Plato's Columns: Platonic Geometries vs. Vague Gestures in Robotic Construction (2017)
article⁄Plato's Columns: Platonic Geometries vs. Vague Gestures in Robotic Construction (2017)
abstract⁄This paper examines the inherent possibilities for architectural production in automated deposition modeling techniques, primarily explored through the use of industrial robots in combination with plastic deposition heads. These robots, in combination with various polymers, toolpaths and colorations, served as a design ecology for the exploration of emergent behaviors in robotic construction. The relationship between geometry Euclidian, topological, fractal, mechanical properties of material plasticity, elasticity, viscosity, resilience, optical properties color, absorbance, transmittance, scattering, and the gestural qualities of robotic toolpaths constitute the palette adopted for the presented project. The project combines the rigor of a platonic body Figure 2 with the emergent properties of vague gestures. The introduction of moments of uncertainty in the process produces glitches that are embraced as an opportunity to find novel aesthetic conditions. The profound entanglement with the postdigital realm is discussed as the discursive plane of thinking applied to the project.
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| Year |
2017 |
| Authors |
Manninger, Sandra; del Campo, Matias. |
| Issue |
ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION |
| Pages |
374-381 |
| Library link |
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| Entry filename |
plato-s-columns |
