ARC 5205 Advanced Theory
STUDENT NAME: Nathalie Restrepo
BOOK TITLE: Digital Fabrications Architectural and Material Techniques by Lisa Iwamoto
Theory Professor Neil Leach
DATE: 10/06/16
PAGES READ: 34-59, 88-105 Digital technologies have become a key element in revitalizing architecture design, as Lisa Iwamoto clearly demonstrates in a wide array of project examples in her book Digital Fabrications Architectural and Material Techniques. Iwamoto, an Architect and Structural Engineer, delves into how it is now possible to fluidly transition from computer-based designs to computer-controlled machinery to manifest custom building components. The chapters on Tessellation and Contouring are an attempt to demonstrate how CAD/CAM facilitate the work flow from the 3d modeling and creation of projects with added complexity, especially those that incorporate complex double-curved geometries.
Before the work presented in this book can be discussed further, it is important to have background information on the two techniques and main modes of 3d modeling that will be referred to throughout the essay. Tessellation and contouring are not novel techniques; they’ve been around for hundreds of years but their implementation in design was previously limited due to the fact that tessellated and contoured projects were hand crafted, labor intensive, and time consuming. Tessellation (occasionally referred to as tiling) is defined as “a collection of pieces that fit together without gaps to
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A rapid prototype is defined as a 3D model generated rapidly with the help of Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawing. The process of creating such a masterpiece requires a number of prerequisites to be fulfilled on the onset of creating the 3D model. The various portions of the model are built layer after layer. The processes involved in the creation process include solid ground curing; selective laser sintering, fused deposition modelling, and stereo lithography.
2. 3D printing is done by creating an object on a computer, once the object has been designed to perfection, the information is sent to a 3D printer and is printed layer by layer until the object is complete.
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Tessellations are a type of art form that uses multiple geometric objects in a repeating pattern to create a piece of art. Tessellations usually are very bright and colorful, and do not have a certain portrait or landscape focus. There are many different Tessellations that are all original in their own sense. Some artists even make their Tessellations look like real objects or creatures, like M. C. Escher’s popular piece “Sky and Water,” which depicts a tessellation of a bird turning into a fish and vice versa.
“Although 3-D printers are not yet a standard part of home-computing equipment, the latest generation of devices, such as Cube® by 3D Systems, the Cubex™ or Makerbot’s Replicator™2X - which retail for between one and three thousand US dollars - are bringing the possibility of home manufacturing one step closer to reality” (Jewell). Now the biggest difference between traditional manufacturing and 3D printing will be the emergence of mass customization. Goods will be, “infinitely more customized, because altering them won’t require retooling, only tweaking the instructions in the software. Creativity in meeting individuals’ needs will come to the fore, just as quality control did in the age of rolling out sameness” (D'Aveni). When you have a product that is printed out individually from software with your own customization, then there would be no reason in buying a product that will look like something another person can own because of its ordinary accessibility. Creating physical 3D models in a fast, easy and affordable way has great potential, especially when you can do it in the comfort of your home.
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Have you ever looked into the concepts behind what makes a tessellation? Tessellations are made using a combination of artistic and mathematical abilities. M.C. Escher was a talented man from the Netherlands who made tessellations. He made such interesting art pieces of various types by using mathematical concepts and artistic details. M.C. Escher’s techniques on his tessellations made them stand out to viewers.
Amanda Patek November, 27 2017 History Professor Jaffe France France is located in western Europe, being one of the larger countries land mass wise, is bordered by the smaller countries Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. France became a republic in 1792 due to the French Revolution against the royal rule of the monarchy. The Revolution started with the storming of the Bastille in July 1789, an event that is celebrated every year all over France known as Bastille Day. Just a few years after in 1794 the French adopted their tricolor flag, of blue, red and white.
Last month we featured an article that spoke of the benefits of prefabrication constructions in interior design. In today’s fast paced society, time is of the essence. Using prefabricated interior solutions are an excellent alternative to conventional construction methods, as they make the construction process quicker, more flexible and more efficient, as well as help cut down production costs.
Terra Cotta, an Italian words meaning “baked earth”, is a durable, flexible, and fireproof building material that made of clay. One of its largest advantages is that no matter how intricate design patterns, it can be casted into any applicable shapes. The modeling task is much easier and can be reusable compared with other casting materials, especially with a limited range of modeling tools. Small details that was hard to be achieved in the stone carving can be accomplished easily in the malleable material, and once burned under a high temperature, terra cotta will harden and make it shapes like strong masonry(but comparatively lightweight and cheap in cost). Since its versatile characteristics, terra cotta became a favorite material of Sullivan when designing the ornamentation part of the Wainwright building, and such delicate task will be never executed by using other
3D printing technology is changing the way we view the world. With a few keystrokes on the computer and a 3D printer, you can create anything from toys, guns, and even prosthetic limbs (Carter 2014). However, there are now companies within the Unites States and the world, who have begun experimenting with the feasibility of creating structures out of concrete through this same 3D printing process. With the current trend, these companies estimate they can construct new buildings from start to finish in under one day (RT 2014). Even with the US and the world facing a housing crisis,
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Additive manufacturing has been developing since 19841. Charles hull invented it. In additive manufacturing 3 dimensional products are built by staking materials layer by layer. It is also known as 3D printing. The scope of technology is sky rocketed with the intervention of the fourth-dimension time, which is 4D printing technology. The interesting feature of 4D printing is it can transform from 1D to 3D shape, 1D surface to 3D shape, or can morph from 3D form to another form. In other words, the products can change and adapt to the external stimuli. This is a recent advancement in technology additive manufacturing combined concepts of shape memory materials and biomimetic composite