Adaptive Architecture Conference at the London Building Centre
The Building Centre is hosting an Adaptive Architecture conference March 3rd to 5th. The Line Up is very impressive. Visit the Official Website for more information.
Hart Marlow and Leaf Venation
Hart Marlow is an architectural designer from Brooklyn New York scheduled to participate in the Biodynamic Structures Workshop with the AA this coming July along with Michael Mccune. We recently got in contact with him and he shared some insight …
Matsys Design: Voronoi Morphologies
Voronoi Morphologies is the latest development in an ongoing area of research into cellular aggregate structures by Matsys Design. The voronoi algorithm is used in a wide range of fields including satellite navigation, animal habitat mapping, and urban planning as …
Biodynamic Structures Workshop: AA meets CCA
The AA is acting as a visiting school to the California College of the Arts this summer with a intense summer studio entitled Biodynamic Structures Workshop. More information about the application process below
Autonomous Robot Built Structures from GRASP Lab University of Pennsylvania
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18Z3UnnS_0&feature=player_embedded#at=18] Teams of quadrotors autonomously build tower-like cubic structures from laid out modular parts. The project is by Quentin Lindsey, Daniel Mellinger, and Vijay Kumar at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Similar ideas are being researched on a much …
Michael McCune and Casidy Keim's Modulated Lattice 5
Michael McCune and Casidy Keim of Lousiana Tech explore the translation between digital modeling, cnc production and fabrication in their project entitled Modulated Lattice 5. Unlike some other more strictly theoretical projects we’ve seen, the students made an effort to …
University of Dammam Hosts "Sustainability Through Biomimicry" Conference
The University of Dammam in Saudi Arabia is hosting a conference entitled “Sustainability Through Biomimicry” at their main campus next November. They are currently looking for submissions and their themes and topics seem very interesting. You can visit the conference …
Decker Yeadon's Homeostatic Facade System
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CThFRt95aI] Decker Yeadon, a studio out of New York City, has devised a beautiful contemporary double-skin glass facade system for large buildings. Whereas the current model of curtain wall double skins has a simple air cavity embedded with louvers, this …
Sean Hanna and Timothy Schreiber PAN_07 Optimised Cellular Chair
Sean Hanna is a very interesting architect/engineer that takes inspiration from nature for a variety of projects. The PAN_07 chair which was designed and manufactured in collaboration with Timothy Schreiber takes inspiration from advanced cellular lattices that occur in nature …
Pavlos Schizas and Mohammed Makki: Urban Metabolic Growth
Urban Metabolic Growth is a research attempt at applying the principles that define the growth of organisms to the gradual (or not so gradual) growth of cities and metropolises. Two case studies were adopted: 1. a region in northern China …