003: Technology & Change

Episode 003 - Technology & ChangeIn this episode of Practice Disrupted, we begin to explore technology as a disruptor to the industry of architectural practice. Guest: Nels Long, Co-Founding Director of RotoLab  Nels Long (SCI-Arc ’14) is a designer, strategist and educator with a passion for projects that seek to improve the world through a relationship between technology and the built environment. As an Associate Principal at (http://rotolab.la/) Nels has cofounded companies that each focus on a different relationship between architecture, technology, and neuroscience, specifically focusing on learning through virtual experiences, virtual tooling, and social and competitive spaces for virtual experiences and games. Show Links:     RoTo Architects -- Our curated team of professionals have worked for corporations, government agencies, and individuals on a wide array of projects. We have learned the value of working collaboratively and the benefit of listening with open minds, heightened curiosity, and a sense of great purpose. https://www.rotoark.com/ (https://www.rotoark.com/) RotoLab - An innovation studio for cross sector innovation in Architecture & Real Estate. http://rotolab.la/ (http://rotolab.la/) Second Studio is an open source collaboration software for architects and designers looking for an immersive VR solution for creating free form models using intuitive virtual tools. https://github.com/SecondStudio/Second-Studio (https://github.com/SecondStudio/Second-Studio) Affinity Space is a grassroots organization in support of resilient futures through the sharing of information, cross-sector collaboration, and online mentoring. It is an online space where life’s challenges are to be presented in a spirit of compassion and domain experts present solutions in support of affected communities. It is a knowledge web in support of learning new skills, making new friends, and creating a better world. https://affinity-space.com/ (https://affinity-space.com/) RIOS (formerly Rios Clementi Hale Studio) https://www.rios.com/ (https://www.rios.com/) Read more about RIOS product design: https://www.rios.com/news/#filter=.all-posts.all-brands.products (https://www.rios.com/news/#filter=.all-posts.all-brands.products) notNeutral was born out of the idea that architecture is more than just a building; it is everything in the designed environment. As the design-child of Rios Clementi Hale Studios, notNeutral was a way for our award-winning transdisciplinary design firm to expand its horizons. https://www.notneutral.com/ (https://www.notneutral.com/)