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Anthony M Giannini _Master of Architecture 2012 University of California, Berkeley
AIA Henry Adams Award
_Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2010 University of Idaho Summa Cum Laude
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CONTENTS MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
University of California, Berkeley
Fall 2010-Spring 2012
GRADUATE WORKS RE-FUSE | Master of Architecture Thesis Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Instructor: Ronald Rael Rael San Fratello Architects
theX | Arch 202 Advanced Option Studio Fall 2011 Instructor: Jordi Truco HYBRIDa
Modo City | Arch 201 Studio: Case Studies in Design Spring 2011 Instructor: Mark Anderson Anderson Anderson Architecture
DeConstruction | Arch 201 Studio: Case Studies in Design Fall 2010 Instructor: Jill Stoner
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
University of Idaho
Fall 2005-Spring 2010
UNDERGRADUATE WORKS Elliptigo | Arch 454 Design Studio Spring 2010 Instructor: Randal Teal
ICMA Firestation | Arch 354 Design Studio Spring 2009 Instructor: Frank Jacobus
RE路FUSE
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re-fusing refuse to create performative architecture, whereby alleviating societies of their state of refuse
RE·FUSE Our consumer-oriented society has created a shifting paradigm in which trash is now our largest renewable resource: a new non-natural nature. Paper and plastic comprise over 50% of the globe’s landfill. When this waste is perceived as a new-natural resource it can be mined to produce the building materials of the future. It is imperative that we integrate this ubiquitous resource into emergent rapid manufacturing technologies coupled with a real-time, hands-on-digital approach. Americans alone, throw away enough office paper to build a 12’ high wall from LA to NY and enough plastic bottles to circle the globe 4 times each year. re·fuse explores how paper and plastic can be transformed into multi-performative materials—cellulose fiber and extruded recycled plastics, how these materials, when calibrated through digital design and fabrication processes, can create architectural skins that respond to views and light and create insulation and water proofing, and proposes a new vision for additive manufacturing at large scales.
Thesis Review 05 May 2012 UC Berkeley Wurster Hall New Gallery Review Committee
[RR] Ronald Rael [LC] Leigh Christy [PT] Peter Testa
Thesis Studio Director, UCB Writer/Architect Testa/Weiser SciArch
[JA] Javier Arbona
Academic/Intellectual
[DG] David Gissen
Experimental Historian, CCA
[JS]
Jill Stoner
[JB] Joseph Becker [MK] Melanie Kaba [DF] David Fletcher [TB] Tom Buresh
Professor/Chair of Graduate Adv, UCB Curator SF MOMA Theorist Researcher, UCB Professor, CCA Chair, Department of Arch, UCB
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Fall 2011 - Spring 2012 University of California, Berkeley Master’s Thesis Instructor: Ronald Rael Rael San Fratello Architects
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Using the readily available paper and plastic refuse on site, many developing civilizations can create an inversion whereby alleviating the negative impacts of refuse and creating beautiful architecture.
DEPOLOYABLE MACHINES PRINT BUILDING MODULES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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108.61 Empire State Buildings
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2010 United States MSW Generated 2010 United States Total Total MSW Generation 250 Million Tons (before recycling) 250 Million Tons (pre-recycling)
United States Landfill Resources
United States Landfill Resources
other glass
5%
astic
wood
50%
28.5%
rubber, leather textiles
Paper
Paper
33% recycled
25%
metals
FILL
Plastic
12.4% Plastics
STIC
food scraps
72 million tons of paper/year
41.4 million tons of plastic/year
yard trimmings 258.84 million cubic yards
148.833 million cubic yards incinerated
PAPERPLASTIC
ion tons of paper/year
lion cubic yards
Ocean Garbage Patches
41 Million Tons of Plastic/Year (USA only) Ocean Garbage Patches
Largest Global Trash Conglomerates
41.4 million tons of plastic/year
189 Empire State Buildings 148.833 million cubic yards
72 Million Tons of Plastic/Year (USA only)
tes Landfill Resources
188.88 Empire State Buildings
108.61 Empire State Buildings
72 million tons of paper/year
41.4 million tons of plastic/year
258.84 million cubic yards
148.833 million cubic yards
bage Patches
50% Paper
25% Plastic
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cinerated
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LANDFILL PAPER PLASTIC 50%
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Ocean Garbage Patches
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NEW -NATURAL RESOURCES
Plastic
Material Samples
entification Code
n identification coding system for plastic, represented by the numbers on the of plastic containers, was introduced by SPI, the plastics industry trade ion, in 1988. Municipal recycling programs traditionally target packaging ers, and the SPI coding system offered a way to identify the resin content of and containers commonly found in the residential waste stream. Plastic ding system forare plastic, represented by the numbersthat on the old containers usually marked with a number indicates the type of ers, was introduced by SPI, the plastics industry trade Consumers can then use this information to determine whether or not certain nicipalarerecycling traditionally target packaging ypes collectedprograms for recycling in their area. Contrary to common belief, just oding system offered way to identify content of looks very similar e a plastic product hasathe resin numberthe in aresin triangle, which ommonly found itindoes the not residential stream. Plastic cycling symbol, mean it waste is collected for recycling. usually marked with a number that indicates the type of en Identification use this information sin Codes to determine whether or not certain for recycling PET in their area. Contrary to common belief, just has the resin number in a triangle, which looks very similar HDPE does not mean it is collected for recycling. Vinyl 3” LDPE odes PP PS OTHER
Material Samples THERMOPLASTICS
Resin Identification Code
Plastic Material Samples The resin identification coding system for plastic, represented by the numbers on the of plastic containers, was introduced by SPI, the plastics industry trade Material:bottom association, in 1988. Municipal recycling programs traditionally target packaging
because a plastic product has the resin number(HDPE) in a triangle, which looks very similar high-density polyethylene (plasticnot grocery bags) to the recycling 3”symbol, it does mean it is collected for recycling.
