Computational Tectonics .lab

by user | March 11, 2024 | News, Projects, Research Stream1, Selected Project | 0 Comments

Axisymmetric Column No. 1 Description Axisymmetric Column No. 1 exemplifies a novel approach to large-scale robotic additive manufacturing, utilizing curved-layer fused filament fabrication (CLFFF) on a pre-stretched textile. It explores how patterning affects CLFFF...

Robotic Fabrication of Architectured Mycelium Composites for Sustainable Construction

by Editor | April 18, 2023 | News, Projects, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

MyCoLab: Robotic Fabrication of Architectured Mycelium Composites for Sustainable Construction Description Increasing awareness of the embodied carbon footprint of buildings has shifted interest in the construction industry towards the development of renewable and...

Co-designing Circular Plastics

by @fbw2yt | January 10, 2023 | News, Projects, Research Stream1, Selected Project | 0 Comments

The Co-designing Circular Plastics project was a small initiative. As proof of concept, PI 3D printed a scaled chair (1:2) with an industrial robotic arm. Development of a Co-designed Circular Interface A user interface (UI) was developed to integrate distinct aspects...

Generative Crossed Timber System

by user | December 31, 2021 | Research Stream1, Selected Project | 0 Comments

Generative Crossed Timber System Description The project “Generative Crossed Timber System” creates an open-ended timber system that can form different architectural elements by applying the notion of generative design, the materiality of wood, and digital...

Robotic Serpentine Wall

by Editor | December 1, 2020 | Research Stream2, Selected Project | 0 Comments

Robotic Serpentine Wall Description The project “Robotic Serpentine Wall” investigates new, unexpected uses of wood to construct an inhabitable structure. It created a structure that 1) celebrates steam bending’s ability to radically change wood’s structural...

Self-Forming Hygrosensitive Tectonics

Fall 2018 | Courses

Selected Project

Yin-Yu Fong, Kirk Gordon, Nicholas Grimes, Mengzhe Ye

Self-Forming Hygrosensitive Tectonics: Developing Doubly Curved Adaptive Morphologies from Uniplanar Bilaminate Construction Description This research develops a system of hygroscopically actuated bilaminated panels to generate self-forming doubly curved structures...