FREE Exchange Network Evening featuring Xavier De Kestelier

• Start:Wednesday 29th July, 2009 6:00pm
• End:Wednesday 29th July, 2009 8:00pm
• Price: Free

Xavier De Kestelier was educated in Belgium and holds and MSc (Urban Design) from the Bartlett School of Architecture.

Since 2002, he has been working for the Specialist Modelling Group at Foster+Partners. In this position he has worked on a broad range of projects such as Beijing Airport, Yacht Plus Boat Fleet and Spaceport. He is also responsible for new rapid prototyping and manufacturing development at Foster+Partners.

His area of research is the application of parametric software to solve complex geometry, the redefinition of the role of architects as designer within the digital environment, and the application of digital fabrication and rapid manufacturing techniques in architecture.

Since 2006, he has been a Professor at the University of Gent, where he heads the education and research in digital design in architecture.

Pre-requisites

The purpose of Exchange is to encourage creative businesses to use University resources and to help foster greater knowledge sharing between businesses and the University
partners – London Metropolitan University, London College of Fashion, Royal College of Art, London College of Communication, and Goldsmiths College University of London.

Hosted by Metropolitan Works, monthly networking events provide a fantastic opportunity for creative businesses and professionals to network and share concerns. Each event incorporates a talk by an industry speaker followed by informal networking.

Free to attend and refreshments provided.

www.exchangelondon.org

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