3”
polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum
4 5 6 7
binder wheat-based
3”
Vinyl LDPE PP PS OTHER
material newspaper
newspaper How Plastic Is Made
newsprint
3”
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Binder:
binder wheat-based glue
Plastics can be divided in to two major categories: thermosets sugar & unbleached wheat flour and thermoplastics. A material thermoset solidifies or “sets” irreversibly when heated. They are useful for their newspaper durabilityglue and 3”strength, and are therefore used primarily in automobiles and newsprint wheat-based construction applications. Other binder uses are adhesives, inks, and coatings.
material newspaper newsprint
.5” wheat-based sugar & unbleached wheat flour glue
3”
sugar & unbleached wheat flour
A thermoplastic softens when exposed to heat and returns to original condition at room temperature. Thermoplastics can easily be shaped and molded into products 3”such as milk jugs, floor coverings, credit cards, and carpet fibers.
Agency
.5”
sugar & unbleach
sugar & unbleached wheat flour
Material:
to two major categories: thermosets and thermoplastics. A oplastic softens when exposed to heat and returns to original condition at ets” irreversibly when heated. useful for mperature. Thermoplastics can They easily are be shaped andtheir molded into products and are therefore used credit primarily in and automobiles and milk jugs, floor coverings, cards, carpet fibers. Other uses are adhesives, inks, and coatings. 3” mental Protection Agency hen exposed to heat and returns to original condition at oplastics can easily be shaped and molded into products verings, credit cards, and carpet fibers.
polyethylene therm
binder .5” wheat-based glue SPI Resin Identification Codes wheat-based glue 1 PET sugar & unbleached wheat flour 2 HDPE 3”3
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material high-density p VO (plastic groce
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polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum
astic Is Made
can be divided in to two major categories: thermosets and thermoplastics. A et solidifies or “sets” irreversibly when heated. They are useful for their y and strength, and are therefore used primarily in automobiles and ction applications. Other uses are adhesives, inks, and coatings.
80%
THERMOPLASTICS VOLUME
material containers, and thepolyethylene SPI coding system offered a way to identify the resin content of (HDPE) high-density high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles and containers commonly found in thegrocery residential waste stream. Plastic bags) (plastic grocery bags) are usually marked (plastic household containers with a number that indicates the type of binder to determine whether or not certain plastic.thermoplastic Consumers can then use this 3” .5”information polyethylene from petroleum wheat-based glue plastic types are collected material for recycling in their area. Contrary to common belief, just
.5”
binder wheat-based
sugar & unbleach
3”
Environmental Protection Agency
material newspaper
Material:
newsprint
newspaper
3”
3”
Binder:
.5”
binder polyvinyl acetate (PVA glue) (C4H6O2)n
Paper
material newspaper
3”
material variation
newsprint
.5” binder polyvinyl acetate (PVA) (C4H602) polyvinyl acetate (PVA glue) (C4H6O2)n 3”
material newspaper newsprint
Paper
3”
.5”
material variation
binder polyvinyl acet
3”
material newspaper newsprint
Material:
3”
.5”
newspaper 3”
Binder:
material newspaper
3”
binder wheat paste (powder-based)
paper density
vegetable starch
newsprint
.5”
wheat paste (powder) 3” starch vegetable
binder wheat paste (powder-based)
paper density
material newspaper
vegetable starch
newsprint
3”
.5”
binder wheat paste
vegetable starch
material 2 parts newspaper
3”
newsprint
1 part paper mache paper, clay, plaster
material 2 parts newspaper .5”
3”
newsprint
Material:
3”
1 part paper mache paper, clay, plaster
binder
low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch or glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by α-(1->4) or α -(1->6) glycosidic bonds.
dextrine 2 parts newspaper3” .5” clay, plaster) 1 part paper mache (paper,
aperture variation
material 2 parts news
low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch or glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by α-(1->4) or α -(1->6) glycosidic bonds.
Binder:
3”
dextrine
low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch or glycerin vegetable starch material paper mache .5” paper, clay, plaster binder dextrine
3”
3”
binder dextrine
Material:
3”
material paper mache
paper, clay, plast
binder dextrine 3”
binder dextrine
.5”
low-molecular-we by the hydrolysis
Dextrins are mixtu units linked by αglycosidic bonds
3”
low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch or glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by α-(1->4) or α-(1 ->6) glycosidic bonds.
low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch or glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by α-(1->4) or α-(1 ->6) glycosidic bonds.
Binder:
3”
dextrine
1 part paper
paper, clay, plaster
paper mache (paper, clay, plaster) .5”
newsprint
aperture variation
dextrines are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by a-(1->4) or a-(1->6) glycosidic bonds.
module thickness variation
material paper mache
paper, clay, plaste
binder dextrine
module thickness variation 3”
.5”
3”
low-molecular-wei by the hydrolysis Dextrins are mixtu units linked by α-( glycosidic bonds.
