Group work / Academic
Time: 08/2021-12/2021
Instructor: Jenny Sabin
DESIGN & MAKING ACROSS DISCIPLINES: Adaptive Interfaces for a Resilient Future
A Pilot Collaboration between AAP & Cornell Tech
Instructors : Jenny E. Sabin (Architecture) / jsabin@cornell.edu
Participating Instructors: Jonathan Butcher (Biomedical Engineering), Nate Cira (Biomedical Engineering), Wendy Ju (Information
Science), Marty Murtagh (Materials Science & Engineering), Uli Wiesner (Materials Science & Engineering)
Teaching Associate: Nick Cassab, nc284@cornell.edu
Semester : Fall 2021
Group work with Yehong Mi
Although there have been tremendous innovations in design, material sciences, bio- and information technologies, direct interactions and collaborations between scientists, architects, and engineers are rare. One approach is to couple architectural designers with engineers and scientists within a research-based laboratory studio to develop new ways of thinking, seeing, and working in each of our fields. This combined studio+seminar is an introduction to fundamental concepts and methods in design and emerging technologies across architecture, engineering, and science to prepare students with the necessary tools and knowledge for iterative, hybrid, and synthetic thinking in design & making across disciplines. Coursework includes exposure to different theories, research, and practices of design and emerging technologies, making and digital fabrication (3D printing), computational and generative design, interaction design, new materials, sustainability, and bio-inspired design. Emphasis will be upon problem generation over immediate problem solving with a specific focus on areas of materials
and making, generative design, simulation, computational design, physical modeling, and digital fabrication within a hybrid lab+studio setting. This combined studio and seminar aims to engage and develop hybrid thinking in design through generative processes and digital fabrication of material and form across disciplines. Students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigate the intersections of architecture and science and apply insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design, fabrication, and production of material products, prototypes, and digital tools. Project work will focus on responsive and adaptive interfaces and materials across scales and disciplines with a focus on human interaction, adaptive architecture, energy storage, and information display.
Session1：Bio-inspired design and digital fabrication training
Butterfly wings have a complex structure that interacts with the environment in real-time. Through computational design methods
we generate the microstructure of butterfly wings and conduct experiments on the structural parameters.
We are not only experimenting with 3d printing materials, but we are also considering the possibility of making interactive
materials through advanced digital fabrication methods. We optimize the 3d printer to become a hot sealing machine and make
inflatable material by heat sealing the zip bag.
In order to get the best heat sealing effect, we constantly adjust the printing temperature of the 3D printer, the height of the nozzle, and the printing speed. We also tested zip bag and 3d printed composites. Through this training, we explored the possibility of the interaction of various materials based on the microstructure of butterfly wings
In order to get the best heat sealing effect, we constantly adjust the printing temperature of the 3D printer, the height of the nozzle, and the printing speed. We also tested zip bag and 3d printed composites. Through this training, we explored the possibility of the interaction of various materials based on the microstructure of butterfly wings
In order to get the best heat sealing effect, we constantly adjust the printing temperature of the 3D printer, the height of the nozzle, and the printing speed. We also tested zip bag and 3d printed composites. Through this training, we explored the possibility of the interaction of various materials based on the microstructure of butterfly wings
In addition to the material experiments, we also conducted simulations to obtain the final results.
Session2：Design for Interaction && Adaptive and Responsive Materials and Materials by Design
Based on previous material experiments, we explored the possibility of Human-building interaction by making an environmentally responsive robot using material properties.
