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W ELCOM E Mynamei sEvanSackandIam amakers t udyi ngAr chi t ect ur eatt heUni ver s i t yofOkl ahoma.Ihaveapas s i on f ort hecr eat i veact i vat i onofs pace,andexper i ment i ngi n t hemet hodsofdeďŹ ni ngs pace.Thi spor t f ol i oi sadi s pl ay ofwor ks panni ngbet weent her eal msofar chi t ect ur eand des i gn,andt heexpr es s i onofs pacei navar i et yofs cal es . . Thi sas s embl yi smeantt o det ai lmyj our neyt o under s t andi ngandexpl or i ngs pace,andal s os har et heknowl edge Iobt ai ned t hr ough t he pr oces s .The hope i st hat t hi s body ofwor k wi l li ns pi r e and compel lot her st o cr eat e and make i n wayst hatpus ht he boundar i esof t hei rownunder s t andi ng.Pl eas eenj oy
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THE ARCHITECT’S CHAIR Af t erl onghour sandl ongdaysi nuncomf or t abl e and undes i gned s t udi o chai r s , t heex per i encebecamei ncr edi bl ybor i ngands t al e. Ther ewasaneed f ors omet hi ngf armor ei ns pi r i ngand i nt er act i v e.The oppor t uni t yt os ol v e t hi spr obl em camewhenIwor k edat t heF abLabi nTul s aov ert hes ummer of201 5.Asanonpr ofitor gani z at i on wi t hat i ghtbudget , t heyoffer edt opay mei nex per i enceandacces st ot hei r f aci l i t i es ,whi chpr ov edf armor eval uabl et han anyt hi ng el s et hey coul d hav eoffer ed. Thedes i gnpr oces satfir s tcons i s t ed ofacombi nat i on oft ak i ngmeas ur ement sofmyownbody , andt henal s o t he v er ys ci ent i fic pr oces soft es t i ng di ffer entchai r st hr oughoutmy own hous e and t he l ab t os ee whi ch as pect soft hechai r sf el tmos tcomf or t abl e. Si mul t aneous l y , i nt hi nk i ngabout t he f abr i cat i on pr oces s ,i tmade t he mos ts ens et os t ar tt hi nk i ngaboutt he chai ri ns ect i ont ounder s t andhow t he f or m fitpos i t i onst hatIf oundcomf or t abl e.To ex pr es st hi sl anguage,i tal s o s eemed bes tt o us e pl ywood t hat woul d di s pl ay t hes es ect i onals l i ces oncet hechai ri sas s embl edandfini s hed. Duet ot hedoubl ycur v ednat ur e ofev er ypi ece, i twoul dbei mpos s i bl e
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t o mi l lt he pi eces wi t hout s ome degr eeofappr ox i mat i on.I naconv er s at i on wi t h a cowor k er s t udyi ng mat hs , t her ewasacompar i s ondr awn bet ween t hi spr obl em and t hepr obl em ofappr ox i mat i ngi nt egr al swi t hi n mat hemat i cs .The pr oces si nv ol v es cal cul at i ngt hear eaofcl os el ys paced s l i cest o appr ox i mat et hear eaunder t he gr aph, but her e t hat pr oces s becamet ak i ng2Ds ect i ons l i cesati nt er val scor r es pondi ngt ot het hi ck nes s oft hepl ywoodt ocomeupwi t has et ofcur v est hatcoul d be us ed ast he pr oďŹ l esf ormi l l i ngwhi chi ncor por at ed mor eoft hes t or yoft het eam t hati ns pi r edt hedes i gn.
