Weaverbird was used to further relax the meshes in the second and third iterations.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sketch Models - Starling Test
Weaverbird was used to further relax the meshes in the second and third iterations.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Unruly Objects
Internal self-collisions and external constraints fight with the gridding system that organizes the form.
Uneasy distortions of the Roman Striations of Space arrive via these contested processes, but nonetheless remain captured by the grid.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Emergent Gestures
[emergent gestures]
...an aesthetic of pixelation
of a staccato stuttering
a freeze frame of harsh
disjuncture between moments
an incomplete integration
the coherence of the overall
is eroded as the scale becomes finer
and local patterns become more apparent.
the larger scale takes on
an increasingly florid and excessive posture
driven by the rigorous
indeterminacy of local interactions
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Basento Viaduct Simulation
[Kangaroo Simulation of the Basento Viaduct Structure designed by Sergio Musmeci]
Italian Engineer Sergio Musmeci's design for the Basento Viaduct (completed 1969) utilized a method of form-finding based on the stretching of tensile fabric to develop an optimized shape which was then constructed out of a continuous concrete shell structure. This methodology arrives at a form which presumably distributes stress more evenly than a more typical trussed or arched system. The resulting viaduct structure creates fascinating interstitial spaces between the concrete membrane and the viaduct that it supports. Please visit the Funambulist post on the bridge to explore photos of the realized structure. Also see Arturo Tedeschi's version of the simulation.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
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