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Let us consider three glasses, arranged on a table at the vertices of a hypothetical equilateral triangle, and then imagine covering that area using just three kitchen knives. Considering that the glasses are the only supports, the knife handles should first be placed over the glass openings, and the blades…
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Reciprocal systems based on planar elements
- 20 December 2012
- By Alberto Pugnale
- In Parametric Design, Reciprocity, Research, Teaching and learning
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This is the title of a paper that we have recently submitted to ICSA 2013. The authors are: O.Baverel, A.Pugnale. You can read the full article on ResearchGate. Abstract This paper deals with the design of reciprocal spatial configurations based on the use of planar elements, which are investigated and classified…
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Ateliers Design 2012 – École des Ponts ParisTech
- 19 April 2012
- By Alberto Pugnale
- In Engineering, Form-finding, Mathematics, Geometry and Topology, Reciprocity, Teaching and learning
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A few images of the Atelier Design: “Ombrière modulaire”, led by Olivier Baverel and Alberto Pugnale (12-16 March 2012 – Paris). The students were called to explore new configurations of reciprocal structures made with planar elements.
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A few images of a design workshop on structural reciprocity, which took place in Aalborg, during the fall semester 2011. The subject was coordinated by Alberto Pugnale and Dario Parigi. See more details here. Related publications: PUGNALE A., PARIGI D., Approaching technical issues in architectural education, Proceedings of the “IASS Symposium…