BUGS BLOOD & BUILDINGS ARCH 599 INDEPENDENT STUDY WITH PROFESSOR TIERNEY BY M.ARCH CANDIDATE ANDREE SAHAKIAN
BIO
DESCRIPTION
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXPLORATION INTO DATA, PARAMETRIC SOFTWARE, FORM, AND ANALYSIS BY 2018 M. ARCH CANDIDATE ANDREE SAHAKIAN.
BUGS, BLOOD, AND BUILDINGS BEGAN WITH A DESIGN CHARRETTE AND INTRODUCTION TO PARAMETRIC ARCHITECTURE IN THERESE TIERNEY’S ‘MEGASTRUCTURES’ STUDIO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DURING THE FALL OF 2016. MICROSCOPIC IMAGES WERE USED TO DERIVE FORM, WHICH WERE 3D PRINTED IN ORDER TO RAPIDLY ITERATE. THIS INDEPENDENT STUDY ELABORATES UPON THE AFOREMENTIONED CHARRETTE BY FURTHER EXPLORING THE DATA AND STRUCTURE BEHIND THE SCENES. ONLINE OPEN SOURCE DATA WAS USED WITH SEVERAL GRASSHOPPER PLUGINS INCLUDING MEERKAT, ELK, LADYBUG, HONEYBEE, LUNCHBOX, AND KANGAROO TO GENERATE THE FORMS AND ANALYSES BELOW.
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CONTENT 04 BECKMAN & MICROSCOPES SEM/ ESEM
SPECIAL THANKS BECKMAN INSTITUTE SCOTT ROBINSON
MICROSCOPY SUITE MANAGER
CATHERINE LEE WALLACE MICROSCOPIST
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GIS & MAPPING MEERKAT & ELK FOR GRASSHOPPER
THORNTON TOMASETTI JOHN CAMPBELL ISoA M. ARCH 2018
JULIETTE ZIDEK ISoA M. ARCH 2018
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SIMULATION & ANALYSIS LADYBUG & HONEYBEE FOR GRASSHOPPER
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FORM & STRUCTURE LUNCHBOX AND KANGAROO FOR GRASSHOPPER
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY JAMES WHITACRE SUBJECT EXPERT
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE THÉRÈSE TIERNEY, PH.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
YUN KYU YI, PH.D ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
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SEM
Beckman Institute
scanning electron microscope is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a sample by scanning it with a focused
unit of the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign dedicated to interdisciplinary research. A gift from scientist, businessman, and philanthropist Arnold O. Beckman and his wife Mabel led to the building of the Institute which opened in 1989. It is one of five institutions which receive support from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation on an ongoing basis. Current research at Beckman involves the areas of nanoscale structures and processes, biological intelligence, imaging science, and human-computer interaction. Researchers in these areas work across traditional academic boundaries in scientific projects that can lead to the development of real-world applications in medicine, industry, electronics, human health [and
beam of electrons.
ESEM environmental scanning electron microscope is a SEM that allows for the option of collecting electron micrographs of specimens that are “wet,� uncoated, or both by allowing for a gaseous environment in the specimen chamber. The ESEM with its specialized electron detectors (rather than the standard Everhart-Thornley detector) and its differential pumping systems, to allow for the transfer of the electron beam from the high vacuums in the gun area to the high pressures attainable in its specimen chamber, make it a complete and unique instrument designed for the purpose
now architecture] across the lifespan.
of imaging specimens in their natural state. -Wikipedia
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BABY TICS
TIC
FLY EYE ZOOM
FLY EYE
BUTTERFLY WING SCALES ZOOM
BUTTERFLY WING SCALES
BEE HAIRS
BEE LEG 7
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BLOOD CELLS I
BLOOD CELLS II
BLOOD CELLS III
BLOOD CELLS IV
SAMPLE BURN
POLLEN I
POLLEN II
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GIS DATA
with Meerkat and Elk for Grasshopper GIS data, historically, was controlled and accessed mostly through political bodies. However, with the technological revolution and sharing society sources like Open Street Map make sharing and accessing data easy. More forward municipalities recognize the benefits of making this data more available. San Francisco offers data through their datasf.org portal. This data can then be organized and used in software such as Grasshopper. from there, the possibilities from there are endless. These mapping exercises were generated with Meerkat for Grasshopper. The software crops a section shapefile data to Meerkat data in order to organize and condense information for mapping exercises.
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TOPO SHAPHEFILE DATA Above are topographical surfaces of San Francisco generated by using opensource ‘shapefiles’. These are downloadable from several sources online, such as the United States Geological Survey, and come in three different resolutions. These resolution comes from spacing of sample data points measured by arcseconds. The suggested resolution to work with is dependent on the scale of the project.
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BUILDINGS
POINTS OF INTEREST
PUBLIC TRANSIT
ROADS
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SAN FRANCISCO
MEXICO CITY
CHICAGO
INDIANAPOLIS
SAO PAULO
BARCELONA
IRBIL, IRQ
TEHRAN
SEOUL
TOKYO
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ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS with Ladybug for Grasshopper
Sun Path Diagram
Wind Profile
Illuminance Analysis
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COMFORT SIMULATION with Honeybee for Grasshopper
Polysurface
Simple Box construction in Rhino referenced in Grasshopper.
Layering
Each layers represent types of surfaces such as flooring, walls, and roofs.
Windows and Flooring
Selected Grasshopper Geometry
Window Added
Proper Construction
Windows and flooring added with one Selected Grasshopper geometry appears green component. (default settings).
Window added in order to analyze illumance. Represented on page 14.
Polysurfaces all must have outward facing normals when drafting in Rhino.
Comfort Mannequin
Mannequins can be oriented laying down, sitting, or standing and changes colors depending on comfort level.
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STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS with LunchBox for Grasshopper Several structural exoskeletons are superimposed on hemispheres by plugging in Rhino geometry and using a simple Grasshopper component. Each component generates a different structural system. These structural systems can then be analyzed for structural efficiency and stability.
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BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD ZOOM
EYE OF A FLY
BUGS MONARCH SCALES
STRU
PHOTO
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GRID DIAGRID
UCTURE HEXGRID
SPACE FRAME
TOPO
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DATA TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE