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Mr Roberto Bottazzi
Associate Professor
The Bartlett School of Architecture
Faculty of the Built Environment
- Joined UCL
- 28th Sep 2015
Research summary
My research focuses on the impact of digital technologies on
architecture and urbanism. This research has been developed through a number of
related activities.
I have extensively published on this subject culminating with the publication
of Digital Architecture Beyond Computers: Fragments of a Cultural History of
Computational Design (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2018). Writings on the
history of digital design and the role that AI will play in the design process
have published by Birkhauser and Wiley.
I have been lecturing and exhibiting internationally including: UK, USA,
China, Italy, Austria, and Portugal. My design work has been exhibited at the
Centre Pompidou [N2P2], at the Tulpenmanie
Gallery in Milan [DatArchitecture], at Site Unseen public
art exhibition, Chattanooga, USA, 2012], [35
Degrees], Xiamen Cina [Xiamen City Energy Masterplan, With Chora,
2009], and Places Festival, Porto, Portugal [Molecular City,
with T.Klein and T. Varoudis].
I have also been involved in several academic symposia either as an
organiser or chair. Partcuallry I have been organising the BPro Prosepctive
lecture series for the past three years in which international speakers have discussed
the history anf theory of computational design.
Finally, I have been actively contributing to debate on architectural
research by acting as reviewer for the following publishing companies: Wiley,
Bloomsbury, Routledge, and Springer as well as contributing to The Architectural
Review and Opere.
Teaching summary
I am the Programme Director of the Master in Urban Design a 12-month course investigating the future of urban environments and the impact that digital technologies will have on them.
I have beenVisiting Professor at the Politecnico of Milan [MIAW 2015: ‘Urban Data Lab’] and
Visiting tutor at the Innovation Design Engineering [IDE] at the Royal College
of Art.
Students’ works have been exhibited at the Royal Academy,
New London Architecture – Building Centre, Christie, Architecture Foundation, V&A Museum, Honk
Kong/Shenzhen Biennale, and Venice Biennale.
Biography
Roberto Bottazzi is an architect, researcher, and educator
based in London. He has studies at University of Florence, Italy and University
of British Columbia, Canada before moving to London. His research analyses the
impact of digital technologies on architecture and urbanism.
I have lectured and exhibited internationally including: UK,
USA, China, Italy, and Portugal. He was Visiting Professor at the Politecnico of
Milan and Visiting tutor at the Innovation Design Engineering [IDE] at the
Royal College of Art.
I am Programme Director of the Master in Urban Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture. Previously I was design tutor and research coordinator at the Royal College of Art [2005-2015].