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Material Units: Uploading information into matter via stimuli and the challenges of determining feedback

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Published
Publication date30/09/2021
Host publicationeCAADe 2021 - Towards a New, ConfigurableArchitecture
EditorsVesna Stojakovic, Bojan Tepavcevic
PublisherEducation and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Pages431-442
Number of pages12
Volume2
ISBN (print)9789491207235
<mark>Original language</mark>English
Event39th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2021 - Novi Sad, Serbia
Duration: 8/09/202110/09/2021

Conference

Conference39th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2021
Country/TerritorySerbia
CityNovi Sad
Period8/09/2110/09/21

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Volume2
ISSN (Print)2684-1843

Conference

Conference39th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2021
Country/TerritorySerbia
CityNovi Sad
Period8/09/2110/09/21

Abstract

Associative and generative design processes are capable of creating complex digital models, which can have their digital material properties (size, aesthetics, performance) infinitely adapted or radically transformed, relative to design demands, if they remain in their digital environments. Imagine, if physical materials and structures had these abilities, where design updates could be uploaded into a structure's physical material makeup at molecular resolutions. This could begin to enable a physical structure's matter to be reprogrammed so they can adapt across their length scales with high sensitivities and multi-material properties. To leverage these abilities, novel design and fabrication processes need to be developed, which enable interrelationships between design parameters, assembly mechanisms and material properties. This paper presents key findings and implications of two final prototypes, from a series, which developed a design and fabrication approach termed tuneable environments that enables interrelationships and design information to be uploaded into matter at granular resolutions.

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