FUTUREPERFECT TALKS

A Futureperfect Talk on micromobility, including city design, investment, safety and more, with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Horace Dediu (Asymco), Caroline Hjelm (Voi), Sampo Hietanen (MaaS Global), and Adam Wais (Rolo Bikes, Motion Devices). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies & the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces @_futureperfect. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. lastmeter.info base2.works --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by Epic Games / Unreal Engine. Explore more here Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion. --- Recommended follow-up Hypar Canoa Women in BIM Tech News from Around The World Blender BIM

A Futureperfect Talk on new worlds and the world-building imagination, games, the Metaverse, and more , with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Brian Ringley (Boston Dynamics), Oskar Stålberg (Townscaper), Greg Kythreoetis (Sable). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies & the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces @_futureperfect. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. lastmeter.info base2.works --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by Epic Games / Unreal Engine. Explore more here Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion. --- Recommended follow-up Hypar Canoa Women in BIM Tech News from Around The World Blender BIM

A Futureperfect Talk on robots and automation in the built design sector, with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Brian Ringley (Boston Dynamics), Daniel Hall (ETH Zürich), Petr Novikov (Apt Buildings). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies & the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces @_futureperfect. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. lastmeter.info base2.works --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by Epic Games / Unreal Engine. Explore more here Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion. --- Recommended follow-up Hypar Canoa Women in BIM Tech News from Around The World Blender BIM xbim

A Futureperfect Talk on the state of Digital Design in large architectural practices, with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Shahjay Bhooshan (Zaha Hadid Architects), Mark Cichy (HOK), Jonas Runberger (White Architects). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies & the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces @_futureperfect. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. lastmeter.info base2.works --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by Epic Games / Unreal Engine. Explore more here Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion. --- Recommended follow-up Hypar Canoa Women in BIM Tech News from Around The World Blender BIM xbim

A Futureperfect Talk on Housing for All - Part II on Verticalization - with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Oliver Lang (Intelligent City) and Fed Novikov (Apt Buildings). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies & the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces @_futureperfect. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. lastmeter.info base2.works --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by Epic Games / Unreal Engine. Explore more here Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion. --- Recommended follow-up Hypar Canoa Women in BIM Tech News from Around The World Blender BIM

A Futureperfect Talk on Housing for All - Part I on Modularity and Access to Housing - with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Mollie Claypool (Automated Architecture), Alastair Parvin (Open Systems Labs), and Brian Ringley (Boston Dynamics). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies & the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces @_futureperfect. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. lastmeter.info base2.works --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by Epic Games / Unreal Engine. Explore more here Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion. --- show less

A Futureperfect Talk on Architecture, Cities and Podcasts - Who, What, Why in a Changing Media Landscape with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Evan Troxel (TRXL Podcast, Archispeak), and Luke Jones (About Buildings & Cities Podcast), powered by Last Meter®. What is the role of podcasts on architecture and cities in media, in the built design professions, in social change? Who is listening, who should be? Is this content the last gasp of antiquated professions, or the birth of a new domain, or neither? The following themes - business models, distribution, timeshifted vs scheduled programming, the audio renaissance, podcasts as radio, Clubhouse as radio phone-in, technology - and more are under discussion. Find out: which of the guests has the coolest intro music, has the best microphone, and has the best radio voice (it's the same person)? --- The Last Meter Talks cover themes relating to BASE2 Last Meter® and Space Engine™: service integration in homes & offices, urban design and planning, sustainable housing and cities, computational architecture and design, retail, logistics, social inclusion and more. Discuss these themes and the previous podcast themes at the Discord Server, and check out the previous talks and other Last Meter® community content in the newsletter. discord.link/lastmeter talks.lastmeter.info perspectives.lastmeter.info — Image is of Steve Jobs explaining podcasting, and announcing podcast integration into iTunes at WWDC 2005.

A Futureperfect Talk on Cities, Planning and the New Service Economy with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Ray Gastil (Remaking Cities Instute, CMU/Gastilworks), and Christer Larsson, respectively the former City Planning Directors in Pittsburgh and Malmö, powered by Last Meter®. Are cities fit for purpose in the modern digital world? What is the impact of the on-demand economy on city planning and development? How will logistics be planned and developed for the new lifestyles evolving? How will user services be integrated into new housing, office, and downtown culture and retail designs? Is there are role for public sector and social services? These and more questions are touched on - only at the surface, given the complexity - opening the door to many more discussions. Find out: when and how John, Ray and Christer first met, and which webbrowser Christer prefers. The Last Meter Talks cover themes relating to BASE2 Last Meter® and Space Engine™: service integration in homes & offices, urban design and planning, sustainable housing and cities, computational architecture and design, retail, logistics, social inclusion and more. Discuss these themes and the previous podcast themes at the Discord Server, and check out the previous talks and other Last Meter® community content in the newsletter. discord.link/lastmeter talks.lastmeter.info perspectives.lastmeter.info — Image is of the Joseph Weis US Post Office and Courthouse, Pittsburgh. There was a time last mile personal logistics, currently powering the on-demand economy, was a proud part of city governance and instructure, under the name: 'the postal service'.