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NEW NATURAL MATERIALS
Paper
Plastic
Material Research and Development raw paper
raw plastic
GRIND
GRIND
grinded paper
coarse > fine
grinded plastic
FILTER
MELT
grinded paper | binder
ultra-fine paper powder
melted plastic
BINDER
Paper and plastic have added an inconceivable amount to the ubiquitous cultural waste that literally covers the globe, embedding in them the greatest potential for repurposing. The methodology for potentializing these materials as performative materials, as generated through the additive manufacturing process, was through a series of empirical studies. Paper and plastic (PP) have an integrally complementary relationship that proves highly practicable as building materials and assemblies. In the case of refuse, the strategized dichotomy between these materials is essential.
EXTRUDE
grinded paper | binder | moisture
plastic filament
In brief, paper has innately high insulative properties, both thermally and acoustically. When combined with a bonding agent, synthetic or natural, it has a compressive strength comparable to oriented strand board and fibrous concrete. Where the properties of paper fall short, plastic upholds forte. Plastic has the capacity for high tensile stress while being intricately formed and waterproofed. The relationship between paper and plastic can be lightly compared to that of concrete and steel. Through the course of re路fuse studies, two pioneering processes for reusing paper and plastic in additive manufacturing have been expanded. A handful of companies are developing ways in which Thermoplastics, 80% of all plastics, can be ground up, melted and extruded into new filament for use in fused-deposition-modelers. Through a process that I developed, paper can now be grinded and 3d-printed in standard 3d-printers that lay down successive layers of material in a bed, and it can be extruded in forthcoming fused-deposition-modelers. By choreographing the coarseness of the resultant paper and the variation of fused plastic, the material properties can be transformed for maximum performance.
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PERFORMATIVE FACADE: 3D-PRINTED PLASTIC AND PAPER MODULES
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Top: Automated module layout and labeling for fabrication. Below: Automated Material Quantification using paper and plastic. Parametric Grasshopper Model responding to change of porosity. Bottom: Form Analysis of Annual Incident Radiation.
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Paper
Paper
Paper
Paper
Paper
Paper
439,871 in³ 7,542.37 lbs Plastic
505,894 in³ 8,674.45 lbs Plastic
564,988 in³ 9,687.72 lbs Plastic
600,709 in³ 10,300 lbs Plastic
622,467 in³ 10,673 lbs Plastic
635,830 in³ 10,902 lbs Plastic
182,360 in³ 5,242.68 lbs
191,549 in³ 5,506.89 lbs
203,742 in³ 5,857.42 lbs
600,709 in³ 10,300 lbs
224,501 in³ 6,454.21 lbs
232,511 in³ 6,684.54 lbs
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
50
60
MARCH
70
APRIL
80
MAY
JUNE
439,871
505,894
564,988
600,709
622,467
635,830
9.427962
10.84
12.11
12.88
13.34
13.63
7,542.37
8,674.45
9,687.72
10,300
10,673
10,902
215.59
247.84
276.79
294.29
304.94
311.48
182,360
191,549
203,742
214,958
224,501
232,511
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PARAMETRIC FORM-FINDING VIA GRASSHOPPER
Computational Design Methods
Through a deep material research and development of waste paper and plastic, there has been an emergence of high-performance materials that arise through the additive manufacturing processes of 3D-printing and fuseddeposition-modeling. As these additive manufacturing processes are digitally produced, the newly invented materials of waste paper and plastic lend themselves to be fully integrated into a highly computational design process and output. In these wall case studies, the Rhinoceros plug-in, Grasshopper, was used as the parametric tool to manage a large variety of variables with material properties in order to create performative walls comprised of proliferated components. In short, parametric design means that a limitless variety of parameters can be used to create a resultant solution. While any variable changes, the resultant is automatically updated based on the new parameters. Variables including, and not limited to, local conditions of climate and natural forces can be integrated into the Grasshopper definition. The re路fuse wall was designed as a curtain wall in a mixed-use gallery typology that responds to human view conditions, internal illuminance levels, and optimal daylighting control. Depending on dimensional restrictions of available 3d-printers, contractor JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER assembly preferences and aesthetic adoptions, a grid is created over the proposed wall surface. This grid creates a series of unique, allowably double-curved surfaces, each having a unique surface normal, and determines the relative size of the components. By first analyzing the internal conditions of eye-level views out towards the
San Francisco skyline, the individual component aperture diameters in the relative x-axis are parametrically sized to create a distinctive view and illuminance gradient along the wall. Simultaneously, the normals of each parent surface are analyzed for incident radiation and its exclusive relationship to the local sun angles. Based on the newly created aperture of each component and basic Pythagorean theories, which are written in the Grasshopper definition, a component depth along the relative y-axis is automatically created. The result is a global-scale, limitlessly-curved wall comprised of proliferated unique components that create the optimal views and lighting conditions that were desired. As all of the geometry in the re路fuse wall is parametric, being linked to any variable desired, other factors such as material thickness, plastic versus paper, are controlled. The amount of paper and plastic in the form is automatically quantified and outputted. This creates an instant feedback that allows the designer to wholly understand the materialusage implications for use in design decisions and reviews. For example, on page 14, as the overall porosity of the wall changes, the quantity of paper and plastic is recorded. In this case, relative to intuition, an unexpected result occurs: a proportional relationship between porosity and material quantity. As porosity increases, material quantity increases. OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Situations like these demonstrate the stipulation of utilizing parametric design to provide immediate feedback of ones design decisions.
