SIGraDi
Encyclopedia
The Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi) gathers researchers, educators and professionals in
architecture
, urban design
, communication design
, Product Design
and Art
whose work
involves the new digital media
.
It is an organization sister to ACADIA
, eCAADe, CAADRIA
and ASCAAD
(see below).
SIGraDi organizes a yearly Congress when the most recent and state of the art digital technologies and
applications are presented and debated.
Connect research centers yet disconnected in Latin America.
Foster institutions and organs for the convergence and diffusion of each region's activities in the realm of Digital Graphics.
Keep a registry of people and institutions devoted to the production, research and education in our fields of knowledge.
Foster seminars and congresses.
Architecture
. Creativity and spatiality in design. Traditional and Digital desinerly logics. New paradigms. New cultural environments.
. Landscape Design
. Structural and Civil Design. Industrial, textile and graphic design.
It is organised by a member in good standing, who volunteers for the organisation. The organiser is supported by members of the International Executive Committee.
During the years, SIGraDi has developed the policy to circulate the conference location in such a way that southern, central and northern areas of Latin America
are reached regularly.
In the past years, the following SIGraDi Congresses have been organised
architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, urban design
Urban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
, communication design
Communication design
Communication design is a mixed discipline between design and information-development which is concerned with how media intermission such as printed, crafted, electronic media or presentations communicate with people...
, Product Design
Product design
-Introduction:Product design is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.Product designers conceptualize and...
and Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
whose work
involves the new digital media
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
.
It is an organization sister to ACADIA
ACADIA
The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture is a non-profit organization active in the area of computer-aided architectural design .- Mission statement :...
, eCAADe, CAADRIA
CAADRIA
The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia provides a platform for CAAD-related academics and professionals to share experiences, best practices, and results in education and research in Asia and beyond.- Objectives :The Association has been created with several...
and ASCAAD
ASCAAD
The Arab Society for Computer-Aided Architectural Design is a society active in the area of computer-aided architectural design .- History and mission of ASCAAD :...
(see below).
SIGraDi organizes a yearly Congress when the most recent and state of the art digital technologies and
applications are presented and debated.
Goals
Facilitate the interchange of information about digital graphics.Connect research centers yet disconnected in Latin America.
Foster institutions and organs for the convergence and diffusion of each region's activities in the realm of Digital Graphics.
Keep a registry of people and institutions devoted to the production, research and education in our fields of knowledge.
Foster seminars and congresses.
Annual Congress
SIGraDi congresses are intended as a region wide effort for the interchange of experiences, debate of our disciplines' advancements and the creation of references for the iberoamerican groups involved in digital media applied to education, research and professional practicePanorama
Views and reflexions. Theory. Philosophy.Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. Creativity and spatiality in design. Traditional and Digital desinerly logics. New paradigms. New cultural environments.
Computer Aided Design
Graphic computerized expression. Generated geometries. Modeling. Visualization. Animation. Hypermedia.Pedagogy
General aspects of didactics. Pedagogic strategies. Design of curricular and extra curricular systems for undergraduate and graduate courses.Information networks
Information networks for pedagogic proposals. Virtual classes. Discussion forae. Integration philosophy at national, iberoamerican and international levels.Computer graphics
Urban DesignUrban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
. Landscape Design
Landscape design
Landscape design is an independent profession and a design and art tradition, practised by landscape designers, combining nature and culture. In contemporary practice landscape design bridges between landscape architecture and garden design.-Design scope:...
. Structural and Civil Design. Industrial, textile and graphic design.
SIGraDi Congresses
The annual SIGraDi congress is the main event organised under auspices of the association.It is organised by a member in good standing, who volunteers for the organisation. The organiser is supported by members of the International Executive Committee.
During the years, SIGraDi has developed the policy to circulate the conference location in such a way that southern, central and northern areas of Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
are reached regularly.
In the past years, the following SIGraDi Congresses have been organised
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Year Place Institution 1997 Buenos Aires Buenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
Universidad de Buenos Aires 1998 Mar del Plata Mar del PlataMar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata 1999 Montevideo MontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
Universidad de la República 2000 Rio de Janeiro Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe Federal University of Rio de Janeiro is one of the largest federal universities of Brazil, where public universities comprise the majority of the best and most qualified institutions...2001 Concepción Concepción, ChileConcepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...
Universidad del Bio Bio 2002 Caracas CaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
Universidad Central de Venezuela 2003 Rosario RosarioRosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2004 São Leopoldo São LeopoldoSão Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than...
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosThe Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos is a private and non-profit Jesuit university, located in São Leopoldo, in Greater Porto Alegre. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Brazilian universities...2005 Lima LimaLima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas 2006 Santiago Santiago, ChileSantiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
Universidad de Chile 2007 Mexico MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Universidad de La Salle 2008 La Habana CUJAE 2009 São Paulo São PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2009, November)
Sister organizations
There are sister organizations around the world that provide more accessible regional forae for the discussion of computing and design. The major ones are- eCAADe - Association for Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, since 1982.
- CAADRIACAADRIAThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia provides a platform for CAAD-related academics and professionals to share experiences, best practices, and results in education and research in Asia and beyond.- Objectives :The Association has been created with several...
- Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design in Asia, since 1996. - ACADIAACADIAThe Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture is a non-profit organization active in the area of computer-aided architectural design .- Mission statement :...
- Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture, since 1981. - ASCAADASCAADThe Arab Society for Computer-Aided Architectural Design is a society active in the area of computer-aided architectural design .- History and mission of ASCAAD :...
- Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design, since 2001.
Other organizations and resources
- [CAAD Futures] - Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures, since 1985.
- [CUMINCAD] - Cumulative Index of Computer Aided Architectural Design.
External links
- http://www.ecaade.org - eCAADe (Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe)
- http://cumincad.scix.net/ - CUMinCAD (Cumulative Index of CAD)
- http://www.architecturalcomputing.org/ - Homepage of International Journal of Architectural Computing
- http://www.acadia.org - ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture)
- http://www.caadria.org - CAADRIA (Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia)
- http://www.ascaad.org - ASCAAD (Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design)
- http://www.caadfutures.org - CAAD futures
- http://www.sigradi.org - SIGraDi (Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital)
- http://www.mackenzie.br/sigradi.html - SIGraDi 2009 Congress