Arch 436 - Mapping Soft Bodies/Constructing Complex Objects

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Washington University in St Louis

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Theory and research on digital design and manufacturing. "Body and soul are thus constructed in the same manner, at the intersection of a cluster of radii of curvature. Both are then simply effects of convergence that are constituted in space, on either side of the surface of the work that envelops them. It follows that the body is no less ideal than the mind" (Bernard Cache, Earth Moves). This course explores the complex systems of geometries that compose the human body. The students invent techniques of digital-mapping the contours of the soft bodies and define the potential for developing new forms of spatial effects uncovered through the digital representation. The mapping procedures are developed to trace and project the human scale and material interface imposed by the fluctuating movements of the bodies in dynamics. Through the making of these forms, each student manufactures new objects through alternative prototyping techniques.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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