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PERFORMATIVE FACADE: 3D-PRINTED PLASTIC AND PAPER MODULES
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Left: 1:1 scale, 3d-printed waste paper, mock-up wall. Structural design inspired by the material-to-structure efficiency of sectional bird bone. Below: Full model. Actual dimensions: 36”W x 20”H
3D-PRINTED WASTE-PAPER PROTOTYPE WALL
We can now take this form that we design digitally and start to imagine it in real life, very easily, and prove the computational, performative qualities of our design.
“Since I’ve proven that these materials can be used in additive manufacturing technologies, it lends itself to be used in a really heavy digital and computational design process.
Here is where I’m taking pa-
per and plastic and letting it respond to a series of variables including lighting conditions, view conditions etc, while giving back a real-time, quantitative feedback of the amount of paper and plastic being used in these modules that it’s laying out. Specifically, it is showing how it automatically lays out these modules as you’re changing those variables. Another great thing about the process of additive manufacturing is the connection between the digital and the physical world: it now is becoming very close and this relationship is evolving everyday.”
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Left: 1:1 scale, re·fuse prototype wall. Fused-Deposition-Modeled recycled plastic shell, infilled with medium-coarse, binded waste paper. Each component is unique, being shaped by the grasshopper script to optimize sunlight control of the interior space. Actual dimensions: 36”W x 20”H.
FUSED DEPOSITION MODELED RE-FUSE PROTOTYPE WALL
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Top: 1st fused-deposition-modeled wall components. White PLA infilled with bonded waste-paper. Bottom: fused-deposition-modeled wall component with optimized form based on the 45-degree extrusion limits.
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PARAMETRICALLY CREATED FDM WALL MODULES
Module Variation: Aperture Width vs. Depth
Module Variation Within Manufacturing Constraints: Optimized for 45째 Extrusion Limits
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Top-Left & Below: Fused-deposition-modeled structure based on structural bird bone. Printed within most 45-degree extrusion limits with a 2-loop, 1mm wall thickness. Final prototype to be infilled with bonded waste-paper. BottomLeft: 3D-Printed concrete form based on highly efficient sectional bird bone with the goal of minimizing material.
NEW EFFICIENCIES THROUGH NATURAL FORMS
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Parametrically created wall components made from 3d-printed wood. Each module has specific holes and bevels for assembly.
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3D-PRINTED WOOD: VARIABLE WALL COMPONENTS
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Below: Exploded diagram showing the digital disassembly of this variable component wall. Each component is unique with it’s own label for reassembly. Bottom: Diagram showing the relationship between each unique module of the wall and how they are automatically laid out and fitted into the Z-Corp 8” x 8” printing beds for rapid manufacturing. Right: The realization of the digital diagram below: 3d-printed concrete prototype wall .
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Layer_3 3_H 3_G 3_F 3_E 3_D 3_C
Layer_2
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2_H 2_G 2_F 2_E 2_D 2_C
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DIGITAL MODEL TO PHYSICAL REALIZATION: ASSEMBLY CASE STUDY
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Right: The robots analyze the despaired space and, by utilizing the structural properties of plastic and paper, 3d-prints a new spatial bridging between the two buildings. Paper and plastic are negotiated for optimal material-to-structural efficiency. Paper is utilized as the compressive and insulative material while the plastic is used as the outer-shell, serving as the waterproof, tensile structure. Below: Proposed robot utilizing existing technologies: waste processing and additive manufacturing. Free from axial restraints, this 3d-printing robot can create large-scale buildings with a limitless array of typologies and building assemblies.
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Bottom: New, highly-performative wall typologies using paper and plastic made possible by non-axial 3d-printer robots.
MASTER’S OF ARCHITECTURE THESIS
3-Dimensional Scanners: spatializing existing spaces
Raw Plastic Storage: faster printing: low precision
Raw Paper Storage: faster printing: low precision
Material Processing Chamber: paper: grind, sift, binder, moisture plastic: grind, melt, extrude
Plastic Extruder 1: Fused Deposition Modeling faster printing: low precision
Plastic Extruder 2: Fused Deposition Modeling slower printing: high precision
Paper Extruder 1: Fused Deposition Modeling faster printing: low precision
Plastic Extruder 2: Fused Deposition Modeling slower printing: high precision
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ROBOTICALLY 3D-PRINTED WALLS: NEW TYPOLOGIES CREATED FROM WASTE PLASTIC & PAPER
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NEW FORMAL POSSIBILITIES THROUGH LARGE-SCALE 3D-PRINTING
Future Large-Scale Fabrication
In the world of additive manufacturing today, there is a diligent marathon to create larger 3d-printers, with the same goal in mind: 3d-print larger objects. In some cases, researchers are already creating concepts to 3d-print entire buildings. Enrico Dini, an engineer from Italy, has already started to revolutionize construction by successfully 3d-printing buildings out of sand. The central weakness of these concepts is the idea of always needing the printer to be larger than the object it is creating. re路fuse proposes an alternative solution: integrate all of these existing additive manufacturing technologies into a freely navigable robot. Much like a paper wasp gathers fibers from dead wood and plant stems, mixes it with a moisture content, saliva, and constructs beautiful and functional spaces, the robot will gather nearby paper waste, process it, add a moisture content and extrude it into new spatial structures. The robot is also much like a spider, which is an arthropod, having a segmented body and hydraulically controlled legs, they navigate impossible terrain while consuming protein and extrude silk into tensile structures with silk glands. The robot will gather plastic, and while crawling up existing and newly created forms with their hydraulic legs, they will extrude plastic into tensile and waterproof structures. Using existing 3d-scanning technology, these robots will determine existing and potential spatial characteristics. Through a series of spatial, structural and environmental analyses, new proposes will be created, which provides real-time feedback of material needs and design proposals to a central network for humans to review and revise if desired. This will be a continuously looping system of material gathering, material processing, spatial analysis, new spatial/structural proposals and robotic 3d-printing.
