In mid-August in New York City, the only material I'm thinking about is Freon and the air conditioners it goes in; but for those seeking greater edification, Material Intelligence is an upcoming "intensive design and prototyping workshop" running from August 16-20th and held in Queens.
Sponsored by Arch Daily, Rhino, Studio Mode/modeLab and others, the workshop seems geared mainly towards architects but should have some room for ID overlap (you can be that one annoying person who keeps trying to bring it back to ID while pooh-poohing any project larger than a desk) and does provide access to some sexy CNC machines:
Over the course of five days participants will examine the cultural as well as technological domains of associative practices within architecture and its related fields. Participants will develop projects through iterative workflows with an emphasis placed on material prototyping as a vehicle for design innovation. The workshop will be conducted in a fast-paced and hands-on studio environment where participants will have access to digital fabrication equipment including an industrial CNC 3-axis Mill and CNC High-Force Cutter.
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