Advanced Architectural Research graduate, Nikoletta Karastathi and invited guest Jane Scott, specialist in knit design and technology at Leeds University, discuss the programming possibilities of different materials, including bio-materials and their relationship to knitting.

Using knitted structures as architectural forms Nikoletta looks at how different materials respond to the environment they are in.Using knitted structures as architectural forms Nikoletta looks at how different materials respond to the environment they are in.

A selection of materials and structures will be on display to view and explore after the discussion.

Constructing Realities

Constructing Realities public lecture series runs throughout the autumn and spring on selected Thursday evenings.

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This informal discussion series invites speakers to explore the current trends in the making, process and design of our built environment, looking at how new technologies are shaping the future of the spaces around us. Topics include dissident architecture, representing loss and bio-materials.

We will hear from artists, architects, designers, scientists and other interdisciplinary practitioners who are at the fore-front of their industry and understand how different disciplines influence and challenge the thinking of other practices.

This series is discursive, interactive and offers opportunities for students, academics, industry professionals and the wider public to learn from and question the people who are constructing the realities we inhabit.

This events series is free and open to all.

Image: Knitted structure by Nikoletta Karastathi.