AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

CityPortUnit Innovation through localisation: reading, negotiating and altering existing conditions :

by I.S. Bodea




Institution: Delft University of Technology
Department:
Year: 2014
Keywords: generative design; algae biomass; hyperbody; rotterdam; digital fabrication; 3D printing
Record ID: 1262103
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Abstract

CityPortUnit is an investigation into why and how architectural programs are created. Can our cities be seen as entities in synchrony, as nodes of decentralised networks and if so, how does this impact their response to changes in neighbouring or distant nodes? The project and research try to answer these question by proposing a link to strengthen relations between Port and City in Rotterdam, a showcase for an innovative industry that promises to alter our way of using natural resources, The Algal Biomass Industry. As new programs emerge, technologies and materials may inform and radically impact the way in which we perceive urban space and well established urban genres. We develop a design process driven by local conditions, through algorithmic design and digital fabrication, as we look more in detail at materialization and the use of 3D Printed Fibrous Assemblages.