{"238861":{"#nid":"238861","#data":{"type":"event","title":"COA Research Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReconfigurable CNC molding technologies for non-standard fabrication\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Epresented by Tristan Al-Haddad, assistant professor, School of Architecture and Matthew Swarts, research scientist, Digital Fabrication Lab\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research here proposes a new approach to non-standard construction through the development of a continuously variable cast concrete system working with topologically defined reconfigurable molds that can be mapped to and driven by flexible parametric models, thus making a significant leap forward in bridging the gap from the digital representation to the material artifact.\u0026nbsp; The goal of the research is to create a system that allows for the production of continuous geometric variations in thin shell cast concrete from a single reconfigurable mold, thus reducing the amount of time, material, and energy consumption required to produce unique components.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for the first COA Research Forum of the year\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join us for the first COA Research Forum of the year"}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2013-09-19 10:22:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:04:51","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-09-26T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-09-26T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-09-26T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-09-26 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-09-26 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-09-26 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1223","name":"School of Building Construction"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"},{"id":"1225","name":"School of Industrial Design"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"},{"id":"60379","name":"DBL - Digital Building Lab"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11225","name":"coa research forum"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}