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ENCLOSING SPACE Oneoft hedeďŹ ni ngconcept si nar chi t ect ur ei st heencl os ur eandencaps ul at i onofs pace,notonl ybywayof phys i calwal l s ,butal s o wi t hi mpl i ed bar r i er sands pat i alf eat ur es .Lear ni ng how t ocr eat eands hapes pace, par t i cul ar l yt hek i ndofs pacest hatar enot ex pl i ci t l yex pr es s ed,can bechal l engi ng,and r equi r esa l ev eloft hought beyondpl anands ect i on. I napr evi ous pr oj ect , wehadbeengi v ent het as kof cr eat i ng a s pace wi t h not hi ng mor e t hanf r ameel ement s ,andt hi swast o beacont i nuat i ont hatbui l tonpr evi ousi deaswi t ht he i ncor por at i on of pl anarel ement s . I ni t i al l y ,t he conceptwascent er ed ar ound ades i gn t hathad f r ameel ement spus hi ngupoutoft hegr ound and wr appi ng t he s pacesi ns uch a wayt odes i gnat eapat h,anobs er vat i ont ypes pace,andal s oacour t yar d. . Bui l di ngf r om t hi si deaofs pat i alf or ms gr owi ngoutoft heear t h,t hi si t er at i on wasdes i gnedt ohav et heappear ance t hati twasanos hootoft hegr ound pl ane.The bas eson each end hav e s eamst hatar enotex pr es s ed,ast hey t er mi nat ei nt ot heear t ht omak et hem f eel mor el i k emonol i t hi cex t ens i onsof t hegr ound. Theyr eachoutwi t hf r ame el ement st ot r ans i t i oni nt ot hemor e
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manuf act ur ed s ect i on of t he ar ch s t r uct ur e.Thebul bouscent er pi eceof t hear ch, whatwoul dbet hek eys t one, i st hepr i mar ys pacet hatvi s i t or swoul d cl i mbi nt oandi nhabi t . I t sj oi ner yi sex pr es s edont heex t er i ort ohel pes t abl i s hamanuf act ur i ngpr oces sandl an guage t hati sf armor et ect oni c and manmade. Thes t r uct ur ehasbot ht he phys i calencl os ur e oft he hov er i ng v ol ume,and t he i mpl i ed s pacesbeneat ht hear cht hatgi v ei tav er ydynami c ex per i ent i alqual i t y aswel las vi s uali nt er es t .On adeďŹ nedandr eal s i t e, t hedes i gncoul dbecomef armor e r es pons i v et ot he t opogr apy ofwi t h eachoft hebas es ,andcoul dhav ei t s own i nuence on t he s pace under neat ht hear ch t of ul l yar t i cul at eand ex pr es st hatar eaasas pace.
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DEFINING CONTEXT Ar chi t ect ur e pr oj ect sar ef r equent l y f ocus ed on r eect i ng t he l anguage and av or s ofs ur r oundi ng cont ex t . Thi spr oj ecti sanex pl or at i oni nt ended t o ai di nt hebet t erunder s t andi ngof cont ex t , bymak i ngi tpar toft hedes i gn pr oces s .Conduct i ng t he pr oj ectt hi s wayf or cesbot ht hedes i gnoft hes ur r oundi ngs ,and an obs er vat i on deck wi t hi nt hi senvi r onmentt ocons t r ucta nar r at i v et hati scohes i v eandf ul l yar t i cul at ed. Wi t honl yaweekt odot hi s , i t al s of or cedqui ckdeci s i onmak i ngs o t hatt hegoalwast heov er al lnar r at i v e mor es ot hant hecar ef uldet ai l i ngof t hes paces . Wi t ht hati nmi nd,ands t ar t i ngf r om an acous t i calgr i d panel ,i ts eemed mos tappl i cabl et ot hi nkaboutci r cul at i on i nr el at i on t o an obs er vat i on s pace.I tpr es ent st he oppor t uni t yt o obs er v es omet hi ngs uchasas cul pt ur e gar den ata v er yr el at abl es cal e up cl os eandt henagai nf r om af arasan obj ecti nt he l ands cape.Becaus e of t hi sgener alnar r at i v eaboutas ens eof s cal e,t her eneedst obeenought i me t o ment al l ys epar at et het wo ex per i ences .Nat ur al l y ,t hes i t eandbui l di ng f or ceapat hofci r cul at i ont hatmean der st hr ought hes i t e,andmak esvi s i t or ss pi r al upt hr ought hebui l di ng.
