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AIA 2008 NATIONAL CONVENTION: Larry Barrow attended the Amercan Institute of Architects National Convention in Boston and the Technology in Architecture Practice (TAP) Conference.

BUTTERFLY HOUSE: Larry Barrow and partnering collaborators Shaima Al Arayedh and Justin Taylor are designing a recycled container sustainable eco-house for Intermod in Austin, TX.

Larry Barrow and co-author Shaima Al Arayedh have contracted with VDM - Verlag Dr. Mueller for publication of their forthcoming book entitled: The Mass Housing Dilemma; An Industrial Design Process in Architecture Chiponda Chimbelu Editor VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.k. Dudweiler Landstr. 125 a D - 66123 Saarbruecken http://www.vdm-verlag.de/ Amtsgericht Saarbrücken HRA 9707 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow and co-author Shaima Al Arayedh had a peer-reviewed research paper accepted for presentation and publication in the 2007 international IASS Symposium 2007. This years theme was Structural Architecture - Toward the Future Looking to the Past: held at the University IUAV of Venice / Department of Architectural Construction Venezia - Italy entitled: Performative FREE FORM DESIGN - Nature and Beauty  Structural Architecture - Toward the Future Looking to the Past www.iuav.it/iass2007 International Symposium 2007 Department of Architectural Construction University Iuav of Venice Venice, Italy December 3-6, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was invited to be an external member of the review committee for the University of Washington MS degree five-year review in the Department of Architecture - Seattle, WA. -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was invited By Dr. Ashad Ali, Department Chair of Architecture,  and the Vice Chancellor - Dr. Sayed Imtiyaz Hussain Gilani - University of Engineering and Technology (UET) to co-partner for an earthquake resistant housing grant in Pakistan through the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. In 2003, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan and the United States Department of State signed a comprehensive Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement that established a framework to increase cooperation in science, technology, engineering and education for mutual benefit and peaceful purposes between the science and education communities in both countries. http://www.hec.gov.pk/new/rnd/Research_Grants/pak_us_joint_arp/introduction.htm Kelly Robbins Senior Program Officer The National Academies Policy and Global Affairs 500 Fifth Street, NW - Room 542 Washington, DC 20001 Tel: +1-202-334-3656

Larry Barrow and partnering collaborators affiliated with the MSU DRIL (Design Research & Informatics Lab) have recently completed 5 Invention Disclousures for Manufactured / Modular Housing Systems and Components with the MSU IPTL (Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing) Office.

Larry Barrow attended the (AEC/IT Leaders) (Archtiect-Engineer-Contractor / Information Technology Leaders) Roundtable, a meeting of the top architecutral, engineering and contstruction firm Digital Design Managers, IT Directors and CIO's in the world, held in Honolulu, HI 8-9 November, 2007. -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was asked to review and contribute to a forthcoming article by Robert Cohen, AIA, NCARB Principal of Robert Cohen - Architect  and Joel Riccoboni President of Riccoboni Construction, a fourth-generation construction firm, to be publshed in the The Modern Estate Magazine entitled "Building a Masterpiece." -------------------------------------------------------------

Michael Berk's - greenMOBILE - Sustainable Mobile Home project won a national award in the LifeCycle Building Challenge 2007 - Building Category - Unbuilt.  Larry Barrow & Justin Taylor of the MSU DRIL (Design Research & Informatics Lab) assisted with systems analysis and 3D modeling. http://www.lifecyclebuilding.org/winner-greenmobile.htm http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/lifecycle_chall.php

