VENTUROUS Closing Event and Book Launch

"Mixed Reality Fabrication is the publication that follows the completion of Gwyllim Jahn’s design-practice research PhD in the School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. It tells a story of architectural design-practice research and experimentation within and beyond the academy which includes the invention of tools, processes, techniques and strategies driven by genuine curiosity about the design and application possibilities at the vanguard of mixed reality technologies".

Vivian Mitsogianni

The evening will include a brief presentation by Dr Gwyllim Jahn followed by a conversation with VENTUROUS co-curator Prof Vivian Mitsogianni.

This event is free and everyone is welcome! The book will be available for purchase and signing on the night.

Cover of Mixed Reality Fabrication by Gwyllim Jahn. Published by Actar Publishers, 2026.

Mixed Reality Fabricationby Gwyllim Jahn challenges the conventional focus on automation and precision in digital fabrication, instead advocating for approaches that bridge the gap between digital design and the wide tolerances, improvisation and non-uniform materials common to traditional craft practices. It promotes a humanist philosophy of technology, emphasising the value of skilled labour and craft traditions while revealing opportunities for reduced documentation complexity, accelerated knowledge transfer, waste reduction, and increased design freedom. 

Making by hand in mixed reality opens a broad space of designs characterised by stochasticity, formed curves, networks and field conditions that would otherwise be impractical to draw and build. Several case-study projects from the scale of sculptural pieces to small pavilions illustrate how working within immersive mixed reality environments can empower both novices and experts to realise complex digital designs.

With contributions from Vivian Mitsogianni, Cameron Newnham and Nick van den Berg.

Published by Actar Publishers, 2026.