Advances in Architectural Geometry

Advances in Architectural Geometry - MIT

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The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) and the MIT Department of Architecture co-sponsored a video that was featured at the "Advances in Architectural Geometry" symposium at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from September 27-30, 2012. Architectural geometry is an emerging field using geometrical principles to approach current design challenges with a renewed mathematical rigor. As part of a presentation on the most advanced and challenging research in the field, the video spotlights the groundbreaking technologies, materials, and processes produced at MIT.
Curated by Skylar Tibbits.
Exhibited work and comments by:
Material: John Fernandez
Associate Professor, Building Technology Faculty, Department of Architecture
Principal and Founder of LFArc and Urban Metabolism Group
Scale: Skylar Tibbits
Lecturer, Design Faculty, Department of Architecture, MIT
Principal and Founder of SJET LLC
Prototype: William O'Brien Jr.
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture
Principal, William O'Brien Jr. LLC
Movement: Joel Lamere
Assistant Professor, Design Faculty, Department of Architecture, MIT
Principal and Founder of GLD
Modules: Nader Tehrani
Department Chair, Department of Architecture, MIT
Principal and Founder of NADAA
Interaction: Meejin Yoon
Associate Professor, Design, Faculty, Department of Architecture, MIT
Principal and Founder of Howeler + Yoon/MY Studio
Innovation: Sheila Kennedy
Professor of Practice, Design Faculty, Department of Architecture, MIT
Principal and Founder of Kennedy & Violich, www.kvarch.net
Digital: Mark Goulthorpe
Associate Professor, Design, Faculty, Department of Architecture, MIT
Principal and Founder of dECOi Architects, HypoSurface Corp and Zero+
Videography: Paper Fortress Films

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@Violetfire5 7 жыл бұрын

~ One day these highly technological abstract forms of design will merge with the best of our traditional building systems, and an understanding of nature. I look forward to that day. New ideas breath life into the world. Keep on creating, and innovating ~

@aniseedus 7 жыл бұрын

A really exciting video about the possibilities of the future. I don't understand the lack of enthusiasm in some of the comments. Technology is being used to the fullest to accelerate the generation of ideas and design and that's just simply great.

@wzwzwzwzwzw 8 жыл бұрын

the foam concrete had me giddy

@polaroidguy7186 8 жыл бұрын

of course we can talk and question the practicability of the profession and academics but in my opinion this is all about the creative and critical analysis necessary to develop a real life problem solution. Skipping phases of exploration makes the profession cut short to just act to what we have and what has been done always.

@scruffybonbon5788 Жыл бұрын

continue along this path

@TheAlbinoskunk 7 жыл бұрын

so many incredible moments in here, particularly that giant wirecutter at 5:06, all of those unbelievable folding patterns at 6:00, 6:15, 6:20, 6:25 and then that moment when he touches the screen at 11:08. I'm so excited

@zakc7504 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. The work being done here is extraordinary. Thanks so much for creating this!

@metromacca 9 жыл бұрын

All the hate, brilliant. "If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." - Henry Ford (Founder of Ford Motor Company)

@IIIO000 7 жыл бұрын

maccas a Yeah but Ford didn't invent the car anyway, it was Mercedes.

@dlwatib 6 жыл бұрын

It appears that Henry Ford never said any such thing: quoteinvestigator.com/2011/07/28/ford-faster-horse/ If he did say it, and it was relative to the Model T, it's inane. By the time Ford introduced the Model T in the 1909 model year, pretty much everybody had heard of automobiles and seen at least one. Nobody was thinking, "I just want a faster horse" anymore. They were wanting to not have to feed a large animal every day whether you used it or not. They were wanting to not have to clean up its droppings from the streets, they didn't want to have to smell the stuff, and they most certainly didn't want to accidentally step in it. An automobile didn't go that much faster than a horse, especially a race horse, but it was much less expensive to operate and much more convenient and sanitary. In the current context, the hate is fully justified. MIT's program is wholly devolved and no longer has any relevance to architecture whatsoever. Their students will come away from the program knowing nothing about planning spaces, and nothing about designing constructable structures. They will have to unlearn everything just to get a drafting job.

