Force + Feedback + Fabrication

This research develops a design methodology for using§the embodied specialized knowledge of Finite Element§Analysis software to study the behavior of materials,§geometries, and configurations in order to create an§iterative design feedback loop using structural§performance as a primary evaluation criteria. §Instead of the 2-dimensional technology which drove§modernist analysis towards the structural§hyper-rationality of the trabeated system, this new§process should synthesize computational speed,§mathematical principles, mechanical knowledge, and§material logics within a digital 3-dimensional§analytical environment in order to realize a new§paradigm of constructible complex surface structures.§The research focuses on the development of structural§performance criteria for form-active structures and§interoperability techniques/protocols between§advanced CAD systems and advanced structural analysis§systems in order to create a fluid design + analysis§process of generating and engineering complex§form-active designs. In other words, the research§focuses on the development of intricately designed,§geometrically complex, and materially sophisticated§structural skins.