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Ev en t heel evat orpr ovi dest hes ame cl eans i ng ex per i ence oft r ans i t i oni ng bet ween t hes cal eofobs er vat i on.I n t er msofmas s i ng, t hes t r uct ur ei sgener al l y monol i t hi ci n nat ur e wi t h no nat ur all i ghtent er i ng t he i nt er i ort o hel p di s or i entpat r onsaspar toft he mov ementupt ot heobs er vat i ondeck . Tohel pcl os evi s ual l yfini s hoffandfil l i nt hev oi di nt heov er al lmas s i ngl ef t byt heopenai rdeck ,t her ei sanov er heads ys t em ofs l at t edboar ds ,t ohel p pr ovi deanov er headpl aneandf ocus t hevi ew backt owar dst hel ands cape. Thel anguageoft heconnect i onsbet weent hes ewoodenmember spi ck s up on t he met hod ofcons t r uct i on us edf ort heacous t i calpaneli nor der t o gi v et hewhol epr oj ectacohes i v e l anguage r el at i v et ot he cont ex tdes pi t et hef actt hatt hecont ex ti ss ome t hi ngf abr i cat ed. Asanex er ci s ei nt hought ,havi ngt o des i gn a cont ex t and pr oj ect t hat mat choratl eas ts peakt oandi nf or m oneanot herwasagoodwayt opr epar eandl aunchi nt ot her emai nderof t hepr oj ect si nt hes emes t ert hatwer e r el at ed heavi l yt o t he s ur r oundi ng cont ex t .The s hor tt i me s cal e al s o pr ov ed i ncr edi bl y val uabl ef ori nfluenci ngs peedydeci s i onsaswel l .
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STICK FRAM E STUDIO Av er yl ar gepar tofar chi t ect ur ei st he act ual cons t r uct i on pr oces s , and k nowl edge oft hi sdur i ng t he des i gn phas e can notonl y be a t oolwi t h whi cht odes i gn,butal s oamet hodt o ens ur et hatt hedes i gni sf eas i bl e. Whi l e t hi si s nott os ay t hatcons t r uct i on s houl dAL WAYSdi ct at edes i gnchoi ces , i tcanbeaus ef ulf orj us t i f yi ngas pect s ofades i gn.Ass uch,t hi spr oj ectwas an ex er ci s ei nt hemos tcompl i cat ed anduni quecas esofl i ghtwoodf r ami ng ast ool sf orgener at i ng an ar t i s t s s t udi o. Thes t udi ohadt ohav eaf oun dat i on wi t h pr operf oot i ngs ,a s t ai r l eadi ng i nt ot he s econd floors t udi o s pace,atl eas t60% oft hewal ls pace hadt oadmi tnat ur all i ght ,t hes econd floorhadt ocant i l ev erbeyondt hefir s t floorbyatl eas tf ourf eet ,atl eas tone nonor t hogonalwal l ,andar ooft hat s l oped s ot hatdr ai nage occur r sata s i ngl epoi nt-es s ent i al l ys omef or m of abut t er flyr oof ) . Wi t ht hes edes i gncr i t er i a,t her ewas onl y enough t i me f ora f ew s i mpl e concepts k et chesbef or emovi ngi nt o cons t r uct i ngaf ul lmodeloft hes t r uct ur ei nRhi no. Af t ercompl et i ngt he3D model ,wes ubmi t t eddr awi ngsf oran i ni t i al r edl i ne hi ghl i ght i ng pot ent i al t s r uct ur ali s s uest hatneededr et hi nk -
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i ng.F r om t hes er edl i nes ,t he des i gn wasr evi s ed and r ewor k ed asneces s ar y . Thenex tobj ect i v ewast obui l da phys i calmodelt hat s howed ev er y s i ngl es t i ckofl umber , f r om s i l lpl at et o s t r i nger .I n ant i ci pat i on oft he l ocal cr af ts t oor squi ck l yr unni ng s hor ton t heneces s ar ybas swood,Ihadpur chas ed1 / 1 6i ncht hi cks heet swi t ht he i nt entofus i ngt hel as ercut t erandt he accur at e3D modelt ogener at eal lof t hepi eces .Howev er ,whent hedel i ver abl ess heetar r i v ed,t he s t i pul at i on wast hatal loft hepi ecesbecut .As s uch,myat t emptt oci r cumv entcar