Weber,Kenneth
investigation go ban (#5)
And now you know..
And it has been officially announced with a Steve Job(sian) video that in fact the new MacBooks are being manufactured from a solid block of aluminu(iu)m. You can read more in depth at the apple site, or be lazy and enjoy this video below.
Extemely rapid prototyping from Front Design.
Apple potentially to announce new digital fabrication process for new MacBooks..check it out here.
investigation shi ban (#4)
investigation san ban (#3)
investigation ni ban (#2)
In investigation number two I was interested in the way a “screen” could be manipulated functionally as well as aesthetically. More importantly how can a “green” wall provide functions such as food production, curb run off, or even control climate in a indoor/outdoor space? I designed the form loosely on the concept of terraced rice paddies, mimicking the horizontal terracing in both the front and back of the screen.
By terracing from top to bottom and “waving” the surface from side to side, a complex environment is created that can accommodate multiple varieties of plants. Plants can be arranged by needs of sunlight, water, and even rooting needs. Essentially in (my limited plant biology knowledge) theory plants could be arranged in bio remediation structures, that could be adjusted to chemical pollutants. Plants could be adjusted to manipulate lighting through a combination of coloring of the greenery, or even the air quality could be manipulated by the utilization of certain plants for airborne pollutants.
Green walls as green roofs are very beneficial in the urban environment due to their inherent “green” qualities. Digital fabrication will make the creation/design of green walls/screens much more adaptable to complex environments.
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