Larry Barrow visited Dubai, United Arab Emerates  (UAE) July 2007 where he saw the world's tallest building now under construction - Burj Dubai designed by the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and a team of consulting companies. http://www.skyscraper.org/WHAT'S_UP/CURRENT/exhibits.htm -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was invited to visit the Seismic Research Lab at the University of Engineering & Technology - Department of Engineering - Pershawar Campus at the invitation of Vice Chancellor  - Sayed Imtiyaz Hussain Gilani and world recognized expert - Dr. Qaisar Ali. -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was invited as a visiting critic for Design Discovery Pakistan (DDP), an international summer studio, at the University of Engineering & Technology - Department of Architecture - Abbottabad Campus at the invitation of Department Chair - Dr. A. Ali. http://mitocw.pern.edu.pk/index.php -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was been appointed to the Board of Studies for the University of Engineering & Technology - Department of Architecture - Abbottabad Campus at the invitation of Department Chair - Dr. A. Ali. http://mitocw.pern.edu.pk/campuses/abbotabad.htm -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow visited Costa Rica 26 June - 2 July 2007 for research in the areas of Product Design, Manufactued Housing and Sustainable Architecture. -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow attended the Harvard University Graduate School of Design 2007 Alumni Reunion where he was invited to present his work as part of the first annual GSD PechaKucha event. What is Pecha Kucha?  PechaKucha (n.) 1. "The sound of conversation." (Japanese) 2. An underground design movement that's sweeping the globe ... http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ .  The presentation was entitled: .... Pursuing Beauty Harvard University Graduate School of Design PechaKucha 21 April 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow presented a lecture at Auburn University's School of Architecture entitled: TIME & CHANGE .....  The Search For Beauty School of Architecture Auburn University 11 April 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow has been elected to the Steering Committee for ACADIA (The Association for Computer-Aided-Design in Architecture) for a 3 year term (2007 - 2010). http://www.acadia.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow visited Göteborg, Sweden 9-17 March, 2007 for research in the areas of Product Design, Manufactued Housing and Sustainable Architecture. -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow and co-authors Shilpi Kumar and Shaima Al Arayedh had a peer-reviewed research paper accepted for presentation and publication in the 12th annual 2007 CAADRIA international conference Digitization and Globalization held at Southeast University, Nanjing University entitled: EMERGING TECHNOLOLGY – Dilemma and Opportunities in Housing CAADRIA 2007 Digitization and Globalization School of Architecture - Southeast University Nanjing China    19-22 April 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow and co-author Shaima Al Arayedh had a peer-reviewed research paper accepted for presentation and publication in the 2007 international conference themed Sources of Architectural Form: Theory and Practice held at Kuwait University entitled: FORM FOLLOWS TECHNOLOGY    Sources of Architectural Form: Theory and Practice http://archconf.kuniv.edu International Conference 2007 Department of Architecture Kuwait University March 10-13, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------

Barrow, Larry (2007).   DIGITAL DESIGN  - CONNECTING THE …. DOTS - Understanding the Emerging Digital Design-Make Process.  A presentation given to Third Year – 2ND Semester Studio at the invitation of John Poros – Studio Coordinator,  College of Architecture, Art, and Design - Mississippi State University, 8 January, 2007. -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow's concept for PERFORMANCE HOUSE 1, a high-performance CADCAM factory-built house being developed with team members in the MSU Design Research and Informatics Lab (DRIL), MSU  Raspet Aerospace Center and the MSU Franklin Furniture Institute (FFI) was published in ArchitectureWeek in an article by Theodore W. Hall  entitled Acadia at 25. http://www.architectureweek.com/2006/1115/tools_1-1.html http://www.architectureweek.com/2006/1115/tools_1-2.html Publisher: Architecture Week Article: Acadia at 25 Author: Theodore W. Hall Date: 15 November 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow and team members received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Mississippi design award.  Mississippi AIA Design Award 2006 Franklin Lake House Owner:  Hassell Franklin Project Team / Consultants: Design: Larry Barrow, Lee Carson Builder: Lee Carson – Carson Creations Interior Design: Larry Barrow, Lee Carson, Steve Bengel Interior Accessories: Bengel Design / Steve  Bengel Landscape Design: Larry Barrow, Lee Carson Photography: Larry Barrow -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow attended the Bentley Enterprises Generative Components (GC) workshop at the 2006 ACADIA (Association for Computer-Aided-Design in Architecture) annual international conference, held at the University of Kentucky 12-14 October 2006 in Louisville, Kentucky. -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow presented a peer-reviewed research paper at the 2006 SIGRADI (Ibero American Society for Computer Graphics)  international South American conference at Universidad de Chile  in Santiago, Chile entitled: DIGITAL DESIGN PEDAGOGY - Basic Design – CADCAM Space Box Exploration Post Digital SIGRADI 2006 International Conference 2006 Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile 21-23. November, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow attended the Archtiect-Engineer-Contractor / Information Technology Leaders (AEC/IT Leaders) Roundtable, a meeting of the top architecutral, engineering and contstruction firm Digital Design Managers, IT Directors and CIO in the world, in Savannah, GA in October, 2006.