ef ulcut t i ng an cr af ti nt he modelby us i ngt hel as err es ul t edi napuni s hi ng 1 20+hour shandcut t i ngs t r i psoft he pr operwi dt hf ol l owedbymember sof t hepr operl engt h.Thi swasapai nf ul l es s on, notev ert obef or got t en. Ul t i mat el y ,t he k nowl edge gai ned aboutev er y cons t r uct i on det ai land t he cr af tgai ned f r om s pendi ng s o much t i me car ef ul l y cut t i ng each pi ecei si r r epl aceabl e.Theex per i ence al onef r om bui l di ngt hemodelmade t hi spr oj ecta val uabl e as s et ,nott o ment i on t he pr act i ce cr eat i ng 3D model si nRhi noandt heďŹ r s thandex per i ence r eadi ng and wor k i ng f r om r edl i nes .
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE W ALL Af t ert heďŹ r s tt as t eofgr as s hopper ,i t wass uchapower f ul t ool f oraut omat i ngoper at i onst hati tbecameanunendi ngl y addi ct i v e des i gn t ool .Thi s pr oj ectwas i n conj unct i on wi t ha s t udi o pr oj ect and i nv ol v ed s i mpl y cons t r uct i ng a s t r uct ur al l y accur at e r epr es ent at i onofaf acades ys t em f ora gal l er ys pacei nt hepr oj ect . I nor dert o r egul at el i ghtent r yi nt ot hes pace,a gr as s hopperdeďŹ ni t i onwaswr i t t ent o open up s pace bet ween i ndi vi dual br i ck st hatwoul dor i entt o al l ow t he ent r yofl i ght .Gr as s hopperwasus ed ot s hatt hehol escoul dbevar i ed,and onl y al l owed t o ent er behi nd t he s t r uct ur als t eel .Thi s way t he l i ght woul dcomei nt hr ought hebr i ck ,and hav et obouncei t swayi nt ot her oom, t husl i mi t i nghar mt o anyoft hear t wor ki ns i de. Lear ni ngf r om ear l i erpr oj ect swi t ha l ar gev ol umeofpi eces , k eepi ngi nv ent or yi scr uci al .Ass uch,t her e wasa gr eatdealoft i mes penti nt hecomput ers ot hateachbr i cki nal ayerwas l ayedouti nar ow ont hel as ers heeti n i t spr operor i ent at i on. Thi sway , api ece ofmas k i ng t ape coul d be us ed t o t r ans f ert hepi ecesf r om t hel as ers heet andont ot hewal l .I taut omat edwhat woul dhav ebeenanot her wi s epai ns -
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t ak i ngpr oces s . Asar es ul toft hi sandi n aneffor tt omax i mi z epr oduct i vi t y ,t he wal lwascons t r uct edf r om t hemi ddl e l ayerout war ds ot hatwhi l eonel ayer ont opwasdr yi ng, anot herl ayercoul d begl uedt ot hebot t om oft hewal l , and t henast hatdr i edanot herl ayeradded ot t het opoft hewal let cet er a.Ov er al l i tmadef orav er ys peedyas s embl yof near l y1 000 br i ck s .Asf ort he s t eel , doubl e pl y chi pboar d wi t h as i mpl e channelcutoutcar ef ul l ymak esanel egantl i t t l ewi deflangecol umnandan ex cel l entbr eakf r om as s embl i ng1 000 br i ck s . Thecol umnswer ei nt ent i onal l y cutt obet oot al lf ort hebr i ckcur t ai n wal l t oaccountf oraccumul at edt hi ck nes sofgl uel ayer sandanyer r or si n meas ur ementoft het hi ck nes sofeach br i ck . Thi spr oj ectwasi nt endedt ol ar gel yf or cet houghtaboutcons t r uct abi l i t y , butal s ot heper meabi l i t yofdi ffer ent s ur f acesi nr el at i ont ol i ght ,aswel las t he l ogi s t i csoft r yi ng t o getnat ur al l i ghti nt o a gal l er yt hatwi l lnotbe damagi ngt o anyar t wor k .I tf or ceda gr eatdealoft houghti nt omat er i al i t y , ar t i cul at i onofs ur f ace, andmet hodsof cr eat i ngopeni ngsi naf acadet ocr eat e acur t ai nwal lt hatnotonl yfitt hes ur r oundi ngs , butt heov er al l pr oj ect .
