Cymatic Development
Throughout this studio group we have explored natural, mathematical and physical anomalies and tried to find the hidden data within it. Everything that exists gives out some sort of sound or vibration...
View ArticleBUNDLE
Digitally generated strands connected points between two planes, top and the bottom. The simple structures were modified simulating physical forces, this caused cohesion of strands and allowed...
View ArticleReciprocal Structures
A reciprocal frame is a self-supported three-dimensional structure made up of three or more sloping rods, which form a closed circuit. The inner end of each rod rests on and is supported by its...
View ArticleCurved Crease Folding
The history of curved crease folding goes back to as early as the Bauhaus, where a student had scored circular creases onto a paper in order to study its materiality. When a circular surface is folded...
View ArticleMiura Ori based curved surface origami structures
I have been researching Miura pattern origami as a structural solution for rapidly deployable structures. Miura ori are interesting as structures due to their ability to develop from a flat surface to...
View ArticleBismuth Crystal Growth
A crystal is a solid material whos atomic structure is arranged in an ordered and structured lattice system. The bismuth crystal, when melted into a liquid state and allowed to cool in specific...
View ArticleMinimal Surface – Hyperbolic Paraboloid Folding
Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces Minimal surface is an area minimizing surface whose mean curvature at any point is zero, and is often represented by the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire...
View ArticleMesh Recursive Subdivision based on Alain Fournier’s algorithm
The principle of the subdivision method to generate mountains is to recursively subdivide (split) polygons of a model up to a required level of detail. At the same time the parts of the split polygons...
View ArticlePattern Formation of Reaction-diffusion
Diffusion occurs when a substance moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, eventually reaching a state of equilibrium. When this substance is influenced by a local...
View ArticleSystem development – Cellular Automata
A cellular automaton is a collection of (coloured) cells arranged on a grid. The cells evolve on the grid through a number of time steps, according to a set of rules based on the states of the...
View ArticleRecursive Growth through Aggregation
The beauty of recursive algorithms is that they can be used to generate intricate sculptural shapes, through a simple definition. The first iteration starts with an edge condition (an element, object...
View ArticleTensegrity
Tensegrity structure or also known as tensional integrity, a portmanteau term that was coined by Buckminster Fuller in the 1960s. It is a structural principle which is based on the use of detached...
View Article21st November 2014 Tutorials
We are approaching the first “crit” of the term and our students are already proposing joyful projects for the Burning Man festival and Buro Happold’s newly refurbished HQ on Newman Street. The...
View ArticleCrit One
Some joyous proposals for both Burning Man and Buro Happold’s London office at yesterdays crit, the first of the year. Our guest critics were Andrew Best, James Solly, Andrei Jipa, Harry Charringdon...
View ArticleWebsite : ATLV/Education
[Image: A screen grab from the homepage of ATLV/Education]. ATLV/Education is a learning platform where a lot of resources for tutorials that would be a major help for beginner and intermediate...
View ArticleVulcan’s Flame
A geometric wall of fire burning on the sands of the Black Rock Desert. This immobile blaze stands as an edifice to Burning Man’s original figurehead. A burning yet fireless wall of plywood and acetate...
View ArticleThe Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is a 13ft cubic timber frame structure built from curved plywood beams. These beams join together at circular timber junctions and are arranged in such a way that they form a series of...
View ArticleThe Infinity Tree
Scorched, dry, barren, the desert wilderness sits silent, still, soundless, lifeless. Only the pale whispers of the delicate desert fauna can be heard. Whispering, softly a whisper becomes a murmur,...
View ArticleTemple of Autarky
This installation hovers around the idea of a society that is not familiar with the concept of hierarchy, and is instead based on the autonomy of each individual. The built form aims to sintesize such...
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