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Portrait Machine

internet of things / fall 2015 tech / software / skills employed:

street caricaturist that would process of photograph of the sub-ject, and then execute the drawing. We used Processing to extract

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thicknesses. We constructed the machine from MakerBlock parts,

+arduino uno, arduino yun+processing 3.0, grbl

DRAW!

take photo select photo draw self portrait

iphone camera

user interface

stream g-code

grbl

arduino uno

Maple + Concrete

personal project / summer 2014 tech / software / skills employed:

concrete, and the desire to push that research to a piece of fur-niture with demanding structural constraints. In order to cast the

+CNC machined mdf formwork, masterCAM+ high tensile strength custom concrete mix

Baja Winery

core III studio / fall 2015 tech / software / skills employed:

winery as both a natural object embedded in the landscape, and --

+rhino, grasshopper, ladybug+CNC machining, masterCAM

+concrete cast model

structural optimization / spring 2015 tech / software / skills employed:

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how can material waste be minimized, and what geometric and -

rials? In designing low-cost formwork for a hypar shell, this re-

lengths, and seeks to minimize waste while maximizing geometric

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Spinning Top

geometric disciplines II / spring 2015 tech / software / skills employed:

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bearings within a layer of dense purple heart wood increases the

spins of just under 3 minutes.

+rhino, grasshopper

walnut | 38 lb/cubic foot

Inc rease Moment o f Ine r t i a

Lower Cen te r o f Mass

purple heart | 58 lb/cubic foot

brass | 535 lb/cubic foot

3-par t symmet ry 8-par t [3-par t symmet ry ]

brass / 535 lb/cubic footlower center of mass

3-part symmetry 24-part symmetry

personal project / summer 2014 tech / software / skills employed:-

structural ambiguity of the thin ribs

+CNC machined foarm formwork, masterCAM

+rhino, grasshopper

Tool for Brick Stacking

geometric disciplines II / spring 2015 tech / software / skills employed:

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a possible wall

+rhino, grasshopper

Photography

india research trip / summer 2015As a passionate hobbyist and occasional freelance photographer, I

trip during the summer of 2015.