I am definitely going to try to integrate my final project with my studio work. My studio parti is finally far enough along that I can see how the two investigations might overlap. My final project is going to be a screen mock up that is based off organic growth principles – the development of coral in particular. The screen will modulate light (natural and artificial), and in theory begin to take on other roles such as natural ventilation and air filtration.

I plan to do some testing in the daylighting lab as well as with natural light. I want to use either a east or west window because I believe these orientations are a little more dynamic and more difficult to deal with. I have begun a few studies, and will try to get the images up a little later today.

Bibliography Notes:

Forms in Nature:

Peter Pearce, Structure in Nature is a Strategy for Design.

Phillip Ball, The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature.

Geometric Theory/Form Making:

Alan Holden, Shapes, Space, and Symmetry.

Magnus Wenninger, Polyhedron Models.

Screens/Installations:

Erwin Hauer – Continua: Architectural Screens and Walls.

Materials/Technology:

Kolarevic, Branko, and Kevin R. Klinger. Manufacturing Material Effects: Rethinking Design and Making in Architecture.

Massimo Banzi, Getting Started with Arduino.