Robotic Rod-bending: Digital Drawing in Physical Space (2011)
article⁄Robotic Rod-bending: Digital Drawing in Physical Space (2011)
abstract⁄This paper details preliminary projectbased design research that emphasizes the development of tools and processes in tandem with the development of ideas and forms. Amid increasingly mechanized fabrication processes, this project injects the human as codewriter and toolbuilder, asserting authorship within the modes of production themselves. The initial output from this foray, wavePavilion is an architectural installation generated by computer algorithms and built using custom digital fabrication technology. Completed in June 2010, the project is located on the grounds of the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. wavePavilion has a footprint of 20x30 feet and stands 14 feet tall, containing over a kilometer of 14inch diameter steel rod.
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| Year |
2011 |
| Authors |
MacDowell, Parke; Tomova, Diana. |
| Issue |
ACADIA 11: Integration through Computation |
| Pages |
132-137 |
| Library link |
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| Entry filename |
robotic-rod-bending |
