GLab came together for Chicago Architecture Biennial which started in October and using innovative robotic technologies and 3D printers, created an installation 4 meters high. The installation named “Rock Print” directs a robotic arm using a specifically developed algorithm, giving rise to a 3D structure made up of particles.
The installation, which forms a column-like large scale architectural structure by positioning of small particles on a structure at certain layers, was created out of only 3D print produced materials and using solely robotic technology. The project, which starts a new age both in the science of material and also building construction techniques, also opens a new field to the topics of producing non-standard forms from 3D printers and to create reusable structures.
Creating buildings by digital fabrication techniques is a matter which has been intriguing for architecture lately. As 3D printers become commonplace, new structural forms and systems can be created with the aid of computer technologies with economical and sustainable designs.
The team of the project taking place by collaboration of three large research groups comprises Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler, Skylar Tibbits, Andreas Thoma, Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindstroem, Volker Helm, Sara Falcone, Lina Kara’in, Jared Laucks, Michael Lyrenmann, Carrie McKnelly, George Varnavides, Stephane de Weck and Jan Willmann.
Chicago Architecture Biennial which started early October, which will be open until January 3rd, uses the “State of the Art of Architecture” theme this year with the exhibitions, installations and events; the Biennial invites everyone to think with new unanticipated methods and to participate in the global debates on the future of architecture.
