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Curriculum vitae

CELESTINO SODDU, Architect
Professor of Environmental and Industrial Design and Architectural Technology at Milan Polytechnic University.
Director of Generative Design Lab, DiAP, Politecnico di Milano University
Chairman of Generative Art annual international conference.
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20122 Milano, ITALY.
email: celestino.soddu@polimi.it
http://www.generativeart.com (the site of the annual international conference Generative Art)
http://www.generativedesign.com (the site of Generative Design Lab)
http://www.artegens.com -- http://soddu2.diap.polimi.it (the site with teaching activity in the faculty of Architecture)
http://progenlab3.diap.polimi.it
http://sodduarchitects.com -- http://www.celestinosoddu.com (the personal site)
tel (39).2.2399.5418 / 5483
fax (39),2,2399.5454
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20133 Milano (Italy), Corso Garibaldi 55. Tel (0039).02.8692354
00186 Roma (Italy), Via del Governo Vecchio 91, Tel (0039).06.6879587

Born in S. Maurizio di Brunate, Como (Italy) in 1945 , architect.
Five years University Degree at Rome University "La Sapienza" in 1970.
In the same year he passed the State Examination for Professional Architects and Engineering Register,
He is teaching in the Italian University since 1971
He is full professor of Architectural and Industrial Design, Environmental Design and Technology at Milan Polytechnic, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Italy.
In 1971 he was Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of Reggio Calabria, in 1974 tenure Assistant Professor and in 1980 tenure associate professor of Architectural Design.
In 1978 he activated and directed the Audiovisual Centre of The University of Reggio Calabria and he founded, in 1997, the Generative Design Lab at Milan Polytechnic University to approach the most advanced possibilities in the topic of design and communication.
Beginning in 1979, his research is about the dynamic evolution of the artificial systems complexity and image, designing a sequences of original software to emulate and control architectural, environmental and industrial design processes and to improve the manufacturing industrial processes
In 1984 and 1985 he was in USA and Canada (Waterloo University., Concordia University. in Montreal, PennState University.) and, as expert of the Italian Foreign Office, in Somalia.
In 1986 he designed the first original software to control the dynamic evolution of the genius loci of artificial environments. Beginning from 1992 his researches are about the design of species, the design of the morphogenetic codes of architecture and artificial industrial objects and about the management and the innovation of the manufacturing processes.
Every his architectural project, realized like an AI generative tool, can generate a sequence of different architectures/environments characterized by the same genius loci. With this tool it is possible to evaluate the quality of the incoming architectural events during the increasing complexity of design processes. He used this tool in designing the evolution of some town environments in front of the need to preserve the identity of a particular genius loci.
He designed original software also in the field of representation, (his patent of 360 degree anamorphic technical representation is used in advanced installations) and in the field of 3D creative interpretation of 2D artwork.
In Industrial design, his generative projects are a useful tool to manage and control the quality and the complexity of the new industrial products. These projects are able to generate and endless sequence of different 3dmodels of industrial objects, all unique and unrepeteable, but all belonging to the same design concept and to the same functional requests. It is the industrial production of different and unrepeteable objects.
He has his Internet site from 1995 (http://soddu2.diap.polimi.it -alias- http://www.artegens.com) where it is possible to find his researches and the works of his students. Each student of his course and of the final degree update his work weekly using a personal home page in the site. Now in this Internet site it is possible to find one thousand of home pages of students (Italian and foreign students) and one hundred of works for the final degree of the Faculty of Architecture made with his supervision.
He presented his design researches and projects in International Congresses and in workshops in Italy and also in other countries: Oxford, (UK) 1991, Lausanne (Swiss) 1991, Stockholm (Sweden) 1992, Montreal (Canada) 1992, Zurich (Swiss) 1993, Singapore 1993, Neuchatel (Swiss) 1993, Wien (Austria) 1993, Istanbul (Turkey) 1994, Freiburg (Germany) 1995, Sheffield (UK) 1995, Helsinki (Fin) 1997, Stochkolm (Sweden) 1997, Lancaster (UK) 1998, Edinburgh (UK) 1999, Brussels (Belgium) 1999, Kassel (Germany) 2000, Weimar (Germany) 2000, Schwabish Gmuend (Germany) 2000 , Las Vegas (US) 2000, Portland (US) 2000, Seattle (US) 2000, Hong Kong 2001, Shanghai 2001, Beijing 2001, San Francisco 2001, Santa Fe 2001, Virginia tech 2001, Chicago, 2001, New York 2001, Boston 2001, Kassel 2001.
