Speakers

Matias del Campo is an architect, designer, educator, and Associate Professor at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He directs the Architecture and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AR2IL), where his research investigates advanced architectural design through artificial intelligence and computational methods in collaboration with computer science and robotics. He is also co-founder of the architecture practice SPAN, whose work combines advanced geometry, computation, and philosophical inquiry. His research explores how emerging forms of machine intelligence are reshaping architectural design and creative practice. His films have premiered on platforms including Channel 4, the Tribeca Festival, the Venice Biennale, and the BBC. His films, designs, and costumes have been collected internationally by museums such as the MoMA, New York; the Smithsonian, Washington; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and M+, Hong Kong.