Austin Samson
Computational Designer
// ABOUT
C/D/R/L is a research based design lab centered around the implementation of digital tools within the realms of architecture, art, and product design. The projects listed below aim to reexamine relationships between imagery, material properties, and spatial conditions through new techniques involving 3D modeling, fabrication, and representation.
Austin is an American born architect who has an M.Arch degree from The Southern CA Institute of Architecture and a B.Arch in science from Wentworth Institute of Technology.
// PROJECTS
Robot Art - Volume 1
// ACADEMIA
Austin is currently and adjunct faculty member at Wentworth Institute of Technology. His courses cover the implementation of animation, fabrication, and advanced 3D modeling into the design process. Click the link below to see some of the course work:
Austin is developing a series of free online tutorials that teach different types of software from an architectural point of view. Click the link below to see available tutorials.
Austin is currently generating a library of parametric design scripts made available free to the public. These scripts are created using Rhino3D/Grasshopper3D and range from basic paneling and massing studies to advanced parametric workflows and fabrication methods. Click the link below:
// PUBLICATIONS
Above: Wentworth Institute published in Art Africa Magazine for our Robotic Paintings - project developed by Austin Samson with former students Stephan Burnett, Lindsey Dumont, and Peter Comeau - in collaboration with Wentworth CfAR
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
MODELO UNBUILT: EXCESSIVELY INTERIOR
SUCKERPUNCH DAILY : NON-AXISYMMETRIC DISRUPTIONS
SUCKERPUNCH DAILY : THE NEW PAINTERLY
EVOLO.US : THE NEW PAINTERLY
// GALLERIES AND EXHIBITIONS
Above: Gallery entitled "...Fine" - curated by Casey Curry and showcased at the Atlantic Wharf Gallery in Boston, MA - Artwork created by Austin Samson with former students Lindsey Dumont, Peter Comeau, and Stephan Burnett - in collaboration with Wentworth Institute of Technology and CfAR
// CONTACT
BOSTON, MA