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THE PLAYHOUSE TheCASAor gani z at i oni sanonpr ofit t hathel pschi l dr enf r om abus i v eornegl ect i ng homesfind a mor e per manentand l ovi ng f ami l y .Aspar tofa f undi ngcampai gnev er yyear , s omeof t hel ocal br anches , s peci fical l yi nOk l ahomaCi t yandDal l as ,putonapl ayhous epar adewher ear chi t ect s ,engi neer s , cont r act or s , and vi r t ual l y anyoneel s ecandes i gnandcons t r uct apl ayhous et hatwi l lber affledofff or t hi schar i t y .Aspar tofs t udi o,mycl as s had a des i gn compet i t i on t hatt hen l eadt ot hecons t r uct i onofones uch pl ayhous e. The r es t r i ct i ons wer es i mpl e and mi ni mal ;t hedes i gnmus tfiti nt oan8 f ootcubef orpur pos esofens ur i ngt hat s ubas s embl i es woul d fit t hr ough door waysandnotbl ocks i gnageonce ondi s pl ayi nt hemal l . Theent i r ecl as s s pentabouta mont h cr ank i ng out hundr eds ofi ndi vi duali t er at i ons f or t het wo ev ent ual l ycons t r uct edpl ayhous es .Ther e wasan i ni t i alv ot et o nar r ow t hefiel dt oonedes i gnpers ect i ont hatbecamet hes t ar t i ngpoi ntf or ev er yf ut ur ei t er at i on.F r om t hi snew s t ar t i ngpoi ntt her ewasanot herweek ofdes i gni ngandr efini ngunt i l t het i me came t o choos es omet hi ng t o cons t r uct .Bot hs ect i onss et t l edondr as t i -
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cal l y di ffer ent des i gns t hat each neededagr eatdealofr efinementt o becomecons t r uct abl e. F ort he nex tweek we s pentt i me s huffli ng ar ound 3D model s and t r yi ngt or i gor ous l ydes i gnandt weak t hi ngsi nt he comput ers ot hatt he cons t r uct i on pr oces s woul d go as s moot hl yaspos s i bl eandnoteatup t heent i r es emes t er . Nat ur al l y , t hepr oj ectt ookt heent i r et yoft hes emes t er , butwas90%compl et ebyourowns of t deadl i neofs pr i ngbr eak . Thedes i gni nmys ect i oncons i s t ed ofwhatwases s ent i al l yas quar et ube t hathadi t scor ner st weak eds ot het op s ur f acewasnow r ak eduponones i de andeachoft hewal l swasl eani ngout awayf r om t hebas e.F ort hes ak eof aes t het i cs ,we deci ded t ot weakt he des i gni npl anaswel ls ot hatt hebas e wasahex agons mas hedr oughl yi nt oa s quar eandagai nt weak eds l i ght l y . The i ncr edi bl ys hal l ow and s ubt l e angl es bet weenpl anars ur f acest ur ned“ meas ur et wi ce cutonce”i nt o“ meas ur e f ourt i mes , checkt he3Dmodel agai n, meas ur ei tt wi cemor e, andt hencut ” . I t madef orav er ys l ow goi ngpr oces s . Anot her i s s ue was s t r uct ur e.The bas ehadt os pan8f eetbutt hedes i gn cal l ed f ora pr ofil er oughl y4i nches
