This talk is a counter-tour through the development of Computer Aided Design (CAD), tracing a few of programs, practices and protagonists who aren't usually included in its history. We'll take a look at early programs which allowed architectural researchers to DISCOURSE, SEEK and INTERACT with their computers. We'll look at some "turnkey" systems, like CADDS and GDS, and their unique input devices. We'll follow the highway-based git system which helped programmers at Autodesk develop its leviathan, AutoCAD. And we'll get up close and personal with ARMILLA 4, a unique CAD package developed here at the KIT. At a moment when design software is increasingly platformised and enclosed, these examples might help us to think together about other kinds of technological practices for design. Before and after the talk there will be opportunities to take a look at some archival material from the ARMILLA project including publications, video demos and some source code.

Exhibition starts at 18:00.

Talk starts at 20:00

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