indiscriminantMaking

Welcome to my blog for the Smart Surfaces class at the University of Michigan.  My interest in participating in this course is motivated by a number of interests of mine.  First, I am highly interested in multidisciplinary, collaborative projects.  I am a firm believer that architecture will continue to become more complex and more integrated with other disciplines.  Such an experience makes an architect well versed in engaging to new people and new ideas, the ability to move "laterally," as Professor Thun would say.  Second, I have always been interested in exploring architecture's technological properties.  Many of my designs strongly integrate environmental systems as both crucial to the environmental operation of the building but also as communication tools to the nearby environment and people occupying space.  This class provides an excellent opportunity to experiment in the hands-on making of a part of an architectural idea.

"indiscriminantMaking" was a term Professor Daubman had used during after our teams presentation. Although it is not meant wholly literally, the idea behind this approach is that the "Making" teaches the maker something about the object, whether it be material properties or visual effect.  This contrasts to a  kind of top down approach where an object is fully rationalized and then worked from the final product backwards to achieve the desired result.



A few explorations with student Ming from our Group 1.

The first video investigates lights "rotating" in a series while the second video investigates the visual effects on light on a rotating, perforated surface.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxclETLw4uo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-CGDtFRf_A