LO- Computational Fabrication

A project of computational fabrication I admire is Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger’s “Digital Grotesque I.” “Digital Grotesque I” is an installation that resulted as a result of Hansmeyer’s desire to explore the forms that could be created by 3D printed algorithms. I admire the intricacy and sculptural qualities of the space created because as an architecture student, I want to eventually be in a position where I can design architecture with similar visual qualities. Hansmeyer says that “every detail of the architecture is generated through customized algorithms, without any manual intervention.” As such, I suppose that the algorithms generate permutations of forms based on size and angle, that are affected by where they are generated in the model. I think that the creator’s artistic sensibilities are reflected in the intricate detail of the final result. The creator wanted to use algorithms to generate forms that are “between chaos and order, both natural and the artificial, neither foreign nor familiar.” The intricate sculptural definition of the resulting space reflects that immensely.