Beginning in 1998 he organizes, with his Generative Design Lab, the annual International Conference Generative Art (GA'98 and then GA'99 and GA2000) at the Milan Polytechnic University, accompanying with an exhibition of generative design, music and artwork, with the participation of researchers from UK, Germany, Finland, USA, Israel, Canada, France, Romania, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands, Japan, HongKong, New Zeland, Australia, Spain, Sweden, Brazil, and Italy.
Beginning in January 2001 he was in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Professorial Research Fellow for two months.
Bibliography
C.Soddu, "L'artificiale progettato ", (the designed artificial ware) Casa del Libro Publisher, 1979. (book )
C.Soddu, "La patina del tempo" (the time patina) in "Recuperare" magazine n.9 1984.
C.Soddu, P.A.Rossi, "Il calice di Paolo Uccello uno e senza limite", (the goblet of Paolo Uccello, one and without limit) with a referee of C.L.Ragghianti, in "Critica d'arte" magazine n.8 1986.
C.Soddu, "L'immagine non euclidea" (the not euclidean image), Gangemi publisher, 1987.(book)
C.Soddu, "L'idea di spazio nelle rappresentazioni d'arte", (the space idea in art representation), in "Critica d'arte" magazine, n.16, gennaio/marzo 1988.
AA.VV. "L'arte contemporanea nella scuola" (the contemporary art in the school), Quaderni di Villa Falconieri, CEDE 1988. (book in italian and in english)
C.Soddu, "Simulazioni per immagini tridimensionali computerizzate della dinamica di evoluzione formale dell'ambiente urbano", (3D simulation of dynamic evolution of urban shape), proceedings of the conference "l'immagine nel rilievo, Sezione L'immagine Computerizzata", Roma 1989
C.Soddu, "Rappresentazione e rilievo per immagini tridimensionali computerizzate della morfogenesi storica urbana" (computer 3D representation of the morphogenesis of urban evolution), in the proceedings of the conference "il Rilievo Tra Scienza E Storia" Perugia 1989, then published in the magazine XYZ 1991.
C.Soddu, "Identita' come specie: la morfogenesi dell'immagine urbana con sequenze di modelli 3D di citta' aleatorie", (Identity as species: the morphogenetic evolution of urban image using 3D models of random cities), in the proceedings of the conference "Identita', Differenza, Fraintendimento" Palermo 1989.
C.Soddu, "Nuovi metodi di rappresentazione della configurazione urbana: la specie", in the proceedings of the conference "La rivalutazione dell'immagine storica della citta'", Acireale 1989, then published in the book "La Configurazione dell'Immagine Urbana", Gangemi publisher 1991.
C.Soddu, "Citta' Aleatorie", (random cities), Masson Publisher. 1989 (book in italian)
C.Soddu, "Citta' Aleatorie: strumenti di rappresentazione della dinamiche dell'immagine urbana", (random cities, the representation tool of town shape dynamics), in the magazine "Territorio" n.3 1989
C.Soddu, "Citta' Aleatorie", in "Computer and Art", Exhibition 1990, Lugano Swiss, , Fondazione dalle Molle Foundation for the quality of life, George Mason University.
C.Soddu, "Il progetto di specie. Strumenti propositivi e di controllo delle potenzialita' dell'acciaio nell'architettura e nel design", (the design of species. The creative tool to increase the possibility of using steel in architecture and industrial design), in the magazine "Acciao", April 1990.
C.Soddu, "Progetto di specie", (design of species) in the magazine "Sinopie" n.4 1991.
C.Soddu, "Simulation tools for the dynamic evolution of town shape", in "Global change and local problems, Abstact book", Oxford Polytechnic 1991.
C.Soddu, "La simulazione della dinamica evolutiva della forma, dagli scenari metropolitani ad design morfogenetico", (The simulation of the evolutive dynamics shape. From urban scenarios to the morphogenetic industrial design), in the proceedings of the conference "La citta interattiva", Milano, June 1991
C.Soddu, "Simulation tools for the learning approach to dynamic evolution of town shape, architecture and industrial design", in "Proceedings. International Conference on computer aided learning and instruction in science and engineering", published by Press Polytecniques et Universitaries Romandes. Lausanne 1991.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Il progetto ambientale di morfogenesi", (the environmental design of morphogenesis), Progetto Leonardo Publisher 1992 (book)
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Spatial and image dynamical models for controlling and planning the development of differences in an increasingly international and interdipendent world", in the proceedings of the conference "Planning in a time of Change", Stockholm 1992
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "The project of morphogenesis to design the DNA or architecture", in the proceedings of "CIB'92, World Building Congress", Montreal 1992.
C.Soddu, "Il progetto ambientale attrverso i codici morfogenetici del naturale artificiale", (the environmental design using morphogenetic codes of natural/artificial systems), in the book "Poiesis, l'informatica nel progetto euristico", Citta' Studi Publisher, Milano 1993.
