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Autonomous Origami: Material programming in natural fiber composites
Interactive Design | Online Workshop | Farsi + English | Europe-Mideast-Africa
Description:
Key Words: Material robotics,Shape-changing structures,Hygroscopic biocomposites,Adaptive Architecture
Required Skills: Rhino and Grasshopper (Basic/ intermediate)
Required Software: Rhino (5 or later)
Required Hardware: Laptop; Basic physical model making equipment, Specifically: Paper (with minimum 3 different thicknesses) and scotch tape
Maximum number of participating students: 15
این ورکشاپ جستجویی در زمینه های مواد هوشمند و قابل برنامه ریزی ، مکانیزم های الهام گرفته از اوریگامی و کریگامی و معماری پاسخگو و تطبیق پذیر است. با ترکیب مدل سازی فیزیکی و طراحی دیجیتال ، در این ورکشاپ یاد میگیریم که چگونه مواد و ساختارها می توانند در پاسخ به محرک های محیطی (مانند گرما و رطوبت) شکل خود را تغییر دهند بدون اینکه به سنسور یا موتور های الکترومکانیکی و یا مصرف انرژی نیاز داشته باشند.
به عنوان یک مطالعه موردی ، در این کارگاه ، مامفاهیم مربوط به برنامه ریزی مواد را با کاغذ ازمایش می کنیم. کاغذ، که در حدود نود الی نود و پنج درصد از سلولز تشکیل شده، قابلیت هایگروسکوپیک بسیار بالایی دارد. این قابلیت هایگروسکوپیک کاغذ می تواند برای ایجاد سازه هایی که در پاسخ به رطوبت تغییر شکل می دهند، به طور مثال باز و بسته می شوند، استفاده شود. در طی یک سری تمرینات مدل سازی فیزیکی و دیجیتال ، ما در می یابیم که چگونه می توان تغییر شکل تولید شده توسط ساختاد های دو لایه ی کاغذ و پلاستیک را با هندسه های الهام گرفته از اوریگامی و کریگامی ترکیب کرد تا ساختارهای متحرک و هموشمند ساخته شوند.
این کارگاه با سخنرانی ها و آموزش های مقدماتی با موضوع برنامه نویسی مواد ومدل سازی فیزیکی آغاز می شود. در مرحله بعد ، دانش آموزان گروه های 2-3 نفری تشکیل می دهند تا ایده پروژه خود را دنبال کنند. ادامه ی کارگاه توسعه پروژه از طریق نمونه سازی دیجیتال و فیزیکی خواهد بود. به موازات مدل های کاغذی و دیجیتال ، طرح (های) انتخاب شده از طریق پرینت سه بعدی با استفاده کامپوزیت های مبتنی بر سلولز تولید می شوند. روز آخر کارگاه به ارائه پروژه ها و بحث گروهی اختصاص خواهد داشت.


This workshop is an exploration into the fields of programmable matter, Origami and Kirigami inspired mechanisms, and responsive architecture. By combining craft and digital design, we explore how materials and structures can change their shape in response to environmental stimuli (such as heat and humidity) without requiring any electromechanical sensors or actuators or consuming energy.
As a case study, in this workshop, we explore material programming concepts with paper. Paper, with around 90-95% cellulose content, is highly hygroscopic. This hygroscopic property can be utilized to create structures that change shape (for example, open and close) in response to humidity. Through a series of physical and digital prototyping exercises, we explore how the motion generated by paper-plastic bilayers can be combined with Origami And Kirigami inspired geometries to create kinetic, humidity-responsive structures.
The workshop starts with introductory lectures and tutorials on the topic of material programming and hands-on prototyping with paper. Next, the students will form into groups of 2-3 to pursue a project idea. The rest of the workshop will be focused on project development through digital and physical prototyping. . In parallel to the paper models, selected design(s) will be manufactured via 3D-printing using cellulose-based biocomposite filaments. The final day of the workshop will be dedicated to the presentation of projects and group discussion.
Schedule:
Jun 27 - Jul 1
  • Day 1 / Jun 27

    14:00 - 17:00 (GMT+2:00) Zurich

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    08:00 - 11:00 (EST)