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Right: World’s first 3d-printed waste paper. These were the first successful prints using newspaper and binder in the ZCorp 310 3d-printer. April 2012.
WORLD’S FIRST 3D-PRINTED WASTE-PAPER
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“Traditional architecture starts from the premise that architectural structures are singular and fixed . . . Emergence requires that the opposite is true – that those structures are complex energy and material systems that have a lifespan, exist as part of an environment of other active systems, and develop in an evolutionary way.”
theX Natural structures are analyzed and understood as hierarchies of very simple components organized into constructs from the smallest arrangement of material, through successive subassemblies to the most complex – the whole organism or body. Properties and performances emerge that are more than the sum of their parts. The aim of the project is to explore an integral design towards a multiprerogative material system that will act as structure and skin at the same time. The development of these systems will originate from the definition of their simplest constituents integrating manufacturing constraints and assembly logics in parametric components. The research process includes the experimentation and learning of material in order to find its “intelligent” behavior. This new knowledge will be applied in the design of a physical system (phenotype) capable of self organizing into various configurations. Human occupancy, in particular proximity and time lapse, will be the parameters that will define multispatial requirements. These requirements transfer to the phenotype, described by software- controlled parameters. Consequently, the system design also includes the development of a parametric digital system containing the limits, laws, and possibilities allowed by the physical system. Dialogue between the environment and system is necessary. Sensors will take the information to our controller to then use the code to define the reaction of the entire system to the sensed impulse.
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Fall 2011 University of California, Berkeley Arch 202 Advanced Option Studio MATERIAL INTELLIGENCE Instructor: Jordi Truco HYBRIDa Credits: Pablo Zunzunegui
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Below: By studying the physical component models, the x,y,z coordinates were gathered from a series of locations on the model during controlled deformations. These points are then used to produce parametric models in Grasshopper: exact digital replicas of physical behaviors.
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Below: Study model on the integration of waterproofing. Seeking an answer towards a more thermally appropriate component.
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Below: Once the component deformations and their proliferated relationships are properly analyzed, we can start to control the exact global form by telling each individual component which local deformation to take on. Each individual component has two main deformations: overlapping distance and rotation angle. These slight local changes can have dramatic effect on the overall form. Perfect freedom, however, is not permitted in a proliferated component form as there are specific restrictions and abilities of the system. Through a series of emperical and analytical studies, one must understand the behavioral characteristics of the system in order to capitalize on its unique abilities.
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Below: Parametric scheme of two components producing local change. By throroughly investigating the local deformations of each physical component, we create a series of x,y,z points which all correlate to itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specific geometry. Using these points found from the physical model, we integrate them into a parametric definition in Grasshopper. This allows us to digitally represent the parametric relationships of an actual physical component.
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University of California, Berkeley
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Bottom: First studies to produce dynamic local change on a single component. By creating a pully system and integrating the servo into each component, local change via arduino was first possible. With knowledge of how much deformation was desired, a series of gear ratios were created in order to control how much actual deformation occurred on the component.
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MECHATRONICS: INTEGRATION OF ACTUATORS AND ARDUINO
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Below: First studies to produce dynamic local change on multiple components with one servo. By creating a secondary rib system, the servo, pulleys and gears could all be integrated into the system. Bottom: Rotation variability within each component was now possible with the latest integration of pulley systems at the top and bottom of each rib.
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Typical suburban growth neglects any and all human behavior: driven by the developerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom line. Inexpensive, yet precious land in the outskirts of cities is subdivided into plots for optimal profits, cheap builder plans are implemented into soulless stick houses, and fences are put up to provide a false sense of security and individuality of the residents. All social interaction is cut off as traditional street activity is turned inward towards the back yards. The result is a lifeless and static expansion of little boxes with little or no social interaction between residents and no ability to change over time. Below: California City, California is a microcosm of failed suburban typologies popping up all over the globe. the_X proposes a new solution whereby new
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new houses are implemented as seed plots and placed within proximities of existing suburban houses. Over time, these seeds adapt to internal human behaviors and desires for relationships with nearby houses and open space. These seeds become unique homes to the residents, being spatially specific to their individual lives. Meanwhile, as relationships with other houses form, figure-ground relationships change, creating optimal exterior courtyards for social events and play.
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Below: Instead of placing spatially arbitrary and static, builder designed, homes into vast plots of land, spaces can evolve over time as the residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human behaviors take place. As new people become residents of that space, the form of the house evolves accordingly. Over time, patterns evolve, such as weekendvs-weekday relationships. With the residents permission, the building can start to predict optimal forms and evolve by themselves in order to maximize spatial efficiencies and keep the resident satisfied. Below Right: A 3-house scenario where the relationships between the three plots evolve over time to create an exterior courtyard.
