX, CP 68000 México. Tel. 951 1324397 / 951 5168292 

:::Vitro Glass Museum permanent collection :::

The chair of the Vitro Glass Museum recently send us an email with the invitation to become part of the permanent collection for our piece titled "Ontogenetic Surface". 

This piece was finalist during the 2nd Glass Biennial and we were part of the 27 international and national artists selected for the exhibition held at the Glass Museum MUVI (Museo del Vidrio) from October 15, 2008 to January 31, 2009.

Ontogenetic Surface is a glass piece created using Evolutionary Computation techniques, Digital Fabrication technologies and Cellular Automata assembling. Art piece dimensions are 40w x 30l x 40h cm and it is made of tempered clear glass, assembled and layered based on digital technologies.

For selected piece sponsorship and solo art piece copies please contact to Poem Varu at poem.varu@rethinking-architecture.org (poem.varu at rethinking-architecture.org)

:::ASCAAD Proceedings: Programming as an Evolutionary Concept for Architectural Design :::

We are very happy to announce Rethinking Academic Series is part of this year biennial proceedings issued by the University of Bahrain, Collegue of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Prof. Emmanuel Ruffo paper submission titled:"Programming as an Evolutionary Concept for Architectural Design" was selected for long paper format among 42 papers selected from a total of 78 abstract submitted from 24 countries. 

Our section submission is at the Design Education part and it is a current research that is been followed at the School of Architecture in Anahuac University in Mexico within different Architectural Design studios and Digital Medium research both held in the undergraduate program.

The paper meets information ranging from computer programming and digital technologies through material techniques, material assembling and geometry exploration to digital fabrication, dynamic systems and evolutionary information.

I would like to thank dr. Wael Abdelhaamed an assistant profesor at the Collegue of Engineering in the University of Bahrain for his support and kindness during the whole process.

::: CAAD Futures conference at Université de Montreal, Canada :::

Following an invitation by Temy Tifadi, the conference chair, Emmanuel Ruffo is part of the jury review committe of this year's CAAD Futures conference to be held from June 17 to 19, 2009 at the Université of Montreal in Canada.

The CAAD Futures conference reflects on design methodology and discusses the latest innovations in CAD technology. Most importantly, CAAD Futures is concerned with both the actual technology and the complexities of its use and adaptation in the very human practice of design. The general objectives of the Conference are to provide a forum for presentation of the latest advances in the theory of design and computation; in the reception and transformative effects of computation in design practice, in the technology, instrumentation and media linked to architecture, design, building performance and fabrication; and in design teaching and communication strategies.

The theme of “Joining languages, cultures and visions”, the Conference will add two new aspects to the already established topics of discussion: it will be multidisciplinary and bilingual. The first one is inspired and conditioned by the hosting institution: the Faculté de l’aménagement which is unique in its multidisciplinary character. It unifies disciplines such as Industrial Design, Interior Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, thus promoting exchange and cooperation between them. It provides researchers and students with an environment that is steeped in both humanist and technological modes of inquiry: the CAD Research Group (GRCAO), the Advance Modeling and Rapid Prototyping Lab (Formlab), etc.

:::Final Presentation : Material Research for Housing and Urban Environment at ITESM - CEM (Department of Architecture and Industrial Engineering:::)

(parametric model designed and developed by Arline Osorio + Victor Martinez at the ITESM-CEM Architectural Projects II directed by Prof. Ivy Ordonez and Prof. Emmanuel Ruffo)

After a very hard semester (in terms of cognitive processes for design based in new methodologies) taught at the Department of Architecture and Industrial Engineering in the ITESM - CEM, researchers will present their projects for final review on Tuesday the 20th from 9:00 am to 12:00pm at the Department of Architecture room 1205 . 