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    14:00 - 17:00 (CET)

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    20:00 - 23:00 (China)

    Lecture: Material programming with cellulose-based hygroscopic material systems / Tutorial: Digital design workflow/ Prototyping: turning paper into a humidity-responsive programmable matter
  • Day 2 / Jun 28

    14:00 - 17:00 (GMT+2:00) Zurich

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    08:00 - 11:00 (EST)

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    14:00 - 17:00 (CET)

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    20:00 - 23:00 (China)

    Lecture: Origami and Kirigami methods for designing self-shaping structures / Prototyping (physical + digital): Origami and kirigami inspired shape-changing structures / Project ideas pitch
  • Day 3 / Jun 29

    14:00 - 17:00 (GMT+2:00) Zurich

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    08:00 - 11:00 (EST)

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    14:00 - 17:00 (CET)

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    20:00 - 23:00 (China)

    Project development and discussion with tutors / Selection of design(s) for production via 3D-printing
  • Day 4 / Jun 30

    14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+2:00) Zurich

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    08:00 - 10:00 (EST)

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    14:00 - 16:00 (CET)

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    20:00 - 22:00 (China)

    Project development and discussion with tutors
  • Day 5 / Jul 1

    14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+2:00) Zurich

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    08:00 - 10:00 (EST)

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    14:00 - 16:00 (CET)

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    20:00 - 22:00 (China)

    Presentation of projects and discussion
Instructors:
  • Yasaman Tahouni Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD),PhD Candidate
    Yasaman Tahouni is a computational designer and maker from Tehran, Iran. She's currently pursuing her PhD at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD), University of Stuttgart. Previously, she received her B.S. in Architecture from the University of Tehran, and a dual M.Sc. degree in Architecture and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her research lies at the intersection of computation and materiality, and she seeks novel ways to bridge physical and digital computing to create adaptive, intelligent, and performative structures. Specifically, her research is focused on 4D-printed shape-changing structures, for which she develops customized computational fabrication processes that merge “smart” material technologies, additive manufacturing, and computation. Alongside her research, she is actively involved in (co-) teaching master’s degree courses on computational design, digital fabrication, and physical computing as well as advising master’s theses on the related topics.
  • Tiffany Cheng Institute for Computational Design and Construction,Research Associate
    Tiffany is a creative technologist from Taiwan with a background in architecture and robotic fabrication. Interested in the intersections between computation, materials, and robotics, her research focuses on the creation of digital-physical interactive workflows that allow mass-customization of material properties, behavior, and performance. Currently, Tiffany is a Research Associate at the ICD, where she researches programmable self-shaping material systems enabled by 4D-printing. Tiffany is also co-founder of Growy, a personalized gardening companion and AR experience. She previously worked with the MaP+S Group at Harvard GSD, developing novel materially informed digital fabrication strategies for bespoke carbon-fiber systems. She has also practiced with StudioFV, designing cycling infrastructure and bike facilities for LA Metro. Her professional experience ranges from electronics production and embedded programming to interaction design. Tiffany received her Master in Design Studies (with a concentration in Technology) from the GSD at Harvard University. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Minor in Digital Studies from the University of Southern California.
  • Dylan Wood ICD - University of Stuttgart,Research Group Leader
    Dylan Wood is a research group leader at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction at the University of Stuttgart. At ICD Dylan leads the Material Programming Research Group and teaches graduate students in related topics. His research is focused on developing intelligent design and fabrication principles for 'smart' shape-changing materials as a form of material robotics that can be applied in building systems, construction, and manufacturing. He has worked extensively in collaboration with material science partners at the ETH, Zurich, EMPA, Dübendorf, and the Physical Intelligence Department at the Max Plank Institute for Physical Systems, Stuttgart. His current doctoral research is funded by the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI / KTI), and the Getty Foundation’s GettyLab. He holds an ITECH, MSc. with distinction from the University of Stuttgart, and a B.Arch, magna cum laude from the University of Southern California. Professionally he has worked as a designer and computational fabrication specialist at Barkow Leibinger Architects in Berlin, Germany and DOSU Studio Architects in Los Angeles, CA.