media . architecture . computing
MArch + MFA Dual Degree program . University at Buffalo - SUNYaffiliations
Situated Technologies Research Group [STRG] (University at Buffalo, SUNY)
Students in the m.a.c program work closely with the The Situated Technologies Graduate Research Group, which focuses on the design of artifacts, spaces and media that are responsive to their context. The STRG is interested in the possibilities offered by computational technologies for exploring new forms of social interaction with and within the built environment. It’s focus areas include learning environments, design environments, responsive architecture and pervasive media. Computational technology provides both a means and a medium for this research: an operative paradigm for articulating relations between people, information, and the material fabric of everyday life.
MediaArchitecture (Bauhaus Universität Weimar)
Students in the m.a.c program are eligible to participate in a one semester international exchange with the Media Architecture program at the Bauhaus Universität in Weimar, Germany. This interdisciplinary post-graduate masters course reacts to the continuing structural change in society and the increasing importance of the reciprocal influence of media and architecture. The aim is to open up the growing cross-section between the architectonic and medial space for study and research, as well as new professional fields. Based on the increasing medialisation of public space and everyday culture the master’s course is not lastly a reaction to the ever higher demand for highly-qualified university graduates in the interdisciplinary area between media and architecture.