R&D Industry Partners

Programmers / Mathematicians

We are currently looking for computer scientists (programmers) and mathematicians that are interested in the interface between mathematics, science, art and design. Think Seed magazine and A New Kind of Science (NKS). An interest in evolutive processes, cellular automata, biomimicry, network structures and natural material structures is of particular interest. OFA desires to apply these areas of study to multiple design scales from object design to building and urban design.

Engineers

We are currently looking for engineers that are open to work on both research and commissioned projects concerning digital fabrication. We are looking for partners that can help us develop new methods of efficiently constructing complex architectural forms. The work especially concerns our ongoing research project for the Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec.

Manufacturers

We are currently looking for industry partners in metals, wood and concrete manufacturing that are looking to broaden their skills with new construction processes, prototyping and digital manufacturing through CAD/CAM methods. OFA seeks digital machining tools to test and experiment with for both pure and applied research. The work especially concerns our ongoing research project for the Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec.

Contractors

We are currently looking for contractors in the Montréal area for building small to medium-sized projects. If you are rigorous in attention to detail and value the realization of design ideas, please contact us.

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Architects / Designers

We are always looking for talented designers and architects to collaborate with. Please submit your curriculum vitae and samples of your design work in PDF form to the office email on the Contact page.

Technicians

We are always looking for talented technicians to collaborate with. Please submit your curriculum vitae and samples of your design work in PDF form to the office email on the Contact page.

Artists

We are always looking to collaborate with talented artists for either competitions, commissions or self-initiated projects. OFA can also be of assistance in helping realize artistic vision through applied design thinking.