How could design be used as a method of interrogation for addressing larger cultural, social, or political issues? How could we explore the possibility of using emerging technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence in order to subvert the status q...

This work-in-progress paper describes a body of research that utilizes the invention and application of a novel method to 3D-print calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The resultant 3D-printed objects can be computationally optimized and used as a scaffold for the growt...

Algorithmic design (AD) uses algorithms to describe architectural designs, producing results that are visual by nature and greatly benefit from immersive visualization. Having this in mind, several approaches have been developed that allow architects to access...

This paper explores several historical and contemporary examples of architecture that employ graphic texture mapping in their design processes. The technique of texture mapping is outlined as a particular formal relationship between images, geometric scaffolds...

To ensure unloading of the whole amount of stored product by gravity, the steel silos are often placed on supporting frame structure. The values of stresses in the joints between the thin shell and supporting frame elements are extremely high. It can cause loc...

Form{less} focuses on the creation of complex thin-shell concrete forms using robotically thermoformed plastic molds. Typically, similar molds would be created using the vacuum forming process, producing direct replications of the pattern. Creating molds with ...

The paper details computational mapping and modeling techniques from an ongoing design research project titled Irradiated Shade, which endeavors to develop and calibrate a computational toolset to uncover, represent, and design for the unseen dangers of ultrav...

This paper investigates an interactive and adaptive control system for kinetic architectural applications with a distributed sensing and actuation network to control modular fiber-reinforced composite components. The aim of the project was to control the actua...

With the advancement of additive manufacturing, computational approaches are gaining popularity in midsole design. We develop an experimental understanding of the midsole as a field and develop designs that are informed by running data. We streamline two data ...

This paper reviews and explores the topological properties of surface disclinations applied to elastic sheets and suggests how these properties may be reproduced at an architectural scale. A variety of surface disclinations and their translation from digital a...

Hybrid robot systems that cooperate with live organisms is an active area of research, in part to leverage biological advantages such as adaptivity, resilience, and sustainability. Formica Forma explores new possibilities of codesigning and cofabricating in pa...

This study presents a BIM-based automatic contact tracing method using a stations-oriented indoor localization (SOIL) system. The SOIL system integrates BIM models and existing network infrastructure (i.e., Wi-Fi), using a clustering method to generate roomlev...