Originally a group project in Structural Principles of Architecture, the Bending Active Hybrid Pavilion explored the bending behavior of carbon-fiber as a solution for lightweight, prefabricated pavilion structures. The computational form-finding model I developed for the group project evolved into a collaborative research project in conjunction with Maged Guergis’ Soft Boundary Labs and the UTK Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility. The research resulted in the refinement of a spring-based mesh relaxation simulation for hybrid bending active structures, and a working scale model constructed from stretch fabric, pultruded carbon fiber sheets, and steel wire. The manuscript was accepted for and published in the annual conference proceedings of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures.
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