C.Soddu, lecture and art installation at the Gestaltung Museum of Zurich, "MORPHOGENETISCHES DESIGN: ARCHITEKTUREN" in "New Realities - Neue Wirklichkeiten II ArchitekturAnimationenInstallationen" 27 Jan/4 Apr 1993, Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich..
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "The morphogenetic design as an artificial intelligence system to support the management of design procedures through the total quality of the built-environment", in the proceedings of "The management of Information Technology for Construction. First International Conference" Singapore, 17/20 August 1993.
C.Soddu, "The design of morphogenesis to design the genetic code of the artificial environment", in 33rd European Congress of Regional Science Association, Moscow, August 1993.
C.Soddu, "Human machine interaction in design processes. A new search software to generate the simulation of the increasing complexity of an idea about architecture, environment and industrial design". in the proceeding of the congress "Computer Science, Communications and Society: A Technical and Cultural Challenge " Neuchatel, 22/24 September. 1993.
C.Soddu, "Progetto di morfogenesi per un'architettura dei componenti. I pannelli metallici di copertura e di parete", (The morphogenetic architectural design using components), in the proceedings of the congress AIPPEG at SAIE, 22 October 1993, Bologna, published in the magazine Rassegna AIPPEG n.1 1994.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Experimental CBL original software to teach project approach and designing procedures in architecture and industrial design", in the proceedings of the International Conference of Computer Based Learning in Science", Wien 18/21 September 1993.
C.Soddu, "Il progetto di morfogenesi / Design of morphogenesis", in the magazine Demetra, n.5 December 1993. (in italian and english)
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "La progettazione morfogenetica dell'ambiente urbano", (Morphogenetic environmental design) in "Ridisegna la Citta'" catalogue of the exhibition Casaidea 1994, Roma 1994.
C.Soddu, "Intelligenza Artificiale e progetto di architettura. Dai vecchi CAD a nuovi strumenti che incrementano la creativita' progettuale come pensiero del possibile", (AI and architectural design. From old CAD to new tools that increase the creativity as thought of possible events), in the magazine Archimedia n.4 1994
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Tre tesi di disegno industriale", (3 student's work of Industrial Design), in the magazine Area, September 1994
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "The project of morphogenesis. A way to design the evolution code of the environment", AESOP congress, Istambul 23-26 August 1994.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Artificial Intelligence in the teching of architectural design", in the proceedings of the conference Hypermedia in Sheffield, Sheffield 1995
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Recreating the city's identity with a morphogenetical urban design", International Conference on Making the Cities Livable, Freiburg 1995.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Artificial Intelligence and Architectural design", CAAD Futures '95, Singapore 1995.
C.Soddu, "Lavoro e Internet", (Job and Internet), conference at the Rotary Club Milano Porta Vercellina, 3.2.1997, publisher in Rotary magazine.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Argenic design", paper at the International Conference "Contextual Design – Design in Contexts", The European Academy of Design, Stockholm 13-15.4.1997
C.Soddu, "Argenia, il progetto genetico dell'auto naturale" in the proceedings of the congress "Mobilita' ed evoluzione dell'ambiente del XXI secolo, Motor Show Bologna 1997. Published in the book "Mobilita' del XXI secolo", Promotor publisher, Bologna 1997
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "A Natural Approach to Industrial Design: Argenic Design", New Simplicity? International furniture design conference, Helsinki Aug 1997.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "Pantheon", CDRom Multimedia realized for Poligrafico dello Stato publisher 1996.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, "I percorsi della mente", CDRom Multimedia for Alea Design 1996.
C.Soddu, "Internet", in the magazine AIPAI, 1997
C.Soddu, Gege' Telesforo, "100% pure live funk and generative art", TV movie, STREAM, Italian network.
C.Soddu, Conference at the Rotary Club Milano Europa about: "Arte Generativa, nuovi prodotti per l'uomo", (generative art, new products for the human beings), Circolo della Stampa di Milano, 19 Marzo 1998, published in Rotary magazine.
C.Soddu, Conference at the Demo Center, Modena, on "Argenia, la progettazione generativa per i prodotti naturale dell'uomo" (Argenia, the generative design for the incoming natural ware), 23 Aprile 1998
C.Soddu, Conference at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milano on Generative Art and the advanced experimental realization.
C.Soddu, "Argenia, the natural approach to Architecture and Industrial Design" in the proceedings of Mecatronic workshop at the Universtity of Lancaster, 27/28 May 1998. (ISBN 1-86220-057-2).
C.Soddu, Lecture at the conference "I luoghi di Leopardi" (the sites of leopardi), Politecnico di Milano on the topic: "La doppia visione e la scoperta progettuale" (the twin vision and the design development), 9th June1998.
