Underlying Program Goals:

// lead students in HANDS-ON construction combined with a design studio education in order to discover new intersections between design and fabrication.


// foster a COLLABORATIVE studio environment such that students engage more fully in a dialogue with their peers, practitioners, context and communities.


// implement architecture, design and the making of space to catalyze POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE and stewardship of our built environment.

February 5, 2009

frozen form-making

http://picasaweb.google.com/charlesmgarcia/TRCPrototypesUmich06?authkey=8Zs_9p0oi6E&feat=directlink

here are a few images of fiber reinforced concrete experiments using a similar cube-frame strategy for generating the form. instead of spandex, we used a loose-weave mesh from jo-ann fabrics. after achieving the desired form, we painted the fabric with quik-crete and allowed to cure overnight. not incredibly clean results, but certainly a great way to maintain a form library for reference.
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Kyle Sturgeon said...

I think these also offer us a certain permanence that allows for us to view them in a much more informal and flexible way. just thinking of them as objects that can be turned free us from some of the constraints of modeling without rods or posts.

February 5, 2009 at 1:54 AM

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