Material Research for Housing and Urban Network was the title for this Architectural Projects' subject. Researchers explored different phenomena in terms of material properties. As they didn't have any previous knowledge of complex geometries, parametric design or digital technologies they were asked to investigate how to use material properties as responsive systems . Embedded design and integral design are the core idea for generating their parametric models. Material, structure and function are the elements they needed in order to embed and create a system whose emergent capacities will be reflected within the generated forms. Complex capacities emerge in order to adapt, perform different environment, understand and respond logically to different extrinsically and intrinsically necessities.

I want to thank Rocio Hernandez Larriba who is the Dean of the Department of Architecture for invited me to teach along with Gerardo Recoder. I would like to thank Manuel Portillo (Dean of the Department of Architecture and Industrial Engineering). Moreover I would like to thank very very much to Prof. Ivy Ordoñez who was directing this academic research line with myself together. I am very happy specially because Ivy and I do very different things but we understood each other very well and adapted the best we could with the best we had.

I also would like to extend my special gratitude to the researchers for their amazing projects and overall patience during the whole course. 

Finally I would like to thank the members of the jury:

a) PhD Manuel Portillo

b) MArch Rocio Hernandez Larriba

c) MArch Paola Morales / AS/D

d) MArch Fernando Velasco / AS/D

e) MArch Prof.Cuitlahuac Arechiga 

f) MArch Prof. Ivy Ordoñez

Thank you all very much for making this happen! I look forward to their final presentations.

:::A new blog at Obras CNN -A Time Warner Company:::

(extracted from http://cnnexpansion.mediotiempo.com/revolucion-arquitectonica/ on Saturday 9 May, 2009 )

I've recently been invited to write and develop a blog at CNN Expansion group website- a Time Warner Company.

I named the blog R[e]volutionary Architecture (Revolucion Arquitectonica, from the Spanish version). Blog's core is running into logical and evolutionary processes that one's need to follow in order to generate revolutionary changes at the cognitive level, which in fact forms the very first steps in order to change a universal idea, create a new direction within a discipline or simply change the course of the world.

I would like to thank Hugo Salvatierra and Miguel Flores from Obras magazine and CNN interactive design for their support and for making this happen!

Though the blog v.1 will be written in Spanish, news, thoughts and ideas are welcome in order to create an international network behind it. I really look forward to your comments. Thanks!

Here the blog site: http://cnnexpansion.mediotiempo.com/revolucion-arquitectonica/

:::Talk at UAM - Azcapotzalco:::

[model designed and developed at the Digital Medium workshop  (Fall 2009), School of Architecture, Anahuac University in Mexico City]

I will give a talk on Tuesday, May 12 at 11:00 am at the Metropolitan Autonomous University at the Division of Architecture and Design Department in Mexico City. The talk will be based on the processes followed in order to generate evolution in the cognitive strategies for Architectural Design, Computing and Architectural Education.

I want to thank prof. MArch. Alejandro Viramontes for the invitation to participate in the symposium.

:::R[e]thinking Academic Series goes to CEDIM in Monterrey:::

Following an invitation by Vange Tamez (Architecture and Interior Design Coordinator) from CEDIM University in Monterrey I will be leading a summer workshop focused on "Geometric Exploration". This will be held on early June 2009.

For more information related to the workshop please visit the following link:

http://www.cedim.com.mx/summerStars.html

:::R[e]thinking Academic Series goes to Manama in Bahrain:::

The Department of Civil Engineering & Architecture, College of Engineering from the University of Bahrain organizes the 4th ASCAAD Conference to be held on May 11-12 in Manama, Bahrain.

This year ASCAAD (Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design) congress is focusing in Digitizing Architecture: Formalization & Content. 

CAAD is constantly provoking and raising many potentials, challenges and arguments in academia and practice, and even in the theory of architecture itself. This process starts with the pedagogy of designing and the ongoing questions such as how much of CAAD should be incorporated in teaching, and ends with digital design technologies and the new emerging questions such as how biologically inspired computational processes alter the form of our architecture and the typical design process.

Architecture originates from people's needs and beliefs. The new forms of digital architecture generate debates in terms of various important issues, ranging from emotional and social factors to sustainability and warming climate. 