@vitorherold 5 жыл бұрын

dlwatib do you studied in there?

@aeroandre96 5 жыл бұрын

you must be fun at parties 🙄 @@dlwatib

@SonicPhonic 4 жыл бұрын

@@IIIO000 : - ) Ford was also a NAZI-sympathizer

@incandescentefilms5861 7 жыл бұрын

amazing the mentality of people in MIT , i would like that kind of person in my university, here in Mexico

@dlwatib 10 жыл бұрын

The curriculum as it is described in this video is disturbing for its total lack of awareness that spaces have emotional effects on people akin to music. The right space can make you want to be there, or avoid it, be happy or sad or even angry. To search for new materials and new ways of manipulating them without any sense of grounding is utterly fruitless.

@MrJlmmeh 10 жыл бұрын

you gota try to know sometimes... ya know?

@dlwatib 10 жыл бұрын

***** It's as if an art department suddenly decided that the most important thing about painting was what the paint was made of, so they devoted their entire curriculum to new dyes, new pigments, new bases and new thinners. They would quite rightly be criticized for missing the whole point of painting.

@ultraverydeepfield 10 жыл бұрын

"is utterly fruitless." I do not agree. They are doing pioneer work. No one claimed that what they figure out by itself makes you feel comfortable (or uncomfortable). That is an other layer. Once you establish a new technology you refine that technique and incorporate, for example, wishes like yours for a "right space".

@firdausifahad 10 жыл бұрын

I can't tell you how happy I am to see this video. Fantastic. :)

@StrykerBuilt 4 жыл бұрын

Simply awesome. There are great minds at work in many ways and many gatherings.

@MrMohdrehankhan 11 жыл бұрын

such an awesome video! thanks!

@paolopablo8084 7 жыл бұрын

If we look back again on the documentary film, they only share a small glance of what is MIT today. They only feature a small part of there curriculum which is on innovation studies. But MIT features a lot more on architecture in every specific of study.

@everybodyisacritic 8 жыл бұрын

the facilities are incredible! i wish i could study architecture there.

@sitaroutreachministry6289 6 жыл бұрын

To the engineers and architects of MIT, you are AWESOME!

@DevilNvM 9 жыл бұрын

Mais que fantástico, é simplesmente primoroso esses estudos!

@amaxwell01 8 жыл бұрын

Some of the coolest tech that I've seen in a while, especially around 11:00 in.

@dodoebrahim99 8 жыл бұрын

TRUE!

@pixarcharchitecturalvisual4251 8 жыл бұрын

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@styles7887 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

@Alchevskaya 10 жыл бұрын

Impressive, some day it will happen!

@jcjensenllc 4 жыл бұрын

Wish I could have gone to MIT

@elibjr7334 10 жыл бұрын

Truly an exciting program. I would love to see the innovations that is introduced to the building industry from this initiative! hopefully my Alma Mater (Penn State) can also see the vision to develop you minds who have have similar interests. This is why so many come to this country for their post HS education... programs like this. Lets keep America using its financial resources for programs like this which allow the future designers to finally bring something new to the design and building tables.

@Weltaz 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic !!!! thanks you

@jakeinao5349 8 жыл бұрын

PLEASE..what is the title of the music at the introduction?? i will use it in my presentation., Help/!=)

@jeangonzales744 9 жыл бұрын

what's the title of the background music?

@kamaschulz 9 жыл бұрын

Academia in architecture has always been a place of experimentation and incongruity with the practice. I wouldn't worry so much about the practicality of everything they're doing, so much as I would worry if they're asking the right questions and solving the right puzzles. There's plenty of time to learn the practice outside of school.

@konstantinsewina1656 2 жыл бұрын

In what computer program do they design buildings ?