Larry Barrow presented a peer-reviewed research paper, published at ACADIA 2006, at the 2006 Mississippi State University CAAD (College of Architecture , Art & Design) annual Research and Scholarship Symposium themed,  Inquiry into Making, held 10 November 2006. Digital Design and Making - 30 Years After Inquiry into Making Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art & Design 10 November 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow presented a peer-reviewed research paper at the 2006 Digital Architecture and Construction international conference held in Seoul, Korea 19-21 September, 2006 entitled: FORM FOLLOWS IDEA - Ideation and CADCAM Digital Architecture & Construction 2006 International Conference 2006 School of Architecture & Architectural Engineering University of Seoul Wessex Institute of Technology, UK Seoul, Korea 19-21 September, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow, and co-authors, presented three (3) peer-reviewed research papers at the 2006 ACADIA (Association for Computer-Aided-Design in Architecture) annual international conference, held at the University of Kentucky. Titles and co-authors are as follows: Performance House 1 – A CADCAM Modular House System (Larry Barrow, Shaima Al-Arayedh and Shilpi Kumar) Digital Design and Making - 30 Years After (Larry Barrow) Architecture and Industrial Design: A Convergent Process for Design Exchange (Shilpi Kumar and Larry Barrow) Synthetic Landscapes / Digital Exchange ACADIA 2006 International Conference 2006 University of Kentucky Louisville, KY 12-14 October 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was invited to attend the first International Colloquium of Free Form Design held at Delft University of Technology. Approximately 30 experts, considered to be leading figures in the interdisciplinary field of Free-Form Design, were invited to debate the direction of technologies and practices that are deemed as influential in setting the agenda for future research, education and practice.   This international colloquium brought together intellectuals and practitioners in the field of architecture, engineering, manufacturing and academics; with the aim of establishing an international network, combining expertise and knowledge from both practice and research carried out on Free-Form Design in Architecture. The goal is to provide insight into the potential of design, engineering and development / realization processes, as well as their limitations, and to provide guidance for the wider practice and research community for future development and research in Free-From Design.  Larry presented a paper entitled: FREE FORM DESIGN – The Pursuit of Beauty Colloquium of Free Form Design International Colloqium Delft University The Netherlands September 28-29 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow attended the 2006 ACADIA (Association for Computer-Aided-Design in Architecture)  annual international conference, held at the University of Kentucky, where he exhibited CADCAM and visualization work from the MSU CAAD SARC Design Research  & Informatics Lab (DRIL). Synthetic Landscapes / Digital Exchange ACADIA 2006 International Conference 2006 University of Kentucky Louisville, KY 12-14 October 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow and his Franklin Lake House project was included in a lecture given by Phillip Bona, AIA of WLC Architects entitled "Retooling Architectural Practice for Collaboration and Technology" at the Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) annual conference. Retooling Architectural Practice for Collaboration and Technology Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Conference 2006 Los Angeles, CA June 6 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow was interviewed by journalist Pepper Jeter for an article to be published in the Mississippi Business Journal regarding collaboration and technology trends in architecture. Collaboration Trends in Architecture Mississippi Business Journal June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------

Larry Barrow attended the American Institute of Architects (AIA) annual national convention in Los Angeles where he monitored a session of panelists for the General Services Administration (GSA) presentation entitled: The GSA's New and Improved Project Planning Process General Services Administration American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Conference 2006 Los Angeles, CA June 9 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------