From Self‐Assembly to Evolutionary Structures

The Self‐Assembly Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is at the forefront of the move towards evolutionary construction processes. Three of the Lab's members – doctoral researcher Athina Papadopoulou , co‐director Jared Laucks and co‐founder Skylar Tibbits – report on its recent experi...

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Published inArchitectural design Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 28 - 37
Main Authors Papadopoulou, Athina, Laucks, Jared, Tibbits, Skylar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2017
Subjects
Architecture
Construction
Experiments
Self-assembly
Technology
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Summary:The Self‐Assembly Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is at the forefront of the move towards evolutionary construction processes. Three of the Lab's members – doctoral researcher Athina Papadopoulou , co‐director Jared Laucks and co‐founder Skylar Tibbits – report on its recent experiments in macro‐scale fabrication that relies on the reactions of specially designed material components, both among themselves and with their environment.
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ISSN:0003-8504
1554-2769
DOI:10.1002/ad.2192