EVOLVING FIGURE-GROUND & INTERNAL HUMAN BEHAVIORS
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ADAPTABLE HOUSE PHYSICAL PROTOTYPE
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Multi Objective Design Optimization
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MODO CITY Modo City proposes a super high-density ‘New City’ which provides homes, necessities and recreational space for 100,000 people as well as supporting and providing for on-site industry. The city is composed of a building system which is unique to its own site yet adaptable to a wide range of climates and cultures. The constituent parts of the building system are manufactured on-site employing a wide-range of skilled trade, business and agricultural workers in its development. In general, the city is generated to accommodate the needs of its own citizens while also functioning as a tool for changing the larger ecology which is made possible due to its emmense scale. In Chengdu, one of the main issues at hand is the quality of air which our city addresses by incoporating filtration elements to cleanse the air as it moves throughout the city. Within the logic of a naturally occurring city growth, the comprehensive form of the towers simultaneously morph for optimal climate response. Tower structures and programs conglomerate around vast, cityscale voids. These voids behave as vertical-stack cylinders that, through pressure differentials, pulls up air from below. Before exiting the towers, the air is forced through a series of filters and finally through wind-turbines. Consequently, energy is created while naturally cooling the climate in and around vertical cities. By constantly parsing climate data, in particular wind conditions, the size of the massive internal air chambers fluctuate to create optimal air movement throughout the vertical city. Ancient culture is imperitive to the Chengdu way of life. The calm climate and lifestyle deeply embedded within Chengdu culture was imperitive to preserve throughout these vertical cities. By taking the horizontal street life of current Chengdu and pulling it up into the city with a series of doublehelix ramps around the internal voids, we provide a new, but highly familiar lifestyle for residents throughout the entire verticality of the city. Surrounded by fresh air, these ramps become the ‘streets’ of a traditional cityscape.
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Invited participant in the International Design Competition: VERTICAL CITIES ASIA Spring 2010 University of California, Berkeley Arch 201 Studio: Case Studies in Design Instructor: Mark Anderson Anderson Anderson Architecture Credits: Pablo Zunzunegui, Marcy Monroe, Gabriella Aguirre, Micharel Bergin, Brian Gillette, Micah Burger, Mou Yujiang
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Water Filtration: A gravity fed filtration system runs gray and black water through a series of filters where it is either diverted to composting programs or run through a series of filters and tanks to be deposited in onsite ponds and ultimately returned to an underground carbonated acquifer. Air Filtration: Everyone needs fresh air. The theme of the competition and a main metric in determining the success of our design iterations. We utilize a passive system for filtration of the air, which takes in outside air through large park/lungs and utilizes a rhizomatic filter to remove 98% of particulates before the air is discharged to the occupants. 24000 Cubic Meters of Air per Minute is filtered and either distributed
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into the buildings mechanical system or released to the outdoors at points of social congregation. Community: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gray Spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is an important part of life for the people of Chengdu, who enjoy the temperate climate and a more relaxed pace of life than their other large city counterparts throughout China. We address this by creating courtyards at various scales throughout the project from the city wide, to the neighborhood and the individual unit. We have placed one tea house for an average of every 200 residents. Some are large, some are small, all provide a sense of community for the citizens of our city.
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WIND ENERGY Using stack-ventilation to provide reliable and ample wind movement, wind-turbines
AIR FILTER particle collectors
WATER HARVESTING
FOOD PRODUCTION Revolving hydroponic machines to produce organic food on-site
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY heating and cooling with use of heat exchanger and heat pump.
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Economy & Industry: By creating an industry for the construction of our city and others beyond, we create a sustainable pathway for the agrarian population to migrate to the city and become home owners due to their work. The average worker can be trained to assemble the modular structural system and become a home owner in less than two years. Structure: The structure is modular and works with flexible moment connections that perform in a seismic event to prevent collapse and injury to the inhabitants. A slightly hexagonal superstructure contributes to the success of this measure.
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Solar Response: Due to an unusually low amount of sun in Chengdu, we decided to make solar prediction a lower weight in the optimization system. This ensures that the city is not generated to be heloiocentric, when the benefits of this type of move would not be fully realized in a city where there is not much access to direct sunlight.
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The new 577 Airport Blvd Building, located on the Anza Lagoon, plays
all weave together, creating a blended microcosm of the world at best.
a vital role in the re-situation of the site. Previously a sterile office com-
The building itself was deConstructed with respect to the horizontal
plex, the site now brings life to the area by creating crucial links to the
link, light and air. It is rethought of as units inside a whole. Each unit
Burlingame neighborhood just due South.
has the ability to be a thermal unit in itself, allowing for manipulation of
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all different climate types.
the buildings themselves.
and research hydroponic systems.
This building, comprised of agricultural re-
This allows maximum freedom to explore The entire North corridor is com-
search facilities, is an export of domestic foods. The building adjacent
prised of vertical growth panels that fold down for harvesting.
is the agricultural hub of the area. With the connection of these build-
provides crucial research opportunities while providing amazing beau-
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ings and the neighborhood, the locals have a never-ending connection
ty for the airplane passengers to the North. The building is an organ-
with recreation, beauty and food. Here, Water, Earth, Air and Vegetation
ism for rhizomatic experiences of agricultural knowledge and beauty.
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ROOF GARDEN
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Left: Through the deConstruction of an existing spec office building, a machine was conceived. The north facade is utlized for a series of vertical hydroponic panels that can rotate down to a horizontal position for harvesting and maintenance. A series of thermally independent units are created on the southern side of the building, which allows for controlled experimentation and research for larger scale urban agriculture. At the third flloor, a horizontal walkway, linked from the city of Burlingame across the lagoon, is activated and serves as the output for the grown produce. Here, conventional farming methods are compared to urban growth techniques.
