Luc Wilson presents on KPF Urban Interface

Luc Wilson presents on KPF Urban Interface

Luc Wilson Presents KPF Urban Interface at Tech Perspectives

KPF’s Luc Wilson presented at Tech Perspectives, a conference for the digital and built environment, at The Graduate Center at the City University of New York on June 2, 2016.

Mr. Wilson introduced the structure and research agenda of the newly launched KPF Urban Interface, specifically focusing on how data-driven spatial analytical tools are revolutionizing building design and city planning. Also in attendance at Tech Perspectives were representatives from WeWork, Turner Construction, and Thornton Tomasetti’s CORE studio.

KPFui creates tools that leverage the ubiquity of spatial urban data (e.g. geo-temporal tweets, taxicab hailing points, etc.) to performatively evaluate architecture from buildings to master plans.  These tools have been applied to over 200 projects globally as a part of the workflow at Kohn Pederson Fox. Most notably, they have optimized the design and zoning influence of One Vanderbilt in New York City and Earls Court in London. KPFui is expanding the scalability of these tools through the development of the software in conjunction with NYU’s Visualization and Data Analytics (ViDA) lab.  Additionally, KPFui is collaborating with Columbia University’s Center for Urban Real Estate and the New York City Department of City Planning.