The focus area of the conference can be shaped, as follows: considering all these potentials, challenges, and arguments, which we have to benefit from and cope with, are there truly legitimate concerns about the future of our architecture and its content in particular from human and environmental dimensions? Can we develop our own ways of benefiting from the technology that cater to our environment and culture? Can we still see the form of architecture in the traditional way or should we change our perspectives? In other words the conference concentrates on bridging between the new digital form and the traditional human content.

I will present material for oral presentation and proceedings from a case study held last year at the Escuela de Arquitectura in Universidad Anahuac. I really look forward to it.

:::The 3rd Beijing Architecture Bienniale:::

Latin-America section curator Matias del Campo head and co-founder with Sandra Manninger of SPAN (Office based in Vienna Austria) invited R[e]thinking Architecture : R[e]thinking Academic Series as part of his selection for a total of six offices in Latin-America. This section included XerifoArch, PATTERNS, SUBdV, Pablo C. Herrera and SPAN. I am including some photographs from the opening ceremony, cover and index from the publication and some pictures from our entry.

(Im)material Processes: New Digital Techniques for Architecture: "Code, it would seem, is everywhere. We are beginning to understand that much of our natural environment is based on rule-based behaviors, from the emergent swarm intelligence of flocks of birds and schools of fish, to the complex patterns of snow flakes, ferns, sea shells and zebra skins. And nothing escapes. Not even the human body. The human genome is being mapped out and sequenced by scientist to provide a genetic blueprint of human life itself."[1].

R[e]thinking Architecture : R[e]thinking Academic Series work lies at the intersection of continuos information between computer science, through structural geometry and parametric design, to complex modelling, digital fabrication, material intelligence, evolutionary computation, physical computing and real-time interactivity. 

I want to extend my gratitude to Matias del Campo, Neil Leach and Xu Weiguo for the invitation and their enormous effort for making it happen!

http://abbeijing-emarch.com/

1. Leach, N., (Im)material Processes : New Digital Techniques for Architecture, China Architecture & Building Press, China 2008, 274 (a short extract from the introduction, p-7), ISBN 978-7-112-10395-9.

:::S[e]arching the COSMOS:::

::: CEFAD : Intelligent Algorithms for Architecture, Computing and Design :::

CEFAD is the Formative Centre for Academic Teaching at the Universidad Anahuac. CEFAD was founded in 1988 with the scope for academic teachers and researchers to aim an educative development and humaneness. By late last year (2008) CEFAD opened a competition for teachers and researchers from Universidad Anahuac to write an essay or an article related to their applied research, teaching interests and/or work. R[e]thinking Academic Series was one of the selected participants in CEFAD book a 20 years collection of Academic Research and Teaching experiences. Our paper was focused in Logic and Evolutionary processes for Architecture , Computing and Design and it was titled "Intelligent Algorithms for Architectural Design".

Regarding the taught workshop I explain you a bit more: during the summer last year we were invited by Bernardo Gomez Pimienta (dean of Escuela de Arquitectura - Universidad Anahuac) and prof. Enrique Etchegarray (Architectural Projects Coordinator at the Escuela de Arquitectura) to teach a summer workshop related to Digital Medium and Fabrication Technologies.

It was not easy at all to begin this particular workshop, due to students in Mexico are not quite related to advanced technologies for design or automatization processes, so the workshop started with a couple of seminars. The first one was focused on explaining the theory at CAD (Computer Aided Design), CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) and CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems and data driven productions and the second one was focused in Programming Languages. From then on, we all concentrated in a couple of paradigms :

a) Digital Technologies - geometric exploration through programming languages

b) Material Techniques - material experimentation and exploration

In order for the students to understand and see the potentialities of that specific way of design I did invite different architects and professors from such as different environments. For a previous stage before the final deadline, Gerardo Broissin from Broissin Architects, Jose Munoz from SOM New York participated during the jury review. 

