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How can you hate on robot love? As we move closer and closer to economical desktop fabrication techniques, it is great to see a project that is open source and have a robust documentation archive. For those that are even remotely interested in fabrication you owe it to yourself to take a look.

RepRap 1.0 “Darwin” is a rapid prototyping machine that is capable of making the majority of its own component parts. Instructions and all necessary data are available completely free under the GNU General Public Licence from this website to everyone. read more

Here is an update on the CARDBOARD SURFBOARD PROJECT or, Cross-sectional Notched Rib Assembly for Aquatic Sliding Boards. We have included a great little video and a link to the site. Have a look on (sheldrake.net) for more information on the development process of this project.

I have mapped the image above w/ a checkerboard set of coordinates so that it is easier to read. Imagine that each box is a cell in your tiled field. The length and width is a ratio of the overall SurfaceLength & SurfaceWidth. It is not that the units length is 20 and by arraying (10) units together you will get a surface of 200. It should be understood that the unit is (.1)SurfaceLength. This will mean no matter what the length of the surface is, you will be guaranteed (10) (if this is your desired number) units in the 1 given direction. These types of relationships will have to be in your recipe.

The above image is a test done with a simple hexagon pattern. It is looking at one way of connecting the 2 skins. read more

Here is a great set of RHINO tutorial links from Bryan Boyer Harvard GSD via archinect

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Photoshop tutorial 3

The 3rd installment in the series from mydamnchannel

Photoshop tutorial 2

More of the same from mydamnchannel.com Enjoy

Photoshop tutorial 1

This is a great little tutorial from mydamnchannel. Enjoy

What to Do When a Design Jury Attacks
by Ray Chung, Josh Comaroff, and the GSD Classes of 1999 and 2000

Note: Blowfish were first developed at the GSD by the classes of 1999 and 2000, especially Ray Chung and Josh Comaroff, as a way of making fun of the pretensions and relieving the stresses students face when they present their architecture, landscape architecture, or urban design final work to a “jury” of five to ten prestigious professionals. Thank you Tyler for the link read more

Here is a nice break form all of the architecture, where we can reflect on the things that are really important… soccer balls

For production method geeks: Ever wonder how a soccer ball is made? For those of you who suspected it was little more than a strong balloon, think again. read more