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Get Your “Creative Fix” On, by Sheryl Oring

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Last year, core.form-ula had the great opportunity to collaborate with artist Sheryl Oring, by designing an installation for her “I Wish to Say” exhibit in Chicago.  We will showcase this effort in the weeks to come.  We now have that great opportunity to collaborate again, but this time, Sheryl is opening this opportunity to all individuals who are interested in participating.  Please take a moment and understand how you can get your “Creative Fix” on.

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LOT-EK:Puma city in Boston

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PUMA City will be in Boston from April 25 to May 15 for the stop over of the Volvo Ocean Race

LOT-EK will present the project to the Boston Society of Architects on May 4 at 6pm at PUMA City

Our team at LOT-EK will be in Boston on Friday May 8 + Saturday May 9 for the in-harbor race

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SOM + SCI-Arc on CF:Responsive Kinetic Facade

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What are the potential benefits of and obstacles to a responsive kinetic facade system?

While designing the façade for a particular project here at SOM, one team asked this question, and sought to design a manufacturable kinetic facade system. Starting with a standard IGU, the team applied a hinged glass pane and spandrel panel laminated with photovoltaic cells. Using a magnetic control switch (powered by the photovoltaics), a pair of actuators, and a thermal sensor, the team created a “flexible skin”, capable of actuating based on data received from the thermal sensor. Based on preliminary tests, we’ve found that even a small six degree angular shift can result in a twenty-five percent reduction in the amount of solar heat gain inside the building.

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UPDATE:Stevens Institute of Technology+GC Student Showcase

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Students from Stevens Institute of Technology were asked to exhibit their work at the Center for Architecture.  The work will be showcasing advanced methods using Generative Components within their design studio.  The exhibit is sponsored by and organized by Bentley Systems.  This exhibit will gives a glimpse of what we can expect at Smart Geometry 2009.

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SOM + SCI-Arc on CF: Living Green & Easy (Performance Design)

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Informing Form Through Design Computation in Practice

Too often, the problem of environmentally responsive design is seen solely through the lens of technological innovation. The high-tech solutions brought about by this approach, while progressive and inventive, are often overly optimistic about the pace at which new technologies can be developed and deployed as real-world construction systems. This issue becomes increasingly pressing as a majority of construction projects (and a majority of the greenhouse gas emissions) shifts to the developing world. How can we use our high-tech design methods to develop designs that respond to the environment and function in a low-tech way? read more

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