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[Originally published 1st quarter 2010, in arcCA 10.1, “Parametrics and IPD.”] Author Stephen Phillips, AIA, PhD, is a California architect, educator, and scholar. He is Assistant Professor of Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS). Phillips has published widely and has received awards, grants, and fellowships for his work from the Getty Research Institute, Graham Foundation, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Canadian Center for Architecture, AIA, ACSA/AIAS, among other institutions. The form of the house is not amorphous, not a free for all form. On the contrary, its construction has strict boundaries according to the scale of…
Arturo Tedeschi is an architect and computational design specialist with more than ten years of experience in the avant-garde segment of architecture and industrial design (furniture, automotive, installations, products, footwear). He works as a consultant for leading companies, providing services and training related to Algorithms-Aided Design, complex geometry, digital fabrication, and data-driven design. He is the author of Parametric Architecture with Grasshopper and AAD Algorithms-Aided Design, the worldwide reference book on algorithmic modeling. He taught and was an invited speaker at Architectural Association School (London), Politecnico di Milano, IUAV (Venice), The University of Sydney, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation,…
Eilkhaneh by [SHIFT] Process Practice in Tehran, Iran Text description provided by the architects. Tribe House is our try in re-evaluating the lost values of Iranian domestic space. During the twentieth century, Iranians were rapidly modernized without actually understanding or going through the essential steps of modernity. Certain paradigms of domestic life was lost in this transition. In the capital, the city of Tehran, the city was rebuilt substantially in the span of a century. The two-story homes were substituted with four to five-story apartment buildings and urban life style was modified accordingly. Certain traditions in conception and erection of domestic space…
NOVA, FLATIRON HOLIDAY INSTALLATION BY SOFTLAB Nova was commissioned by the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership through a competition held by the Van Alen Institute. The installation takes its initial inspiration from the traditional gazebo (“I shall gaze”) as a pavilion within in a landscape that looks out in all directions. We used the rich historical context of the Flatiron Plaza site to frame the various landmark buildings and pedestrians through a series of scopes. These scopes create a pavilion that is different from all sides at street level, but from views above the pavilion looks like a seven pointed star.…
Melike Altinisik Architects showcased the Motion in the Shell installation at the 4th International Architectural Biennale in Antalya in 2017 and at the Design Week Turkey 2017. The installation, which is the end result of integrating traditional construction traditions in nature with modern and digital fabrication technologies, is inspired by the unique Mediterranean geographical location. The two main shells produced are designed as tools that create different areas of experience within the nature, using different materials and different fabrication techniques. Watch PA Talks 20, our interview with Melike Altinisik. While the ‘shell’ represents a static concept for its own existence,…
The featured Architect Reza Daneshmir of Fluid Motion Architects is an academician, writer, and a speaker for various talks. Born in 1965, Daneshmir actively pursued painting and music, and had several shows in some of Tehran’s established galleries, such as Seyhoun Gallery, Aria, Vanak No. 13, Iran’s First Biennale, and Niavaran Cultural Center among others. He began his professional career as an architect in 2000, with Ave Gallery that included the transformation of an abandoned swimming pool into an art gallery. With almost fifty architectural projects including Valiasr Mosque, Ava Center, Jaam Tower, Golfam Office Building, etc. Daneshmir has given…
The featured Architect Kourosh Hajizadeh of Hajizadeh and Associates is the winner of the prize for Architect of the Year, at the Middle East Architect Awards 2013. Born on June 30th, 1975 in Tehran, Hajizadeh started his education in architecture in 1993 at the Islamic Azad University of Tabriz. Taking inspiration from the rich culture and civilization of Iran, he published a book called “Dooman” which was about the lost culture and historical values of Tabriz in the form of sketches and verses. He has collaborated with famous architects like Bahram Shirdel, Seyyed Hadi Mirmiran, etc, and later founded his own practice.…
A group of 11 undergrad students from Tecnologico De Monterrey Campus Monterrey have constructed a Parametric Pavilion as a final exercise for the semester. The project started with an algorithm created by one of the students were a pyramidal shaped component was placed across a vaulted surface, creating a strong differentiation by changing its height. Another algorithm was elaborated to unfold all the 195 components to a flat surface to be laser cut and then folded to generate the pyramidal shape from a single piece of 3 millimeter Coroplast. The team carefully assembled all the components using an industrial staple gun and plastic…
Super-surface fabrication workshop in 2012 at the Architectural Association’s Emergent Technologies. Digital generative tools coupled with rapid prototyping/fabrication techniques have permeated architectural education and practice at all levels. The outcome of the design and production processes of any artefact (architectural or otherwise) are inextricably linked to the tools used in said processes. The study of design in conjunction with the tools used has been practiced since the times of Vitruvius, and it is only in the years following the Industrial Revolution up till the late 20th century, that the realm of architectural education has been divorced from that of fabrication. The rise of digital…
‘Indigo Deli’ by sameep padora and associates, mumbai, india all images courtesy of sameep padora and associates. Designed by mumbai-based firm Sameep Padora And Associates, the ‘Indigo Deli’, a delicatessen and dine-in restaurant transforms a mundane retail space within the palladium mall in mumbai, india. Denying the rigid geometries of the mall context, an undulating and interlocking structure swoops above the tables within the dining area. combining the qualities of a dome and surface, the hybrid form employs the structural strengths of both applications. The wooden armature is formed with rough textured plywood, contrasting the sleek copper lighting fixtures and built…