For the deadline I decided to invite architects and professors engaged with these kind of technologies and some that were not. Deadline jury reviewers was composed by:

a) MArch. Prof. Enrique Etchegaray 

b) Gerardo Broissin (Broissin Architects)

c) Carlos Bedoya y Wonne Ickx (Productora)

d) MArch. Prof. Armando Reyes

e) EmTech MArch. Pablo Kobayashi

f) Marcos Betanzos (Obras Magazine) a very special invited jury

Also in both of the sessions we got the opportunity to collaborate with Fabian Del Valle and Luis Echegaray from RadioArquitectura. It was an amazing experience not only for the students engaged with the program but else for all of us engaged with Architecture and Academic Research.

Through this medium I want to thank to Bernardo and Enrique to make this happen, to all the students for their hard endeavor and patience and finally to all the jury and RadioArquitecture for their constant support.

::: R[e]thinking Academic Series in Mexico [Universidad Anahuac & ITESM-CEM] :::

Hello there! It has been a while with no blog writing... but I´m back with new and upgrade material regarding both R[e]thinking Architecture and R[e]thinking Academic Series. Currently I am teaching in different undergraduate programs in Mexico City and overseas.

We are exploring different research situations depending on students' profile. For example in the Escuela de Arquitectura Universidad Anahuac we are exploring Physical and Natural systems in order to generate material structures as an integral concept to design. There is no form or function following one to the other but an integral embedded design between material, form and function. At the genotype level there is a correlation between geometry, component and material rules. On the other hand, at the phenotype level, the rules from genotype variation become transformational objects in the physical environment.

Also in Anahuac University we are exploring CA cellular automata models. A cellular automata is an evolutionary system based in mathematical models. Very simple rules, similar to those encapsulated in the Game of Life designed by John Conway, act as the main framework of the undergraduate studio titled "Digital Medium and Fabrication Technologies".

Another undergraduate studio in which we all are pushing forward our design criteria and mental capacities is the one taught at the Department of Architecture and Industrial Engineering ITESM - CEM. Here researchers are investigating the main relationships between material, material techniques, material assembling and these relationships when interfacing with a physical environment.

:::R[e]thinking Architecture : Emmanuel Ruffo selected as one of the top 10 most promising firms in Mexico City:::

I was particularly very happy with the recent selection by Obras a Time inc magazine. They selected R[e]thinking Architecture and R[e]thinking Academic Series as one of the top ten most promising young architectural firms in Mexico City. 

Specially I would like to thank very much to Marcos Betanzos who was the editor of the article, Alain Prieto (Architecture and Construction main editor) and Pamela Barron (layout and photo editor). All of them worked very hard in order to get a very nice and beautiful layout for the whole edition of the magazine.

Besides to that I would like to extend my gratitude to Dimitri Pozzi and Ivan Spechenhauser for the amazing exposure at the main photograph. Dimitri´s idea was to get stars and nature and just me and the bubble (Obras concept) was both amazing and freezing... and at the very end was an wonderful concept and photograph.

Finally I would like to extend my congratulations to all the selected firms and friends :

[1] AS/D

[2] Gerardo Velazquez

[3] Juan Jose Martinez

[4] Arquitectura AG

[5] Buro e+i

[6] usoarquitectura

[7] Life in Design

[8] Anonimous-LED

[9] Mauricio Mireles

The very best to all of them in their future endeavors. Here the link for the article.

http://www.cnnexpansion.com/obras/2009/01/09/constante-evolucion

:::Merry Xmas and the very best in this new year 2009!:::

I wish you all merry merry Xmas and the very best and happy new year 2009! For me it was more than a great year both personal and professional. I hope you all enjoyed and suffered all the nice and not so nice moments during 2008. Now a younger and beautiful year is ahead. Once again wish you all the best.