@Terra_Byte_Tech 10 жыл бұрын

Anyone know the name of the song in the beginning? Nothing shows up on shazam.

@ArchitectsLibrary 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice indeed!

@juanfernandezgonzalez6629 5 жыл бұрын

MUSIC. Hey! I love this video and find it very inspiring! Could anyone tell me where I can find the music, please? :)

@kennethnwachukwu8699 6 жыл бұрын

pls can i get list of spaces to consider in designing a department of built environment.......

@jonatanr.1759 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!

@medianexchanges 4 жыл бұрын

glorious masterclass

@jeremiaswirtz8431 5 жыл бұрын

what is the Song in te beginning called? Thank you

@craigkeller 4 жыл бұрын

Inspired and inspirational.

@jakeinao5349 8 жыл бұрын

can somebody tell me the title of the music at the first part of the video??

@howardlee1324 9 жыл бұрын

It looks like an art research studio where "tomorrow" and the "day after tomorrow" are being sculpted. The freedom to express an idea is the base of architecture, without material innovation some ideas don't have their matching environment. I want to join that studio.

@padma776 10 жыл бұрын

encouraging ideas

@stephennorth2625 10 жыл бұрын

By aiming for it man, go to it !

@smoothytalk 10 жыл бұрын

yes ! amazing

@edwardrichardq.enguero2450 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@dittoernando3408 6 жыл бұрын

11:13 mindblown! whats that robot wall called?

@mehulbaris6762 5 жыл бұрын

How to generate these kind of geometrical shapes 6:20 ?

@aryanjacko 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah but...can you do a window schedule?

@bastienmisandeau1126 7 жыл бұрын

What is the material used at 6:24 ?

@davidconjefferson 8 жыл бұрын

When can we expect to see roof shingles with multi-layer insulation fog harvesting mesh?

@MsGnor 8 жыл бұрын

+David Jefferson during the next zombie apocalypse :)

@diahan9896 8 жыл бұрын

woah...

9 жыл бұрын

was an impressive design

@mgkatyj 11 жыл бұрын

fantastic

@clemrabadan 11 жыл бұрын

amazing

@IL_DRMZ 3 жыл бұрын

whats the name of the wall?

@TheSee800 10 жыл бұрын

Ammaizing !!

@FinoMarg 7 жыл бұрын

which software will they teach

@London_miss234 11 жыл бұрын

Architectural geometry is intriguing

@jonidimo 9 жыл бұрын

What is the software at 11:30 ? I love all this work ... I could love to have a job like this.

@charlesball9522 9 жыл бұрын

Looks like Rhino 3D

@iaspace7601 9 жыл бұрын

Rhino 3D+Grasshopper plug in

@edstud1 Жыл бұрын

I need to build a shed, how can this research help me?

@Enriquehack 10 жыл бұрын

Someone knows the name of the music at the beggining?

@KJKP 10 жыл бұрын

They need to have a department of practicality and efficiency. Many of these materials they're working on will require specialty training and ability to install. And, they do not look conducive to the emerging process of design-build in the AEC community. Third, consider some of these complex shapes... how will you mop the stairs? Dust walls made of curvilinear rhombo-ovoid thingama-bobs? There is no seemless conversion I see.

@zacharyhenderson2902 2 жыл бұрын

That's cool. But I don't see any buildings doing the wave when you touch them at any point in the future.

@JoseLozano1694 9 жыл бұрын

This somewhat remind me of the Bauhaus, but I'm wondering how practical, affordable, but most important, environmental it is. I like their enthusiasm on finding new materials and technology but as some of them say they haven't get any practical use in architecture other than art installations. Plus architecture moves depending on the clients and right now I don't see a potential "mecenas" for this type of architecture, specially with the financial crisis. Also I'm surprise by the lack of use of natural materials (wood, stone etc) or organic shapes, we should look at nature, but hey at least they are trying to be innovative, perhaps this is the future, robots shaping our buildings.

