course: Interactive Constructions: Augmented Reality Bamboo Structures
role: tutor and coordinator assistant
collaboration: Architectural Association Visiting School Sao Paulo and SUBdV Architecture
led tutors: Kristof Crolla and Garvin Goepel
coordinators: Anne Save de Beaurecueil and Franklin Lee (SUBdV Architecture)
tutor assistants: Ernesto Bueno, Henrique Lattes Borçato, Orion Campos, Jamie Vega
location: Belas Artes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
date: from 7 Jul to 16 Jul 2022
more information here
about the workshop
Placed in a Mixed Reality (MR) context, the AA Visiting School São Paulo 2022 will rely on Augmented Reality (AR) technology to guide manual fabrication actions for developing complex geometries built with bamboo. This year, architects Prof. Kristof Crolla and Mr Garvin Goepel will lead the design and fabrication of these parametric structures using both analogue and digital techniques.
The aim will be to combine bamboo constructions and digital technologies based on digital design research to implement bending-active bamboo shell structures. Students will present physical prototypes of these lightweight and low-tech building systems in the Brazilian context. The projects will be developed in Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, and Karamba, and they will be built aided by Fologram, holographic devices (Microsoft HoloLenses), and handheld smartphones.
The workshop will be primarily taught in English at Universidade Belas Artes in Sao Paulo and supported by a team (English/Portuguese speakers) of local digital design experts and members of @subdv_architecture.