CITA – The Rise from David Stasiuk on Vimeo.
Seeking Volunteers for Installation this Week!
As a part of the ACADIA conference “The Rise” from The Royal Danish Academy’s Center for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA) is a workshop that will explore the conceptualization, technologies and making of an architecture that is continuously sensing and dynamically adapting to its environment as it grows into form. The workshop is based in a research project into the digital design and fabrication of aggregations of variably sized bundles of fiber material that multiply, bend, branch, and recombine in a distributed assembly that manifests an alternative to traditional structural systems. Workshop participants will get insights into the algorithmic base, the CNC processes and the physical processes in a hands-on way. The workshop will finalize in a full-scale installation at the ACADIA conference at the University of Waterloo in Cambridge.
Those interested in participating in the installation can contact Zak Fish at zak.fish@uwaterloo.ca
There are still spots available for students who are interested in attending the workshop. Please email acadia.conference.2013.chairs@gmail.com stating your name, school affiliation and workshop in order to get registered. The reduced student spots are limited and will be given on a first-come first served basis. If you have any questions about the workshops please e-mail the same address as above. Register for the main ACADIA conference by clicking here.
Daily activity breakdown:
Day 1, Oct 19:
- Introduction to the concept and context of The Rise
- Hands-on with the digital growth system
- Assembly session I
Day 2, Oct 20:
- Introduction to the computational feedback system and the calibration of the particle based simulation
- Hands-on with material calibration
- Assembly session II
Day 3, Oct 21:
- Assembly session III,IV
Images and video are from the Fondation EDF’s exhibition “ALIVE – Designing with Living Systems”
Zak is the Co-Executive Director of the BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design. As a graduate student his research focuses on vacant commercial buildings and community development. An avid traveler, he explores on his bicycle, through his sketchbook and camera lens.
