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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.