Monthly Archives: February 2014

Aerogel

  The material under investigation was the use of aerogel in the field of architecture as a potential structural and electrically conductive material specific to the construction industry. Aerogel was chosen as it is currently used in the field of architecture for insulation and skylight purposes only. The vision was to use it for other [...]

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Rheological Matter

The project is based on creating a structural system that reacts to certain stimuli and changes its configuration within a given space. The nature of responsiveness can occur after the structure is erected, resulting in real-time reactions to its local users. We experimented with different materials which were activated with various stimuli such as shear force, electricity, [...]

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