AGRICULTURE THROUGH SECTIONAL FUNCTION
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University of Idaho
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ElliptiGo World Headquarters Redesign Competition
ELLIPTIGO
‘ELLIPTIGO’ is not simply an elliptical-bicycle: it is a LIFESTYLE. A lifestyle full of health, energy, activity, outdoors, happiness and social activities. It is an exceptionally bold scheme. The space of the ElliptiGO World Headquarters should exemplify these values and be a complete embodiment of ElliptiGO. The spirit of ElliptiGO and the programmatic functions and needs of its workers were coupled together in this design. By taking a very rational approach with ElliptiGO’s needs and desires in first priority, the design is a literal translation of ElliptiGO. The space needs to feel open, fresh and energetic while fully functioning with adaptability and flexibility. The design features a boldly inserted, ‘shell component’ that functions as shelter, systems storage, equipment storage, acoustic containment and splendor. Due to its modular construction; it becomes mesenchymatic, lending itself to the temporal needs of the ever-growing ElliptiGO. There is a grand oscillation between the workers and the various spaces in the ElliptiGO space; therefore, the north side of the building is left open as a hallway. This allows efficient, non-interrupted flow of people, bikes and equipment. The workers all have different needs and desires; therefore the ‘shell component’ has been shaped to accommodate full gradients of quiet-to-loud spaces and private-to-public spaces. This design is ElliptiGO: Bold, Energetic, Flexible, Activating, Adaptable and Compelling
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2nd Place Entry Spring 2010 University Of Idaho Arch 454 Design Studio Instructor: Randal Teal
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Below Left: The redesign of the existing space is considered as a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;space within a spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. By inserting a modular system which hugs the south-side of the space, the north-side is freed up to accomodate the continual oscillation between the front and back of the space. A thickness is developed into the shell, behaving as the storage for electrical, mechanical and equipment. Through the subtraction of the modular shell, spaces are molded around the exact needs of Elliptigo. These spaces respond to programmatic functions as well as acoustic and privacy gradients. Below Right: The modular shell is comprised of simple materials and assemblies for affordable and quick construction.
A MODULAR, SPACE-WITHIN-A-SPACE
Modular System: Quick and affordable to construct. Flexible and Rhizomatic. Storage: Space for storing equipment. Fully accessible. Steel Stud Structure: Cost efficient and repetitive system. Acoustic Panels: Provides ambient acoustic absorption while creating quiet rooms. Wood Slats: Skin which provides further acoustic dampening.
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39th Annual ICMA C.M.U. Firestation Design Competition
CMU FIRESTATION This project received the 1st Place Prize of the 39th Annual Idaho Concrete Masonry Association (ICMA) Firestation design competition. The basic principle behind this competition was to utilize the CMU blocks in an innovative, efficient and creative manner to design a new firestation in Boise, Idaho. Firestations have an innate demand for a clear and logical layout with flexibility for future changes. Two longitudinal, CMU walls split the entire length of the building, forming the main structure, developing logical programmatic separation, allowing for efficient circulation and creating the opportunity for transient transverse walls. These movable transient walls create the necessary flexibility for inevitable programmatic changes throughout the lifespan of the station. Passive design strategies are key in the long-term success of the building. By implementing horizontal louvres on the southern facade, daylight and heat gains are controlled. Thermal mass plays an integral role in providing comfort for the firefighters in the summer and winter while keeping overhead costs down.
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1st Place Entry Spring 2009 University of Idaho Arch 354 Design Studio Instructor: Frank Jacobus
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Below: A new Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) detail was developed to allow for ribbon-windows while providing ample thermal dampending to the North. CMU walls span the length of the building and serve as the main structure, allowing for partition walls to be placed in between with future mobility options. Along this North side, all program is stacked vertically to free the southern interstitial space for maximum circulation efficiency to the apparatus. The public spaces are on the bottom level, the semi-public are in the middle level, and the private spaces are stacked on the top level, creating an appropriate privacy gradient.
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Right: The local climate of Boise, Idaho plays an integral role in the design of the firestation. Horizontal louvres on the southern facade are sized to allow winter sun penetration through the interstitial space and heat up the central, longitudinal wall for thermal mass heat transfer during the cold nights. These louvres do not allow direct summer sun to penetrate the space, which would add unwanted heat gains, but rather the light is diffused into the space.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV
ROOF BASALITE PRECISION HALF HIGH D205 W/ “S” 389 MORTAR LINTEL REINFORCEMENT RIGID INSULATION ‘T’ SECTION 8” LINTEL SCORED HALF-HIGH BOLTED STEEL BRACKET GLAZING WINDOW MULLION FLASHING HORIZONTAL JOINT REINFORCEMENT GROUTED 16” O.C. VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT WINDOW SILL PLATE ‘W’ FLANGE SECTION
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Anthony M Giannini
4920 Coronado Ave, Oakland, CA 94618 USA T: +1 510.516.GIAN E: labamg@gmail.com www.LABAMG.com Education 2010-2012
University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design Master of Architecture [M.Arch] May 2012 AIA Henry Adams Award
2005-2010
University of Idaho College of Art & Architecture Bachelor of Science in Architecture [B.S.Arch] May 2010 Summa Cum Laude - 4.0 GPA
Experience 2012 [current]
Avila Design Berkeley, CA Work as an Independent Contractor for architectural design and visualization under expedited conditions.
