SG2010 Cluster: Manufacturing Parametric Acoustic Surfaces

The design intention of this workshop is the exploration of new forms and materials of architectural surfaces used to modify acoustic space. The precise specification of a geometric structure together with an understanding of its material properties allows for the prediction of its acoustic performance. New potentials for the creation of architectural space and its perception emerge when the understanding of manufacturing technique and material properties are embedded in the underlying parametric model. Through the linking of acoustic theory, the parametric design of material and geometry, and the digital fabrication of these structures, true "working prototypes" will be created and evaluated. The group will focus on two acoustic behaviors: resonant absorption and sound scattering. Subgroups will study these through investigations of modulating surface geometry, perforated composites, and folded clusters. A library of working prototypes will be produced, and combined in a large frame structure. Through the exchange of data between Generative Components and the ODEON acoustic analysis software students will be able to "hear" their geometric creations using the software's auralization capabilities.
Brady Peters is a PhD Fellow at the Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA), and an architectural researcher with JJW Arkitekter and with Grontmij/CarlBro Engineers. His PhD research focuses on the acoustic performance of complex surfaces. Brady has previously worked for the London office of Buro Happold, and at Foster + Partners, where he was an Associate Partner with the Specialist Modeling Group. He has taught architectural design at the University of Nottingham, digital design and fabrication at the University of Ghent, and has been a tutor for numerous SmartGeometry conferences.
Martin Tamke is Associate Professor at the Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA) at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen. He is pursuing design-led research on the interface and implications of computational design and its materialization. He has realized collaborative projects at a variety of scales: from exhibition pieces, competitions and interiors, to architectural projects. Martin Tamke joined the newly founded research centre CITA in 2006 and has led research projects on the design and fabrication for wood production, on curved creased surfaces and fractal systems, and the recently completed It’s a small world exhibition at the Danish Design Centre. He has taught workshops at Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Hamburg, Istanbul, Moscow, Copenhagen and Aarhus.

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