Tag Archives: topology

del Campo Manninger architecture & design at IASS 2010, Shanghai.

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IASS 10 Shanghai Austrian Pavillion

SPAN will present the paper Topological Surfaces as Modes of Formation in Nature at the IASS, International Association of Shells and Spatial Structures, in Shanghai. This year’s symposium Spatial Structures – Temporary and Permanent provides an opportunity for architects, structural engineers, builders and researchers to … Read More →

SPAN and 7 axis robot.

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7axis robot TU Vienna

We were lucky to get access to the 7Axis Industrial robot at the TU-Vienna at a workshop initiated by Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and Anita Aigner . We have been thinking about a specific Sofa & Ottoman in recent times, it came in perfectly handy that we … Read More →

Formations workshop at ©CEDIM Monterrey, Mexico.

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CEDIM Monterrey workshop summer stars

Following an invitation by Margarita Flores, the director of the architecture department of the ©CEDIM, Monterrey, Mexico, Matias del Campo joined into their “Summer-stars” workshop weeks. SPAN prepared a workshop for the students dealing with geological phenomena as source of inspiration for the understanding of … Read More →

Brancusi Museum, Paris.

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Brancusi museum rooftop topology

SPAN wins the Brancusi Museum Competition, Paris. Brancusis curvilinear presence. Within Constantin Brancusis body of work is one specific characteristic that emerges on a regular basis: the application of constrictions as specific leitmotiv. These constrictions can be read in various ways, reaching from the definition … Read More →

Floral Obsession 08 at ESARQ, Barcelona.

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Floral Obsession 08 ESARQ A. Erioli A. Vacca 01

The last two weeks SPAN has been conducting a workshop at the Genetic Architecture Master course of the ESARQ in Barcelona. The main Issue of the workshop was the exploration of the opportunities present in the manifold conditions of floral entities. The explored issue included … Read More →

Final review at DIA WS0708.

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DIA WS07 Follymorph Abstract Machines Tribe

The course SPAN has been teaching this term deals with issues of self organization, and the behavior of molecule populations informed by intensive forces such as friction, varying gravitational forces and viscosity as a mean of architectural design. In a first stage, the students had … Read More →

SPAN at IASS 07.

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IASS 07 Venice gala dinner palladio

SPAN presented the paper Moments of Transitions at the IASS, International Association of Shells and Spatial Structures, in Venice. The 4 day long conference was packed with interesting presentations and discussions – within and outside the conference venues and covered topics such as structural engineering … Read More →

SPAN lecture at Vienna Design Week.

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IMNO Gallery Self Organisation

Gerin Trautenberger, principal of Microgiants invited SPAN to give a talk on beauty, surface articulation and patterns and to join a panel discussion at the Vienna Design Week. The panelists included Dag Holmgren, Elisabeth Menasse-Wiesbauer (Zoom-Kindermuseum), Sybille Straubinger, James Skone and Matias del Campo. The … Read More →