@JTubella 9 жыл бұрын

jose lozano Perhaps they are creating the stepping stones into a new form of architecture rather than what has been done, essentially the same, for thousands of year. Maybe they are just inspiring ideas for future generations; similar how sci-fi shows had ideas of technology way before their time and are now coming to fruition. The self making architecture is an amazing idea that I can see being applied in the future, imagine discovering a new planet and dropping these "modules" onto the surface that create a random live-able space in a matter of minutes. Or even helping people in earth today by dropping the same modules onto a land that needs housing and in a matter of minutes people can inhabit them. If the thought of cost was always an issue that caused great ideas never to go forward then we would not be having this conversation, seeing that the technology would not exist.

@thetinydreameater 8 жыл бұрын

+jose lozano They are researchers doing research at a university. Some concepts may turn into something real at which point they can decide to sell the concept to a company or start their own, but it is not at all a requirement for doing the research, the main focus is to do something new and interesting. This is the typical role universities play in society in our time.

@heavenlydenied 10 жыл бұрын

im trying to get into architecture too. Currently in first year and i'm loving it. I studied computer engineering for 2 years, didn't like it. i like architecture. and let me tell you. if you like something and want to do something then dont listen to others. they will want you to fail because they were too afraid to try and want you to do the same. just go out and do it. if its your passion youll make it :)

@johnboo4681 10 жыл бұрын

Omg, Amazing!

@Art-uz3fk 9 жыл бұрын

The foam concrete material looks pretty good though, I have a friend who built his house that way it seems quiet robust.

@MichaelFlynn0 4 жыл бұрын

i bet there are no foam concrete beams in it though.

@dragonmartijn 3 жыл бұрын

I bet he has leakages.

@brendancomfort 8 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what the music is in the beginning of the video?

@jakeinao5349 7 жыл бұрын

i am also looking so a response regarding the music at the beginnning.,its been months =(!

@devicetestsandvine-hn2gg 5 ай бұрын

GREATE LEARNING FROM THIS VIDEO

@MitzvosGolem1 5 жыл бұрын

Nice ideas. NYIT B.Arch. 1990. After 40 years in industry both design and physically building I can only say..." New ideas needed" Building design and construction are way behind compared to Automotive or Aircraft for example. Old fashion methods materials labor intensive construction etc make Architecture antiquated. We need fresh new ideas... Keep them coming. Shalom

@log10xp 5 жыл бұрын

Interview help tips: use material, technology, demonstrate, future and architecture over and over again

@cau6659 4 жыл бұрын

Those structures or geometrical shapes look like sculptures, just stunning!!

@cypressz 10 жыл бұрын

Okay, if you're making self-assembling architecture, that's cool. Really! But what we really NEED are cheap self assembling emergency houses and structures that are good for disaster relief, research stations in the Antarctic, lunar and mars bases and so on. Simple, cheap self assembling airtight boxes that insulate well. I love seeing some of the fancy architecture, but it's pretty important that we get stuff like that. I hope you all don't get so consumed by fancy shapes you forget to take care of the truly important basics to help people who aren't rich.

@edgaravila2776 6 жыл бұрын

Citric Thoughts you're missing the point. The end product is not those "fancy shapes". Before they have the end goal like any of the things you mentioned, they first need to fully understand the principles of the subject they're working on. With every creative project comes new insights, which will in turn be referenced on a future project with specific needs and goals. The more they create, the more they learn, the better the product they can create in the future. Those emergency stations and all CAN'T be developed unless this creative exploratory phase is done first.

@mansardmanor3869 4 жыл бұрын

Great points from both edges of technology. Man will always have a need to service the needs of the community, as well, the need of advancement of technically radical structures. To both ends; there will be the few who take the radical road. Many to take up the humanistic issues. For one, I cannot wait to see the future 🧐

@jamil3286 4 жыл бұрын

@Critic Thoughts I kinda understand what you mean but at the same time I must say I do t really agree with you. The type of building you're talking about is such a niche that it will not be worth spending huge amounts of resources developing, and as mention above those types of technologies would also be developed through the general advancement of architecture as a whole. Not to mention the use of self building houses would be a very controversial as so many millions of people really on honest construction jobs to make a living and putting them out of their jobs would mean millions of people around the world would then find themselves out of their trade and when that happens a whole other list of social problems would occur.

