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Randomness.
I find the architect, Michael Hansmeyer’s work to be especially interesting. Hansmeyer is an architect who creates generative design through what he calls “happy accidents” that result from randomness. He uses computer algorithms to generate and fabricate architectural forms that are then 3d-printed. He believes that the combination of randomness, computation, and fabrication allows for inventive ways to convey space and sensations.
“Architecture should surprise, excite and irritate”. The complexity of modern architecture does not long for a meticulous drawing by hand, but rather an abstract, open-minded, computational approach. Hansmeyer’s works are all extremely fine and beautiful, with new and unique objects and ways of assembly. Structures, surfaces, and interactions between them are highly detailed and create extreme visual stimulation.