Frank Barkow is joined by Chris Bangle, Fabio Gramazi, Michael Meredith and Brett Steele for a series of presentations focusing on architectural experimentation and material fabrication. This group is at the forefront of a generational shift in architectural and design experimentation based upon sustained forms of material research, digital fabrication and machinic assembly. The event coincides with Barkow Leibingers AA exhibition, An Atlas of Fabrication.Frank Barkow has recently taught at the University of Wisconsin, in conjunction with the practice winning the 2007 Marcus Prize for Architecture. Chris Bangle has been Director of Design at BMW Munich since 1992.Fabio Gramazio is Assistant Professor for Architecture and Digital Fabrication at the ETH Zurich, where he founded his practice Gramazio & Kohler with Matthias Kohler in 2000.Michael Meredith is Associate Professor of Architecture at Harvard GSD, and with Hilary Sample is a principal of MOS.