Joshua Vermillion: Design + Computation
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Article about my work in AATONAU Magazine
AATONAU, an art magazine, just featured me in an article! They feature a new artist daily. The article , written by Hajra Salinas, focuses on my use of AI-diffusion models as a design technologist: “With the advent of artificial intelligence, Vermillion has ventured into the realm of virtual reality, exploring the potential of combining human…
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Generative AI Workshop for Ball State University
I gave a Midjourney prompting workshop for Ball State University April 1, 2023. Many thanks to Kevin Klinger for the invitation and to Richard Tursky for the thoughtful (and partially AI-generated) promotional graphics!
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Digital FUTURES Pecha Kucha Presentation
I presented a short Pecha Kucha slide show along with a long discussion afterwards on April 1, 2023.
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AI Workshops at Architekton + Jones Studio
Workshops and talks about generative AI to two firms in Tempe, Arizona.
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Article about my work in PhotonWorld Magazine
A really nice article written by Thorsten Naeser of PhotonWorld Magazine.
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Spatial Effects with Midjourney Workshop
Spatial Effects with Midjourney: Text-to-image diffusion models are an accessible way for artists, architects, and designers to experiment with Artificial Intelligence. MidJourney is one such platform that engages our imaginations and lets us explore and test design ideas in a fraction of the time it would traditionally take to draw, model, or render. Joshua Vermillion…
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Digital FUTURES Generative AI Workshop
I participated in a live streamed workshop by Digital FUTURES for the generative-AI platform, Midjourney on February 25, 2023.
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Architecture After AI Exhibition
JAN. 30 TO FEB. 24, 2023, ALL DAY LOCATION: MEBANE GALLERY Curated by Associate Professor Kory Bieg, Assistant Professor Daniel Koehler, and Associate Professor Clay Odom. “Architecture After AI” is an exhibition that explores the potential of artificial intelligence platforms to revolutionize the field of architecture, from the way buildings are designed to the conception…
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Short Feature Article on my Work on AI Image Making
Nice article by Parametric-Architecture on my work with AI image-making.
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Interviewed on Better Buildings, Better Society Podcast
Titled “Are AI Systems Creative?”, my interview by Steven Forrester on the Better Buildings, Better Society podcast from December 7, 2022.
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Three Research Posters Presented
I had three different research posters displayed in the College of Fine Art’s Creative Collaborations colloquium.
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AI and the Design Studio Session on Digital FUTURES
Gave a presentation followed by a discussion on AI and the Design Studio as part of Digital FUTURES with Neil Leach.
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/artificial/ Exhibition
I had work exhibited in the group show, /artificial/: Arte e Inteligencia Artificial, in Santiago, Chile over the month of October.
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Coverings 2022 Tile Design-Build
We were really lucky to collaborate with the tile industry on a design-build project for the 2022 Coverings Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This spring, School of Architecture faculty members Joshua Vermillion and Paul Morrison led a multi-disciplinary group of students from Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Theater in a design-build elective, sponsored entirely…
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Fundamentals of Digital Design for Architecture Online Course on Kadenze
Fundamentals of Digital Design for Architecture on Kadenze New online course taught by Joshua Vermillion, UNLV School of Architecture: This program is a new spin on beginning architectural design, introducing digital skill sets and parametric thinking through drawing, modeling, and prototyping. The exercises progress from two-dimensional drawings and graphic compositions, to three-dimensional spatial studies, to…
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Presentation at International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Assistant Professor Joshua Vermillion was an invited speaker at an international symposium—the International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: the impact of the infosphere on human life, hosted by the Associazione Culturale Luigi Bonazzi at the University of Perugia, Italy. The International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence took place at the Aula Magna of…
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Paper presented at the NCBDS 2018 Conference at the University of Cincinnati
Joshua Vermillion presented a peer reviewed paper at the 2018 National Conference on the Beginning Design Conference on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Full paper forthcoming: De Salvatierra, Alberto; Solano, Samantha; Vermillion, Joshua (2018). “The Spatial Indeterminacy of Time: De[MONSTR]ative Architectures as Beginning Design Pedagogy.” Proceedings of the 2018 National Conference on the…
