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PER-FORMATIVE BIO-POLYMERS WORKSHOP
|SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE
_GROUP PROJECT|MATERIAL EXPERIMENTATION
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|CRITIC : GARRETT & PAUL SUTHERLIN SANTO, MICHAEL CASEY REHM|
Teams designed material samples utilizing toolpath centered procedures to 3D print gradated biopolymer composites. Following initial material testing, students customized sets of plant-based gels with varying opacities, colors, and textures appropriate for their designs. Aided by digital simulations, gradients of these gels were synchronized with robotic motion paths, resulting in material outcomes with embedded patterning and cross sectional variations in thickness, rigidity, and structure. Explorations, such as these, position technology and ecology at the center of material design.
Watch video here: https://sutherlinsanto.com/Performative-BiopolymersDesign-Lab
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