Dec 11, 2014
Bio-inspired 3D Printed Hygroscopic Programmable Material Systems
seen from Malaysia
seen from Brazil
seen from Greece
seen from Germany
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Pakistan
seen from United Kingdom
seen from India
seen from Hong Kong SAR China
seen from United States
seen from Maldives
seen from United States
seen from Greece
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from China
Bio-inspired 3D Printed Hygroscopic Programmable Material Systems
Title: HygroScope
Category: #computationalmorphogenesis #materialbehaviour #materialcomputation responsiveenvironments
Author: Achim Menges, Steffen Reichert
Year: 2012
Url: http://www.achimmenges.net/?p=5083
Description : HygroScope - Meteorosensitive Morphology explores a novel mode of responsive architecture based on the combination of material inherent behaviour and computational morphogenesis. The dimensional instability of wood in relation to moisture content is employed to construct a climate responsive architectural morphology. Suspended within a humidity controlled glass case the model opens and closes in response to climate changes with no need for any technical equipment or energy. Mere fluctuations in relative humidity trigger the silent movement. The material structure itself is the machine.
Peristalsis is derived from the ancient Greek peristaltikos which means contraction. Today the word is often used in medicine, referring to the rippling motion of muscles in tubular organs, which are characterized by the alternate contraction as well as relaxation of the muscles that propel the contents onward. Although its use in medicine predominated, this phenomenon became a point of departure for the technology that enables this form of spatial and social dynamics.
Oxman Neri, Joachim Mitchell (2006) | Peristalcity: A Circulatory Habitat Cluster for Manhattan | Thresholds 32: Access, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
In my reading-list for a project on the topic of Materialogy (the title is not yet set)……
Title: Material (In)Formation
Category: #materialcomputation #materialbehaviour
Author: Achim Menges
Year: 2012
Url: http://www.achimmenges.net/?cat=236
Description: Achim Menges practice and research focuses on the development of integral design processes at the intersection of evolutionary computation, algorithmic design, biomimetic engineering and computer aided manufacturing that enables a highly articulated, performative built environment. His work is based on an interdisciplinary approach in collaboration with structural engineers, biomimetic engineers, computer scientists, material scientists and biologists.
Title: itke
Category: #materialbehaviour #materialcomputation
Author: Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design. University of Stuttgart.
Year: 2012
Url: http://www.itke.uni-stuttgart.de/index.php
Description: Itke’s design approach explores elastic bending, material computation, folding kinematics found in various plant movements like leaf and flower openings and aims to transcend these mechanism to the design of lightweight constructions and adaptive cladding systems