@barrywainwright3391 7 жыл бұрын

the cost to attend MIT is ridiculously outrageous. its a shame that it had become very hard to be a professional architect these days. frank lloyd wright didnt have a degree, no licenses, no technology at his disposal, he did it all by hand and went on to become the greatest and most famous of all architects.

@GamingwithKloss 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly so stop complaining about their costs & go do it by yourself! Supply & demand. More demand than supply = price rise.

@Ryowazza99 7 жыл бұрын

May I ask you how much does it cost to attend MIT? I'm from Italy and I'm just curious ;)

@GamingwithKloss 7 жыл бұрын

Ryo wazza $44,000 per year for degree, maybe $20,000 for accommodation and food/travel. So $66,000 excluding medical bills, maybe car and so on. Bocconi in milano is like $45,000 per year altogether. So rather expensive, but one of the worlds best.

@mcozpda3392 8 жыл бұрын

no limits .... todo realidad .............

@ebymumbai 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this gives me the kicks

@seaslug7421 6 жыл бұрын

People complaining about robots and automating things... well guess what?? THAT'S HOW MOST MANUFACTURING IS DONE.

@SenorEuphoria 10 жыл бұрын

"We need to go beyond bricks and mortar" For what purpose

@Flomes 10 жыл бұрын

To have more freedom in the building process

@DFYFE 9 жыл бұрын

So we can make things more expensive in are thriving economy lol

@Flomes 9 жыл бұрын

Derek Fyfe It's all about cost\benefits. Mud bricks are cheper than steel structures but you won't be able to build a mud skyscraper. That does not mean we should stop considering mud bricks as a viable material, everything has his costs and his benefits and having more options to chose from is always positive (and finally leads to a cheaper buildin process).

@DFYFE 9 жыл бұрын

TheWhiteUbik WOW! you are just full of knowledge. I would never understand how cost/benefits work. You mean you need to make a profit in business? Sar·casm (N) \ˈsär-ˌka-zəm\ :The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny.

@shitonthisname 9 жыл бұрын

thanks for your comment, exactly what i thought... its actually pretty sad what happens at the MIT. for me thats technological fanatism. glad i didn't study there

@Art-uz3fk 9 жыл бұрын

Curious how they would apply this research to construction in a developing nation as they alluded to once or twice in the video. Perhaps that would make a good project for them, as some are skeptical. Seems like people now a days think the most expensive product is the best, when really its quiet the opposite.

@mariaaldred3058 4 жыл бұрын

How about making a machine to build rammed earth houses.

@2HHB 9 жыл бұрын

11:08 mind blown

@sasori144 5 жыл бұрын

Ah I wish I could get into MIT

@rubencruz3730 6 жыл бұрын

very beautiful and interesting, how they are creating and enjoy new materials to try new shapes, i think this is what the architecture have to look for; I'm not an architect, I'm an engineer, but this topic is very interesting to me; maybe somebody can bring me more information about what I have to search to learn this things about the shape, and the materials that they are using.

@stephennorth2625 10 жыл бұрын

Go 4 it man, what ye gotta loose ? I'm sure if you want it enough, you'll get there. Go man !

@toshJOINTzero 5 жыл бұрын

Paving the way for dystopian future cities.

@xmaniscomingo 10 жыл бұрын

do anyone know what is this 3d modeling program they are using on 7:07 ??

@MadDeuceJuice 10 жыл бұрын

rhino

@xmaniscomingo 10 жыл бұрын

thx alot

@omid443 8 жыл бұрын

I wish I could study there

@tehlolzfactor 10 жыл бұрын

For the most part at least in this part of youtube, there intelligent discussions and agreements and although there are still trolls here, they are at least intelligent as well.

