Compositions

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To understand the ingredients of an artifact like architectural construct is to know the intrinsic behaviors of the materials used and the formations that can be adapted to them. Traditionally, architects envision the use of materials provided to them. In this course, we will experiment with designing a material. Focusing on composites, binders and fibers can be selectively mixed and calibrated to create the material behaviors corresponding to the specifics of a design sensibility. Concrete, resin, bioplastics, silicone, glues along with a range fibrous materials and/fillers would be the subject of material research. The course is consisted of parallel development of advanced computational modeling, material experimentation and fabrication concluding with a group project of a pavilion/large furniture scale construct.