A Futureperfect Talk on open source software, open source design tools, the cultures around them - and their growing use for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), BIM, and beyond, powered by Last Meter®. What is going on? What can game engines help with - or not - in AEC? Who can learn, who needs to learn what - and who will make money out of this? Does it help society, and the environment, or is it all ... just a game? John Manoochehri (BASE2), Dion Moult (BlenderBIM), Yorik van Havre (FreeCAD) and Bruno Postle (Homemaker) share experiences, perspectives and outlook on what's going on and what's next. Find out: the difference between free speech and free beer, and if Bruno is secretly on the payroll of Autodesk. --- The Last Meter Talks cover themes relating to BASE2 Last Meter® and Space Engine™: service integration in homes & offices, urban design and planning, sustainable housing and cities, computational architecture and design, retail, logistics, social inclusion and more. Discuss these themes and the previous podcast themes at the Discord Server, and check out the previous talks and other Last Meter® community content in the newsletter. discord.link/lastmeter talks.lastmeter.info perspectives.lastmeter.info --- Image is of Grace Hopper working with UNIVAC. Hopper wrote A-0 one of the first computer languages which, when it was published in a later edition A-2 in 1953, was the first example of 'open source' software in history.

A Futureperfect Talk on BIM, digital twins and what's next, powered by Last Meter®. What is BIM (Building Information Modelling), what are digital twins, why do we need them, and why don't we? John Manoochehri (BASE2), Vicki Reynolds (i3pt/Women in BIM), Alain Waha (Cogital/Buro Happold), and Melanie Robinson (BIM Academy) share experiences, perspectives and outlook on what's going on and what's next. Find out: is Vicki a vicar in the Church of BIM or is she a BIM-sinner beyond redemption? --- The Last Meter Talks cover themes relating to BASE2 Last Meter® and Space Engine™: service integration in homes & offices, urban design and planning, sustainable housing and cities, computational architecture and design, retail, logistics, social inclusion and more. Discuss these themes and the previous podcast themes at the Discord Server, and check out the previous talks and other Last Meter® community content in the newsletter. discord.link/lastmeter talks.lastmeter.info perspectives.lastmeter.info

A Futureperfect Talk on games, game engines and development, and the AEC (architecture engineering construction) design tool space, powered by Last Meter®. What is going on? What can game engines help with - or not - in AEC? Who can learn, who needs to learn what - and who will make money out of this? Does it help society, and the environment, or is it all ... just a game? John Manoochehri (BASE2), Oskar Stålberg (Townscaper), David Weir-McCall (Unreal Engine / Epic Game) and Last Meter Talks veteran Andrew Heumann (Hypar) share experiences, perspectives and outlook on what's going on and what's next. Find out: who decides where the birds go and colour of the bricks in Townscaper. --- The Last Meter Talks cover themes relating to BASE2 Last Meter® and Space Engine™: service integration in homes & offices, urban design and planning, sustainable housing and cities, computational architecture and design, retail, logistics, social inclusion and more. Discuss these themes and the previous podcast themes at the Discord Server, and check out the previous talks and other Last Meter® community content in the newsletter. discord.link/lastmeter talks.lastmeter.info perspectives.lastmeter.info

A Futureperfect Talk on the public housing, the dynamics around retrofit in the US and Europe, and how user services - often considered to be luxuries such as grocery delivery and cleaning - can be framed as social services. Powered by Last Meter®. Michele (Cocoon Construct) discusses how she sees a way to reinforce the opportunity of the social and public housing sphere, not weaken it, is to make them in to 'revenue generation devices', in generally and with the support of service integration tools like Last Meter®. Erik (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm) describe the architectural and development status of the Million Program in Sweden - perhaps the most ambitious housing public program ever as proportion of total population - and how housing must continue to be the driver of community. For all the debates in AEC, the public housing debate, and how public services can be enabled through service integration, is lacking: so here's a start on it!

A Futureperfect Talk on various approaches to computational optimization of architecture - the tools we are building, the tools we are not, what is going on out there, and what's next, powered by Last Meter®. The fantasies of architectural optimization tools are fast running into not just the technical limits of what computers can theoretically do with the problem as complex as built design - but the needs and expectations of the clients, and the practical limits of hooking tools together. John (BASE2), Clifton (TestFit), and André share experiences, perspectives and outlook on what's going on and what's next. Maybe more technical than some might need, but at least: André confirms his name is Agi not AGI, Clifton says he is "the leader on computational design" and then claims he meant is "a leader", and John tells us that language translation software is not like design software.

A Futureperfect Talk to share perspectives on the implications and forces around computational architecture - not about the technical nitty-gritty, powered by Last Meter®. Computational architecture and design is growing fast-ish, but what path will it take, who will it influence, who will influence it? How architecture is responding, how venture capital is involved, social impact or not, education, and more are touched on.

A Futureperfect Talk to share perspectives on the opportunities and issues around sustainability in the built environment, powered by Last Meter®. Obligations to do the right thing are giving way to incentives to do the best thing. New roles for architects, designers, engineers - and social, psychological and artistic skillsets - are emerging. It's time to start up, not to give up. Perspectives, experiences and comment from John Manoochehri (BASE2), Federico Negro (Canoa), Antony Slumbers (Real Innovation Academy). (Apologies for audio quality - it gets better after 15 mins)