C.Soddu, Lecture at the International Convenction on Mediterranean Design, Reggio Calabria 19 June 1998, about "Argenia, a new approach to identity and recognizability of industrial designer".
C.Soddu, Workshop between the Generative Design Lab, directed by bC.Soddu and the Bristol Lab of HP.
C.Soddu, E.Colabella, Cdrom "Leopardi a Recanati", AleaDesign publisger and the Leopardi Family.
C.Soddu, installation "La citta' naturale" (the natural city) at the exhibition HighLife at Smau 1998, with the show, in real time, od cities and argenic architecture. The exhibition has used the 360 degree anamorphic representation that is a patent by C.Soddu.
C.Soddu, "Argenia, una citta' naturale", (Argenìa, a natural city) at the conference Piazze Telematiche, with the link in videoconference with Milano, Roma, S.Marino, Frankfurt.. The proceedings are published in the book "Piazze telematiche"
C.Soddu, "Recognizability of the Idea: The evolution process of Argenìa", in the proceedings of AISB99 Edinburgo 6-9 April 1999.
C.Soddu, "Argenia, the generative process", Workshop Morphogenetic Design, Institute for higher education in the sciences and in the Art. Institute for Architecture Sint-Lucas, Brussels, 10 Aprile1999.
C.Soddu, "Argenìa: codici dell'identita' artificiale", Digitalcity - International Biennale Cybercultura, Parma 25-27 March 1999.
C.Soddu, "Argenìa: arte generativa" in Polittico: new ways for the Art, SpazioTiempoNord, Milano June1999.
C.Soddu, "GENERATIVE ART", proceedings of GA'98, Editrice Dedalo Publisher, Rome 1999
C. Soddu, "Recognizability of designer imprinting in Generative artwork". proceedings of Generative Art Conference GA'99, Milan December 1999.
C. Soddu, "New naturality: a Generative Approach to Art and Design" in Artificial Life 7 workshop proceedings, Carlo C. Maley and Etlis Boudreau Editors, Portland, Ontario, USA, 2000
C. Soddu, "Argenia, Art's Idea as Generative Code", in 2000 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference proceedings, Annie S. Wu, University of Central Florida Editor, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000
C. Soddu, "Basilica, an Architectural Generative Virtual Office based on Italian Renaissance Code's interpratation", in Mosaic 2000 proceedings, University of Washington Editor, Seattle, 2000
C. Soddu, "From Forming to Transforming", proceedings of Generative Art Conference, Milan, AleaDesign Publisher, December 2000
C. Soddu, "Argenia, naturality in Industrial Design", in proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Industrial Design and Conceptual Design, CAID&CD'2000, International Academic Publisher, World Publisher Corporation, December 2000
P.Bentley & D. Corne (edited by), "Creative Evolutionary Systems", Morgan Kaufmann Publisher, San Francisco US, 2001
Duncan Graham-Rowe, Design Genes, Blueprint Magazine, August 2001
Conferences in 2001
2 February 2001
"Generative Design", lecture at School of Design of Hong Kong Polytechnic University
29 January 28 March
Professorial Research Fellow at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
23 March 2001
"Architectural Generative Design", lecture at School of Architecture of the Hong Kong Chinese University
29 March 2001
"From Forming to Transforming: the architecture design approach", lecture at School of Architecture of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
2 April 2001, 11:00
"Generative Architectural Design and Advanced Technologies", lecture at China Building Technology Development Center, Beijing, China
2 April 2001, 15:00
"Generative approach in Architecture and Industrial Design", lecture at Tsing Hua University, Department of Architecture, Benjing, China
10 April 2001
"Generative Design, Generative Games", talk at Sony SCEA R&D, San Francisco
13 April 2001
"Generative Art and Dynamin Systems", talk at Art & Science Lab, Santa Fe', US
18 April 2001
"Generative Art and Design", lecture at Virginia Tech, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, US
19 April 2001
"Generative Art", lecture at Art Institute of Chicago, US
22 April 2001
"Generative Art", Lecture at New York University, NY, US
25 April 2001, 12:00
"Generative Art, from forming to transforming", lecture at Volen Center, Brandeis University, Boston, US
25 April 2001, 16:00
"Generaive Design approach", talk at CDI, Harvard University, Boston, US
30 April 2001
"Generative Design", lecture at Kassel University, Germany

TV interview
C. Massarini, interview to Celestino Soddu, FuturShow 1997, Bologna
C. Massarini, interview to Celestino Soddu, Mediamente 1997, RAI
C. Massarini, interview to Celestino Soddu, mediamente 1999, Rai
Eduard Punset, Teresa Carreras, interview and presentation of  Celestino Soddu and his Generative Art at TV programme "Redes", TVE, Spain. November 2000 

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