Self Assembly of Building Scale ElementsDesign Studio, NC tools & New Design Languages Prof. Larry SassJennifer SeelyDepartment of Architecture and PlanningMIT21 Century of ArchitectureArchitects will design and build Non Euclidian Space[ Change the way architects are taught – Studio][ Change Tools – NC ][Embedded knowledge or rule into building components]Lever House – NYC 19521. Mass manufacturing2. Multiple components of the same size or geometry3. Relationship of drawings to manual construction 4. Adjustments can be made during construction20 CenturyEuclidian DesignFrank Gehry Stata Center1. High Cost2. Precise Machinery to Build/Construct3. Precise Machinery to Design21 CenturyNon - Euclidian DesignA [ New Design Studio ]Computation and Precise Tools90sWilliam MitchellB[ Numerically Controlled Machinery (NC) ]00sMIT Servo Lab – 1952ComputerAided DesignProject1963 - MITProgram Machine Control Unit Processing EquipmentCAD COMPUTER NCC[ Embedded knowledge or rule into building components ]Self Assembling Building Components10”9”Relationship to realitydivision of surface and componentsassembly methodsa+b = distance gg(x) = real distanceaba-design fileb-construction filec-cut sheetEif Form – Kristi Shea[ All Nodes are different ]21 Century of ArchitectureUsing Precise ToolsNon – Euclidian Design can happen in the Studio[Studio] [NC ] [Embedded
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