AA - Tehran Visiting School - Summer 2010
Unit Tutor: Kasper Ax + Omid Kamvari
Workshop Title: MANUFACTURING SIMPLEXITIES
Unit Subject: Manufacturing the Immaterial
This workshop looks into the abstract realm between the material and the immaterial- and seeks a synergy between the two. The intriguing digital hype that has changed the working methodology of the architect has enabled complexity, efficiency and accuracy beyond what we have seen before. However, it has also changed the balance between idea and production and directed the focus of the architect towards a process where the medium ultimately dictates organisation and expression. We will contest that process and discuss matter before manner, but ultimately endeavour to break any hierarchy between the two.
The IMMATERIAL will be introduced as a study on the optical and visual effects obtained in works of OP art- . The immaterial quality will act as performance criteria for a geometric exploration where the aim is to manufacture a large scale architectural piece informed by a set of simple rules that are based on manipulation of a given MATERIAL. (http://tehran.aaschool.ac.uk/2010programme03)
Visual Effects
Bending Rules in Small Scale Testing
Working Process
Exhibition Photos
WORKSHOPS
Rainbow Chair
FaBrickation
Held by CEAT (Center of Excellence in Architectural Technology) - University of Tehran - April 2011
Mehrad Mahnia, Mehran Haghbin, Mani Khosrovani, Ardavan Bidgoli
Fereshteh Shahmiri, Hasan Karimi, Reza Salehi, Yassaman Esfahlani, Radman Nasiri, Mohsen Fayaz Bakhsh, Amirreza Azade, Reza Abedi
Designnig the TOOLS & SYSTEM as a FORM GENERATOR
although in this workshop there is no access to any kind of robots for digital fabrication, based on designing so simple tool for form finding, creation of formal and parametric surface walls became possible.
TOTOLS/SYSTEM
1/1 Scale of Models
Molding - Technique 1 - Real Size of Bricks :
Molding - Technique 1 - Small Scale of Bricks :
Molding - Technique 2 - Small Scale of Bricks :