::: FFWD COAC EXHIBITION BARCELONA SPAIN :::

Here some pictures of the FFWD Genetic Architectures exhibition held at the Colleague of Architects in Barcelona Spain. The series of physical prototypes displayed at the exhibition are investigations from different architectural design studios at the Genetic Architectures master program at the ESARQ Technical School of Architecture UIC. The core idea of these physical models is to generate dynamic distribution of functions. Architecture should be considered as an evolutionary process of design, material capacities and physical topology. These transformational performances must be contained in a cognitive device either physical or digital.

::: REAL TIME - EMBEDDED ALGORITHM POROSITY :::

::: REAL TIME - ALGORITHM CONTROL SYSTEM :::

Above some of the first analysis in getting a simple square working as an actuator mechanism, which could be synthesized to different numerical data. These data is linked to a secondary code that finally perform the size and shape of a square. Squares are digitally controlled according to mouse position and time.

::: ENTREMUROS : REFORMA NEWSPAPER :::

Emmanuel Ruffo was featured in Entremuros : Reforma Newspaper. The article written by MArch. Arturo Escobar describes quite well the inspiration of both research lines R[e]thinking Architecture and R[e]thinking Academic Series. The article presents investigations related to the practice of Architecture by using EC [Evolutionary Computation] and in the academic field. In this latter field we presented work from the very last workshop run at the Escuela de Arquitectura in the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico. Some of the research teams investigations featured in the article are: 

a) Omkrets Systems by David Levy and Isaac Maya

b) Grid 4da by Maripaz Coto, Jose Semah, Raymond Rophie and Ari Nestel

c) Alberto Romero

d) Marianela Quinzaños, Manuel David and Dany David

Special thanks to MArch. Arturo Escobar and all the Entremuros team for the really nice article and layout design.

::: HABITAT : MAGAZINE :::

Emmanuel Ruffo issued on the Habitat Magazine. Habitat Magazine recognized him as one of the mexican talents who are currently working overseas.

I will soon post more information related to the interesting conversation we held with Habitat magazine.

Here the article in Spanish.

::: EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION SERIES : AS PROGRAMMING :::

I am currently working on EC (Evolutionary Computation) by generation of genetic algorithms. The image below represents a series of studios that firstly started for the creation of an interactive, reactive and evolutionary exhibition for a private client in Beijing China.

Genetic algorithms lie in the creation of selection by environment in both intrinsecal and extrinsecal data information, then generation of reproduction, or in this case modifying the new data, and eventually creating a new population. Computer simulations of evolution started in the mid 50´s with Nils Aall Barricelli and then, in late 50´s by an Australian geneticist Alex Fraser by using artificial selection. 

It is call a genetic algorithm to the one used in computing science to figure out approximate solutions to optimization for an evolutionary species. Some concepts that feature genetic algorithms are based in mutation, selection, inheritance and recombination.

Evolutionary computation on the other hand is a branch of artificial intelligence in computer science. It uses interactive procedures such as growth and development of population. Then this population could be selected either random or with specific basis data functions. All of these concepts are inspired by biological systems in a logic and evolutionary development.

::: VITRO GLASS MUSEUM : EXHIBITION :::

The second edition of the Glass Biennial at Vitro Glass Museum has been opened yesterday night. The exhibition displays work that ranges from glass artist through performances, concept designers and R[e]thinking Architecture is showing a small piece of layered glass panels. The core idea of this investigation project is to generate evolutionary data information. One of the most well known concepts of time-space evolutionary information started in 1860 with a board game designed by Milton Bradley (1836-1911), as The Checkered Game of Life. Eventually this game will lead to the formation of Milton Bradley and Company in 1864. He was well known as an American game pioneer. A modern version of that was published in 1960. A rethinking aspect of what Bradley was conceived in 1860 was designed by a British mathematician in 1970 named John Horton Conway as The Game of Life. We will be posting more interactive information regarding technical and evolutionary computation formations.

