Crossover has been hot for the last few years, and it has been drawing quite a bit of attention from researchers with different backgrounds to look into what it might come about when two sciences come together, for example, biology and design.

Orkan Telhan, who holds a PhD in design and computation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a focus on synthetic biology and biological design, is one of them whose research focuses on bridging theories of design and computation with artificial life and synthetic biology research.

This Friday, Telhan will come to x.factory to talk about “New Mediums of Life: Biological Making & Design.” In this talk, Telhan will discuss a series of design experiments that interrogate life sciences at different levels from the biosynthesis of endangered molecules to microbial prosthetics and alternative design tools that network algorithms, organisms and people.

Telhan is associate professor of emerging design practices at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Design and the co-founder of Biorealize, a company specializing in designing new tools for biological design and synthetic biology.

His individual and collaborative work has been exhibited in a number of venues including Ars Electronica, ISEA, LABoral, ArchiLab, Architectural Association, The Architectural League of New York and the MIT Museum.

Time: 7:30-9 p.m., July 14

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Venue: x.factory, Design Commune, Vanke Cloud City, Dashi Road 2, Nanshan District (南山区打石二路万科云设计公社x.factory)

Metro: Line 5, Liuxiandong Station (留仙洞站), Exit A

(SD News)