ArchitectsTom Wiscombe

Tom Wiscombe : Objects Models Worlds (October 23, 2019)

After an introduction by Hernan Diaz Alonso, Tom Wiscombe argues for a flat ontology, taking one thing at a time rather than stressing relations,...

Material Beyond Materials: Panel 3: Performing environments (March 26, 2011)

Marcelyn Gow introduces the panelists. Michelle Addington discusses finite element analysis, performance criteria, and smart materials. Mike Lepech discusses advanced composites, life-cycle assessment, reducing solar heat...

Dragonfly, by Emergent & Buro Happold (June 13, 2007)

Inside the “Dragonfly” installation, Eric Owen Moss moderates a discussion with the designer, Tom Wiscombe and Kevin Regalado of the firm Emergent, and Steve...

Tom Wiscombe (November 5, 2008)

Tom Wiscombe describes his practice as extracting architectural implications from natural, biological, and adaptive systems. He is interested in the relationship between structural, mechanical,...

Tom Wiscombe, founder of EMERGENT, at Architecture Lecture Series

Tom Wiscombe, founder of EMERGENT, a Los Angeles-based firm internationally known for operating at the forefront of digital design, spoke at Texas A&M's Architecture...

Tom Wiscombe: The Status of subdivisions (October 30, 2013)

After describing his interest in flat ontology and how a building hits the ground, Tom Wiscombe discusses surfaces becoming volumes, illustrating different strategies with...

A.UD Lecture Series 2015-16: Tom Wiscombe

Monday, February 29, 2016 at 6:30pm Decafe, Perloff Hall Distinguished Alumni Lecture 2015-16 Tom Wiscombe Principal, Tom Wiscombe Architecture, Los Angeles Born in La Jolla, California in 1970, Tom...

Rick Carter & Tom Wiscombe: Avatar (February 6, 2018)

Michael Stock introduces this installment of the SCI-Arc Cinema Series, featuring a screening of James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) preceded by a conversation with its...

ACADIA Conference panel at SCI-Arc: Design aesthetics in the Digital Age (October 21, 2014)

Greg Otto opens the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)'s panel discussion of the current state of design and design tools. Marcelyn...