Release of Sustainability Mission Statement on Earth Day 2021
April 22, 2021
HBBE funding success for the RESPIRE project
April 30, 2021
HBBE member Jane Scott presented at the DigitalFUTURES Talk: Soft Materials on the 17th of April 2021.
Soft Materials are flexible, floppy, and transformable. They are in contrast to the typical architect’s fascination with overly structured rigid tectonics. This panel explores the architectural ideas of working with materials that bend, flex, and conform. Can our built environment be made from such spaces of softness? What are the ways that these types of constructs engage with our bodies? This panel brings leading researchers to discuss working with knitting, textiles, and bending active materials.
Presentations by:
Sean Ahlquist / University of Michigan
Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen / CITA Royal Danish Academy
Yuliya Šinke / CITA Royal Danish Academy
Jenny Sabin / Jenny Sabin Studio Felecia Davis / Penn State
Jane Scott / Newcastle University
Moderated by: Virginia Melnyk and Philip Beesley
Rewatch and enjoy the great discussion with leading researchers about the textiles, knit, and active bending within architectural designs.