2012 [current]
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA Commissioned to design and fabricate a folded aluminum wall in the UCB CED Graduate Office using the latest CAD/CAM technologies with Veev Design.
2011 [summer]
Endrestudio Architects|Engineers Emeryville, CA As the direct assistant to the Principal, Paul Endres, FAIA, SE, PE, I helped facilitate the everyday responsibilities including construction documents, RFI’s, office management, business development, design and visualization.
2008 [summer]
Stonebridge Homes LLC Coeur d’Alene, ID Computer Aided Design work and site anaylsis on a 3,600sf custom home.
2005-2008
Parkwood Business Properties Coeur d’Alene, ID Parkwood develops and maintains business parks. Duties included an assortment of building construction and maintenance.
Honors + Awards 2012 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2003 2002 2002
AIA Henry Adams Award UC Berkeley Architecture Highest Honors 2012 Berkeley Circus Merit Award Advanced Option Studio, UC Berkeley 2nd Place: ElliptiGO World Headquarters Design Competition Elliptigo Inc. Jesse Buchanan Plaque Honors Honors undergraduates with the highest possible scholastic record at the U of I 1st Place: 39th Annual ICMA CMU Fire Station Design Competition 2nd Place: ASME Lounge Redesign Competition 2nd Place: UI Engineering Studio Redesign Competition 1st Place: NASA Space Consortium Design Competition 1st Place: Lyon’s Club Art Competition 1st Arbor Day Logo Design Competition
Scholarships + Grants 2012-11-10 2012-11-10 2010 2009 2009-08-07 2009-08-07
(5) UC Berkeley Architecture Department Awards UC Berkeley Graduate Division Award Malcolm Reynolds Prize UC Berkeley Arthur L. Troutner Architecture Scholarship Burnett Access Scholarship Idaho Opportunity Scholarship
2008 2006 2006-05 2005 2005
Lloyd E. Stalker Architecture Scholarship Academic Competitiveness Grant Scholarship Idaho Robert Lee Promise Scholarship University of Idaho Achievement Scholarship Idaho Academic Scholarship
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Publications + Exhibitions 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2010 2009 2009
SOURCE Exhibition of thesis work at the Headquarters Gallery in Berkeley, Ca FuturesPlus.net Thesis work featured, 7 August 2012 ARQA.com Studio work with Pablo Zunzunegui, Material Intelligence was published Aug 1st, 2012 http://arqa.com/esp/proyectos/material-intelligence.html Maker Faire Bay Area Exhibited thesis work, UCB Group received the Editor’s Choice Award 2012 Berkeley Circus Exhibition of outstanding student work, UCB CED “Interactive Literacy Center a Fun Path to Reading, Learning”: Studio work was featured. 2010 Boise State University College of Education News: April 2010. 3-Page Feature in the Quarterly magazine: HERE WE HAVE IDAHO “A Student Perspective: Genius and Tenacity Buttressed by Scholarships”. Donna Emert. University of Idaho College of Art & Architecture Website Featured as a top architecture student at the University of Idaho
Study Abroad 2011 2009-08 2009-08
China: Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu Invited to participate in the international design competition, Vertical Cities Asia England: London, Brighton Italy: Venezia, Firenze
Technical Skills Computer Modeling
Adobe
Rhinoceros 4.0 - 5.0 advanced modeling techniques, Plug-Ins: Grasshopper, Elk, Firefly Grasshopper complex parametric modeling Modo advanced sub-surface modeling techniques, advanced animation & rendering 3D Studio Max advanced photorealistic rendering Mental Ray, animation, daylighting analysis AutoCad Architecture Climate Consultant climate analysis using EPW Revit Architecture Ecotect climate simulation and analysis Sketchup Photoshop advanced and realistic graphic and photo manipulation Illustrator advanced vector-based diagrams & graphic design In-Design professional-quality page layout and organization Dreamweaver basic web design After Effects advanced video compiling, editing and effects
Animation/Video Motion-Tracking
3DS Max advanced photorealistic rendering and animation with MentalRay Syntheyes advanced motion-tracking for placing computer generated models into real video footage Modo 601 advanced animation and rendering techniques for professional quality video Adobe After Effects advanced skills in compiling and editing real video footage with CG.
Computer Aided Manufacuring
Laser Cutting advanced skills and knowledge in material properties machine maintenance 3D-Printing advanced knowledge and skills with Z-Corp 3D-Printers Fused Deposition Modeling advanced knowledge and skills with plastic extrusion printers
References
Paul Endres FAIA, SE, PE, Principal at Endrestudio T: +1 510 898 6960 E: info@endrestudio.com 4053 Harlan Street Suite 113, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Ronald Rael Associate Professor at University of California, Berkeley - Principal at Rael San Fratello Architects T: +1 (510) 207-2960 E: r@el.net 2200 Adeline Street Suite 340, Oakland, CA 94607 Raveevarn Choksombatchai Associate Professor at University of California, Berkeley - Principal at VeevDesign T: +1 415 621 6597 E: info@veevdesign.com 49 Grace Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Anthony M Giannini _Master of Architecture 2012 University of California, Berkeley
AIA Henry Adams Award
_Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2010 University of Idaho Summa Cum Laude
4920 Coronado Ave, Oakland, CA 94618 USA T: +1 510.516.GIAN E: labAMG@gmail.com
www.labAMG.com
Anthony M Giannini
4920 Coronado Ave, Oakland, CA 94618 USA T: +1 510.516.GIAN E: labAMG@gmail.com
www.labAMG.com