‘Inoculate weep by Naomi Ocko and Benjamin Riley presents a imaginary forest in which is observed the inoculation of a virus. This agent provokes the death of the trees and thus progress from one to another creating some kind of path which composes a poetic landscape of destruction. We are here at the core of […]

“The four FRONT members have developed a method to materialise free hand sketches. They make it possible by using a unique method where two advanced techniques are combined. Pen strokes made in the air are recorded with Motion Capture and become 3D digital files; these are then materialised through Rapid Prototyping into real pieces of […]

Radiolarian inspired design from Shiro-Studio using d-Shapes full-scale rapid prototyping technology.

Fiberglass spraying using 6-axis Kuka robotic arm.

For this semester’s ‘Robotic Fabrication in Architecture’ course our team will be exploring foam contour crafting techniques using Tcaup’s KUKA 6-axis industrial mill. Precedents for this technique have been under development since last fall, however similar processes used in concrete contour crafting have been explored for the past couple of years, most notably in the […]

these three videos set the discourse for the current building methadology within this latest project, whereby emergent properties arise through the interaction of singular building agents. how can these systems be implemented within the built environment at the scale of an architural proposal? material sciences must look towards biological designs, rather than nineteenth century methods–technology […]

an image from a parametric model which tracks solar position to maximize algal bloom cultivation within a module. at this stage of the design, the modules are populated across the entire surface, but the next iteration will allow other external influences (information from program, context, and climate) to effect the surface and distribution of the […]

beautiful nature-inspired photography from Richard Barnes. the image above is a photograph taken by Richard of a hooded orioles nest.

Initial phases for a project which houses educational facilities, analytical labs, and a watershed council office. The buildings membrane, in on form or another, will focus on the collection and filtration of non-point runoff and river water, which will be collected to cultivate algal blooms –producing biomass energy. More on the project will be released […]