@michaelbeholder 9 жыл бұрын

wow!

@mandypac2854 10 жыл бұрын

10:00-11:20... whoa!

@georgefuller8244 9 жыл бұрын

Anyone know what plugin was used to generate that mesh at 0:25

@priyanthalamuthu7401 9 жыл бұрын

george fuller Same question. Haha

@jamesbrindley3549 9 жыл бұрын

george fuller google sketchup.

@the7thsonofthe7sons 9 жыл бұрын

+george fuller Its python on Rhino. Definitely not Sketchup.

@em50luda2 8 жыл бұрын

clearly grasshopper + kangeroo

@Maazeinn 10 жыл бұрын

I like paradigms.

@mireylleberenicetellocaver1988 9 жыл бұрын

I liked the video , I have a question to manage the program which uses Zaha Hadid NECESSARY FOR YOUR PROJECTS master mathematics OR CERTAIN EXISTING PROGRAMS WHICH YOU CREATE FORMS AND FACILITATE THE build ? , I'd appreciate MUCH THANKS

@karunanidhinirajkamal6379 3 жыл бұрын

I think you are talking about the program as in softwares!? Try Rhino and Grasshopper, you can do pretty much anything with that

@soldtobediers 4 жыл бұрын

''Why? Outta all the fractal shapes of Creation... does Mankind gravitate toward that of the rectangular.'' -gilpin 102819

@aseemgidwani9641 4 жыл бұрын

Sold to be Diers who said this

@soldtobediers 4 жыл бұрын

@@aseemgidwani9641 me.

@gokuucrowsnest9226 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know it's breaking the laws of physics but if we turn off that part think of the cool tricks you'll be able to do

@carolinawren3594 5 жыл бұрын

CaddCam may be able to generate incredible new shapes and surfaces, and biological tinkering may make building materials out of plant or animal proteins possible? But if they're modular a brick is still a brick?

@satish5517 10 жыл бұрын

v nice...........

@Hurious 4 жыл бұрын

Why all that music ? It is so distracting.

@margrietvanengelen2799 7 жыл бұрын

Wouw!

@elvisyarce4865 9 жыл бұрын

Nice

@darrens3 10 жыл бұрын

Other than the aerated concrete and the larger timber spans, I am genuinely struggling to find the practical applications of many of these studies. Especially regarding fire and building regulations. Not to mention environmental design, let alone; thermal efficiency, air exchange, and thermal massing

@josephyoung6749 4 жыл бұрын

"exude their prowess"

@timofreeman4574 10 жыл бұрын

Can I take my students on a field trip here?

@smittytheloader 9 жыл бұрын

***** Lmao

@hollymatthews4775 10 жыл бұрын

Most impressive. Wish I had seen this sooner, but thanks for posting this to KZfaq. In response to previous comments: High tech building materials will require adjustments in thought and acceptance from the design/manufacture to assembly/construction sectors. Retraining workers to be on the cutting edge of our industry should be in the back of everyone's mind. If you aren't moving forward the result is stagnation, doing things they way dear old grandpa did it. No more. The simple fact is that we cannot continue to destroy our environment in the name of progress, nor should we tear it down to build something else unless the change in energies is a benefit to humankind - and not some entities bottom line. The practicality of new materials will be a progression based on need, time, and place. As for the cleaning of curvilinear rhombo-ovoid thingama-bobs, there should be some partnering with companies like P&G to make sure methods of sanitation are developed for the new forms of building and construction. Just sayin. Thanks again for the post.

@OneBigPappa 9 жыл бұрын

Maybe it would have been better to call this video "Using advance Tech Toys in Building Facades". While there are some cool art pieces in this video, and they certainly have shown they can put those cool toys to use. If they are really looking to apply these art pieces in a practical way, maybe they need to consider air flow (heating and cooling) and wiring that is going to run through the structure of a building, unless these guys are only trying to put a new skin on the same old structures.