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3d printing – additive process study cases

By iaac | Published: October 22, 2010

AI. STOOL by Assa Ashuach The AI.MGX stool is designed by Assa Ashuach and consists the first product to be designed using a combination of 3D tools and artificial intelligence. Produced by laser sintering, the chair consists of a cosmetic skin and intelligent soft and hard structures. Like the biological structure and mechanism of bone, [...]

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Earthscrapers, by Rael San Fratello Architects.

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

Earthscrapers is an installation for the 2010 Biennial of the Americas that imagines the potential of employing CAD and CAM processes in the construction of a proto-architectural landscape—one where the building material source and the building itself are seamless. It also demonstrates the internal design, research and experimentation process by Rael San Fratello Architects in [...]

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Cell Cycle, by Nervous System.

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

Nervou System [http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com] is a design studio that works at the intersection of science, art, and technology. They create using a process that employs computer simulation to generate designs and digital fabrication to realize products. Drawing inspiration from natural phenomena, they write computer programs mimicking processes and patterns found in nature. Cell Cycle A collection [...]

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Urban Nebula

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

“The Urban Nebula installation designed by Zaha Hadid Architects explore the potential of precast concrete as a medium for repetitive and fluid form, they made a combination betwen repetitive precast moulding and computer numerical control (cnc) machine moulding.” The installation is composed of 150 blocks of black polished pre-cast concrete with a total mass of 30 tonnes, bolted together to [...]

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Case Studies: Prada Epicenter

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

The Prada Epicenter was designed by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog + de Meuron Architects in the Aoyama district, Tokyo (Japan). It was completed in 2003, and it is serves as a retail building for the Prada brand and its products. The building located in a corner has a small entrance ‘plaza’, and it is [...]

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Mobile performance venue

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

Study cases #1 By Herto Bayu Apriano I Published: October 21st 2010 The Mobile performance venue (MPV) is one of the temporary venue has designed to accommodate the live performance and the art exhibition activities. It designed by Various Architect that located in Oslo. The Mobile Performance Venue (MPV) aims to represent Arts Alliance Productions [...]

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Leaf Chapel

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

The Leaf chapel, designed by klein dytham Architecture is formed by 2 leaves – one glass, one steel – which have seemingly fluttered to the ground. The glass leaf with its delicate lace pattern motif emulates a pergola and the structure holding it up reminds one of the veins of a leaf which slowly become [...]

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Case studies: Cité du Design Saint Étienne

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

This particular international exhibition center was built to replace an old munitions factory in Saint Étienne, France, and it opened its doors to the public on October of last year (2009). The building designed by Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi of LIN Architects (Berlin and Paris) is conformed by auditoriums, meeting rooms, indoor gardens, exhibition [...]

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HOLLOW / entry in sukkah city

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

HOLLOW by ‘visiondivision’ hollow’ is an organic pavilion that changes the conditions for social interaction and behavior. simply built, using compression to hold the structure together, the concept is designed by visiondivision (ulf mejergren and anders berensson) as their competition entry for sukkah city, where designers / architects were asked to design a modern sukkah – a [...]

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GHOST_TRACK

By iaac | Published: October 21, 2010

GHOST_TRACK VIIIth VENICE BIENNALE EXHIBITION “Contexts”. Exhibition at the French Pavilion. 2002 Site: French Pavilion, Venice Client: French Ministry of Culture Size: 3200mm x 1200mm Cost: € 15,000 Design Team : David Serero & Elena Fernandez | ITERAE + Arnaud Descombes & Antoine Regnault | DZO “…It is easier to create a digital model of [...]

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