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t hi ck ,whi ch i mmedi at el ymeantt hat we needed a s uper s t r ong panel s ys t em. Byt ur ni ngt hebas ei nt oat or s i onbox , t het opandbot t om s k i nsar e act i ngent i r el yi ns heart opr ev entt he whol es ys t em f r om buck l i ngorr ack i ng i nanydi r ect i on. Thes ys t em i sal s or el at i v el yl i ghtf ori t sov er al ls i z e.Once t hebas ewasbui l tt hewal l swentup f ai r l yqui ck l yandwi t houtmuchheadache.Nex tcamet her oof .Ther oofi s as ymmet r i cal ,hasas i mi l ark i nkt ot he wal l ,i snotl ev elacr os sanyedge,and hadt obebui l tf r om t hes amet or s i on boxs ys t em ast heoor .Ther ooft hat endedupont heďŹ nalPl ayhous ewas t he t hi r d at t emptatcons t r uct i ng i t pr oper l y . Wheni tcamet i met oputs heat hi ng ont hes t r uct ur e,t hei ni t i aldes i gnwas qui t ecl eari ni t si nt entt ohav eadi s t i nct and r egi ment ed bandi ng t hat wr appedar oundandr eadcont i nuous l y .F r om a weat her abi l i t ys t andpoi nt , weal s oneededs omet hi ngt i met es t ed t hatwoul dbeabl et oweat herel egant l y , whi l eal s os t ayi ngwi t hi nbudget . An af t er noon ofr es ear ch r es ul t ed i nt he i dea ofdoi ng a r ev er s e boar d and bat t on des i gn wi t h char r ed cedar f encepi ck et s , andbr i ghtgr eenbat t ons t o ex pr es st he bandi ng i nt he t wo
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modul ars t r i ps . Thechar r edcedaral s o gav eal ov el yal l i gat ors k i nt ex t ur eand t hecar bonwoul ds par k l ei nt hes unl i ght .I nt he end,i twas t r ul y qui t e beaut i f ul . Ov er al l ,ev er ys t udenton t het eam gai nedani mmens eamountofr es pect f or anyone br av e enough t o ent er cons t r uct i on.I twast hemos tdi ďŹƒcul t , t i mecons umi ng,andf r us t r at i ngpr oj ectIhav ebeenapar tofandIwoul d doi tal lagai ns i mpl ybecaus eofwhat tt i aughtmeaboutdes i gnandf abr i cat i on. Notonl yt hi s , buti ts pok eal ott o t he neces s i t y ofcoor di nat i on on a t eam andgr ew ours t udi ocul t ur ei mmens el
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THE RESEARCH PAVILION Myi nt er es ti nt hef abr i cat i ons i deof ar chi t ect ur ei soneoft hebi gges ti ns pi r at i onst o ev er y pr oj ect .Thi spr oj ect r epr es ent sa s emes t er swor t h ofr es ear chandf ai l edex per i ment si nf abr i cat i on,andi sar et hi nk i ngoft heappr oacht ot heCASApl ayhous esi nt he pr evi ouss ect i on. Loui s Kahn f amous l y as k ed br i ck whati twant ed, t owhi chi tr es ponded “ anar ch” . Her e, wear eas k i ngas heetof pl ywoodwhati twant st obe. Thef ol l owi ngdes cr i pt i onandphot osar eour bes ti nt er pr et at i ons ofi t sr es pons e. Bearwi t hmef oramoment ,pl ywood sahar i dl anguage t ol ear n.The at t emptwast ocent ert hedes i gns ol el y ar oundappl i cat i onst hatwoul dmak e t hemos teffici entus eofas heetofpl ywood,bot hi nt er msofs t r uct ur e,and was t edmat er i al . Panel smos t l ywantt o endupaspanel sagai nwhent heyar e cutup,and t ur ni ng t hem i nt of r ame l i k emember si ns omeappl i cat i onscan behi ghl ywas t ef ul , s of ort hemos t par t , t hi sl i mi t ed ourk i tofpar t sf ort he des i gn.F r om t hi ss t ar t i ngpoi nt ,t her e ar et woopt i ons . At t emptt opanel i z ea coubl y cur v ed s ur f ace orv ol ume t o achi ev es t r uct ur als t abi l i t y ,or l ear n f r om or i gamit ocr eat ehi ghl yeffici ent f ol deds t r uct ur est hatf ol dbackoutt o