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Presentation at the Taylor X Symposium at the University of Calgary
Joshua Vermillion was a keynote speaker at the Taylor X Symposium. The Taylor X Symposium celebrates 10 years of the Taylor Seminar Block Course at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS). Each year EVDS brings emerging designers in the fields of digital fabrication, design and computation in architecture to Calgary to explore design…
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MONSTR Architectures: Apotheosis of the Unfamiliar – 2nd Year Studio at UNLV
During the Fall 2017 semester a new set of exercises for a design foundation studio was developed by Alberto de Salvatierra, Samantha Solano, and Joshua Vermillion. Inspired by temporal cycles and systems, the UNLV School of Architecture’s Design Foundation course—which must serve the dual constituency of beginning architecture and landscape architecture students—was redesigned and rebuilt…
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“Field Instrument” + “Ghosts of Las Vegas” Projects Featured in Newly Published Book
Two public art proposals designed and planned in collaboration with Jonathon Anderson (Ryerson) and Dave Rowe (UNLV) were featured in Caryn Brause’s new book, The Designer’s Field Guide to Collaboration, published by Routledge in 2017. The first project, “Ghosts of Las Vegas,” proposed a glowing wall featuring CNC sculpted reliefs of Las Vegas signage from…
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Fielden Medal for Contributions of Excellence to Architectural Education
Joshua Vermillion received the Jane + Robert Fielden Medal for Contributions of Excellence to Architectural Education from UNLV’s School of Architecture.
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Paper presented at the NCBDS 2017 Conference at the University of Utah
Joshua Vermillion presented a peer reviewed paper at the 2017 National Conference on the Beginning Design Conference on the campus of the University of Utah. Vermillion, Joshua; Shai Yeshayahu; Samantha Solano (2017). “CNC Mediated Representation”. 2017 Proceedings of the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 9-11 March. Full…
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Parametric Design Presentation to Construction Specifications Institute Las Vegas Chapter
On September 12, 2017 I gave a seminar/presentation to members of the local Construction Specifications Institute chapter on best-practices using parametric design tools in the construction industry. Attendees earned Continuing Education Units through the American Institute of Architects.
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Parametric Design Presentation at Innova Technologies in Las Vegas
On June 20, 2017, I gave a presentation on parametric design best-practices to 30+ professionals at Innova Technologies (a structural engineering firm in Las Vegas).
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Book: “Digital Design Exercises for Architecture Students” published by Routledge
Edited by Jason S. Johnson and Joshua Vermillion, Digital Design Exercises for Architecture Students teaches you the basics of digital design and fabrication tools with creative design exercises, featuring over 200 illustrations, which emphasize process and evaluation as key to designing in digital mediums. The clear, jargon-free introductions to key concepts and terms help you experiment…
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Paper presented at the NCBDS 2016 Conference at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Joshua Vermillion and Shai Yeshayahu presented a peer reviewed paper at the 2016 National Conference on the Beginning Design Conference on the campus of the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Yeshayahu, Shai; Joshua Vermillion; Jonathon Anderson (2016). “Agency for Informed Design and Analysis: Time-based Media as 1:1 >> 1:many”, 2016 Proceedings of the National Conference…
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Augmenting Reality Workshop with Hadrian Predock (USC) in the Foundation Studio
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Paper published and presented at the 2015 NCBDS Conference at the University of Houston
Joshua Vermillion and Shai Yeshayahu presented a peer reviewed paper at the 2015 National Conference on the Beginning Design Conference on the campus of the University of Houston. Yeshayahu, Shai; Joshua Vermillion; Jonathon Anderson (2015). “Documenting Design Processes through Video and Creative Marketing”, 2015 Proceedings of the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student. University…
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Every Neighborhood Needs an Architect wins Fourth Place in Federally-funded Competition
In Spring 2015, I was part of a team that placed fourth overall ($50,000 prize) in the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) competition. This is a federally funded economic development program started by the Obama administration to solicit innovative ideas in the urban environment to spur economic development, and judged locally by a mixture of…
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Reflecting + Projecting Exhibition at the Barrick Museum on UNLV Campus
https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2014/dec/17/barrick-museums-20-years-design-architecture-vegas/ Las Vegas Weekly http://vegasseven.com/2015/01/07/unlv-exhibit-explores-past-present-future-architectural-design/
Questions?