::: EMMANUEL RUFFO BLOG RELEASE :::

Emmanuel Ruffo blog site has been launched in order to share and inform people about his research in both different academic context and in the practice of Architecture. Emmanuel Ruffo blog site will be displaying either collaboration projects with other companies and in different studios all over the world, different investigation processes for design, theoretical work, philosophical thoughts and academic research.

One of the main purposes of this blog site is to explain the evolutionary process of Emmanuel Ruffo in different fields and disciplines. His interests intersects a continuous investigation from computer science, through structural geometry and parametric design, to complex modeling, digital fabrication, material intelligence, real-time behavior and physical computation.

Emmanuel Ruffo experience has been gained thanks to the exploration of many different scenarios in Austria, China, Mexico, Italy, Spain, United Kingdome and the United States of America. Since 1998 he started experiencing as an Architect in Mexico. In 2001 he graduated from Architecture and in 2003 as a graphic designer and language programmer. He worked in Mexico for different architectural practices and in early 2004 he moved to Barcelona where he studied a postgraduate master program in Architectural Design.

Since 2000 Emmanuel Ruffo has won several prizes in America, Europe and the Middle East. He has been interviewed, published and has been invited to exhibit his work and investigations in Argentina, Austria, Chile, China, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdome and in the United States of America.

Emmanuel Ruffo believes every single moment in life has an exponential effect. That's the reason this blog is also an open form to say thanks to all the people that has contributed to the ontogenetic and evolutionary process of Emmanuel Ruffo. It is difficult to remember all of the people you can meet in life but he is sure that every single person he has met in the past and will meet in the future, will help to increase his knowledge and creativity. He hopes you can understand what he does and try to collaborate along with him. Therefore please feel free to contact him at research@emmanuelruffo.com

::: BIAU BIENNIAL EXHIBITION IN LISBON PORTUGAL :::

I has been invited to display my work during the BIAU Lisboa 2008. The BIAU Iberoamerican Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism displayed the 2nd Exhibition for Young Iberoamerican Architects including architects and studios from Spain, Portugal and Mexico. This exhibition was organized by the Universidad Iberoamericana campus Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City). 

I displayed general research from R[e]thinking Architecture and R[e]thinking Academic Series. Within the first line I presented the ABCD 4th Dimension research project and within the second research line I presented material developed as professor of the Metaphysics and Computation studio in the Postgraduate Master program at the ESARQ UIC in Barcelona. 

::: 1ST PLACE ARPAFIL INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ARCHITECTS COMPETITION :::

Since 19955 ArpaFil is an encounter for Architecture, cultural heritage and arts. Such an important event is one of the biggest in all over the world and it is included as part of the International Fair´s Book held every year in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Guadalajara Scene was, in 2002, the subject for the young architects ArpaFil competition. An auditorium for 20,000 people including a big park for the whole context, parking area and an interactive museum were part of the program to be solved during this year.
As Taller B[e]nstain´s label participant we aimed the first price. The 2002 year participants included single Architects and studios from Argentina, Chile, Italy, the Netherlands, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and the United States of America.
Our project features were to aim a continuous strategies to integrate past, present and future issues related to the sense behavior. We designed a lightweight structure capable of perceiving all information from the context to be placed for example interactivity passing both intrinsically and extrinsically to the main bubble containing the auditorium. This bubble is capable of color differentiation according to the noise produced by people, artists, walking pedestrians or traffic pollution. The main auditorium is capable to held up to four different events at the same time.

::: CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY FOR LA SALLE UNIVERSITY :::

Emmanuel Ruffo designed a concept and programmatic functions for the new building Centro de Tecnologia [Center of Tecnology] for La Salle Univrersity in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
More than an imaginary concept or utopia elements Emmanuel design´s lie in the creation of continuity between what already exists, as part of the main building, and what is going to be new. The project involves a new are for placing the Graphic Design discipline, Robotic engineering and informatics systems. One of the main goals of the design was to intersect these disciplines in the creation of one single building. All the building is the result of single shapes and a continuous translation between vertical and horizontal communication.