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beflat . Si mul t aneous l y , t hepr obl em of how t oj oi ns ur f aceedgest oact ual l y t r ans f er s t r es st hr ough t he s ys t em neededt obet ack l ed.Myper s onali nv es t i gat i oncent er edar oundt het echni quesofor i gamif ol di ngmet hodst o cr eat e popup s t r uct ur es ,combi ned wi t hamet hodofs t i t chi ngs eamst hat wasSURPRI SI NGL Ys t r ong.Thes mal l t wopoundt es tpi ecehel dwhatwasa 7 0 pound des k wi t h r oughl y 50 poundsofbook sus i ng onl y quar t er i nch mas oni t e and par acor d.As a met hod ofj oi ner y ,t hi swasqui t ea pr omi s i ngdi s cov er y ,andwascar r i ed i nt of ur t heri t er at i ons .Howev er ,t he i dea off ol ded pl at es t r uct ur es was abandoned becaus e of i t s flawed uni di r ect i onal s t abi l i t y .The whol e s t r uct ur ewant edt oflat t eni t s el fouti f notpr oper l ycons t r ai nedatedges .Al t er nat i v el y , weneededaneas ywayt o gener at eawi dear r ayoft hepanel i z ed s t r uct ur es qui ck l yi n or dert or eal l y mobi l i z e a des i gn. Gr as s hopper s eemedl i k eaneas ychoi ceatfir s t , but Is t umbl ed acr os st he nat i v e Rhi no command “ r educemes h” .Tr ue t oi t s name,t he f unct i on i st or educe t he numberoff acesi names ht oagi v en numberorper cent ageoft heor i gi nal . The mos tex ci t i ng par ti st hatev er y
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t i met hecommandr uns ,t her es ul ti s di ffer entev en i ft he i nput s ar et he s ame.Thi s way ,we coul dr un t he s amecommand on hundr edsoft he s amemes h,andgethundr edsofpot ent i al pl ayhous es . Thenew obj ect i v ewast o cr eat ea mes ht hatmade s ens e asa s t ar t i ng poi ntf ors omet hi ng t hathad t o fit wi t hi nan8f ootcube.As pher es acr i ficest oomuchv ol umebutacubei s al r eadyt ool ow r es . Luck i l y , mybi z ar r e l ov e ofmat hemat i csfinal l y pai d off, and Ir emember ed t her es ear ch ofa man named Pi etHei n,cr eat orofa s hapek nownast heSuper egg.Es s ent i al l y ,t hebeaut i f ulhal fcous i nofbot h t hes pher eandt hecube,i tmax i mi z es v ol umewhi l eal s ot r yi ngt o cutback on s ur f ace ar ea.The per f ects t ar t i ng poi ntf orourappl i cat i ons .Al ongs i de myownr es ear ch,mycl as s mat esand pr of es s or sr efinedt hej oi ner ymet hod t os ol v et hepr obl em oft hej oi nt ss l i ppi ngal ongt hei rl engt handal s of ound awayt ohol ds peci ficangl esbet ween panel swi t h3Dboxj oi nt s . Thepr oj ect wi l lcomet o acl os et hi sJ unewhen t her es ear chpavi l i onmak esi t swayt o Dal l asf ort heev ent .I thasbeenani ncr edi bl e ex per i ence t hathasi ns pi r ed pas s i oni nev er yonei nv ol v ed.
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