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ARCH100 - A Visual Thinking Pedagogy

ARCH100 - A Visual Thinking Pedagogy

First-year architecture design pedagogy based on concepts from George Stiny's Shape Grammars to develop abstract visual thinking skills

Curved Crease Pavilion 01

Curved Crease Pavilion 01

2d / 3d Transformation - Flat Sheets Become a 3d Form via Curved Folding

Curved Crease Pavillon 02

Curved Crease Pavillon 02

2d / 3d Transformation - Flat Paper Becomes a 3d Component via Curved Folding

Inverted Studio

Inverted Studio

Novel teaching techniques for online design studios

N.Y.S Bloom

N.Y.S Bloom

2d / 3d Transformation - Flat HDPE Sheets Become a 3d Shape via Inflation

Pop Up Drop Off - Inflatable Hypar Structure

Pop Up Drop Off - Inflatable Hypar Structure

2d / 3d Transformation - Welded planar patterns become inflatable 3d structures of design activism

Reused Plastic Waste Pavilion - Pop Up / Drop Off

Reused Plastic Waste Pavilion - Pop Up / Drop Off

2d / 3d Transformation - Inflatable Hypar Structure from Concentric Welding of Waste Plastic

StrapSteel Canopy

StrapSteel Canopy

2d / 3d Transformation - A Flat Mesh Becomes a Saddle via Lateral Compression

StrapSteel Greenhouse

StrapSteel Greenhouse

2d / 3d Transformation - A Flat Mesh Becomes a Saddle via Tension Membrane

Super Lightweight Pneumatic Formwork

Super Lightweight Pneumatic Formwork

2d / 3d Transformation - Self-Forming Pneumatic Formwork for Lightweight GFRC Fabrication

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