Frameworks for Computational Design of Textile Micro-Architectures and Material Behavior in Forming Complex Force-Active Structures (2013)
article⁄Frameworks for Computational Design of Textile Micro-Architectures and Material Behavior in Forming Complex Force-Active Structures (2013)
abstract⁄Material behavior can be defined as the confluence of associative rules, contextual pressures and constraints of materialization. In more general terms, it can be parameterized as topologies, forces and materiality. Forming behavior means resolving the intricate matrix of deterministic and indeterministic factors that comprise and interrelate each subset of these material nherent conditions. This requires a concise design framework which accumulates the confluent behavior through successive and cyclical exchange of multiple design modes, rather than through a single design environment or set of prescribed procedures. This paper unfolds a sequencing of individual methods as part of a larger design framework, described through the development of a series of complex hybrid structure material morphologies. The ‘hybrid’ nature reflects the integration of multiple forceactive structural concepts within a single continuous material system, devising both selforganized yet highly articulated spatial conditions. This leads primarily to the development of what is termed a ’textile hybrid’ system an equilibrium state of tensile surfaces and bendingactive meshes. The research described in this paper looks to expose the structure of the textile as an indeterministic design parameter, where its architecture can be manipulated as means for exploring and differentiating behavior. This is done through experimentation with weftknitting technologies, in which the variability of individual knit logics is instrumentalized for simultaneously articulating and structuring form. Such relationships are shown through an installation constructed at the ggggallery in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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2013 |
| Authors |
Ahlquist, Sean; Menges, Achim. |
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ACADIA 13: Adaptive Architecture |
| Pages |
281-292 |
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| Entry filename |
frameworks-computational-design-textile-micro-architectures |
