Michael Hansmeyer
Michael Hansmeyer is a post-modern architect who utilizes algorithmic architecture techniques, generative art mentalities, and CAD software to generate complex structures. He is currently based in the CAAD group at ETH's architecture department in Zurich.[1] He holds an MBA degree from INSEAD as well as a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University. He previously worked with McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, and at Herzog & de Meuron architects.
Architectural design projects
[edit]"L-Systems in Architecture (2003)" L-Systems in architecture applies Lindenmayer's L-system to mimic organic growth which is then adapted to architectural design requirements.[2]
"Platonic Solids (2008)" "The Platonic Solids project explores how a purely operations-based geometric process can generate complex form."[3] Hansmeyer explains this approach in his 2011 TED talk "Building Unimaginable Shapes".[4]
"Subdivided Columns (2010)" Columns of incredible complexity and detail, made of thousands of stacked sheets of laser-cut greyboard or CNC-milled ABS plastic. Installations of columns were commissioned for the Gwangju Design Biennale 2011 and Grand Palais in Paris 2018.[5] “[The columns] are an attempt to incorporate tools and technologies that can expand the scope of what is possible and what is imaginable and in the best case to create something that is not yet imaginable,” says Michael Hansmeyer in a 2011 article.[6][7]
"Digital Grotesque (2013, ongoing)" Exploring the dialectic between chaos and order, between the natural and the artificial, these full-scale, algorithmically generated grottos are fabricated out of 3D-printed sandstone.[8] The first two grottos were commissioned by FRAC Orléans and Centre Pompidou for their architecture collections.[9] An 18 meter wide, large-scale grotto was constructed for Romeo Castellucci’s rendition of the Magic Flute opera.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Future Cities: ECAADE 2010 : Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Education. 2010. ISBN 978-3728132796. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "Computational Architecture: L-Systems". Michael Hansmeyer. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "Computational Architecture: Platonic Solids". Michael Hansmeyer. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ Hansmeyer, Michael (2012-07-27). Building unimaginable shapes. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via www.ted.com.
- ^ designboom, erika kim I. (2011-09-14). "michael hansmeyer at gwangju design biennale 2011". Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Laura Allsop for CNN. "Sci-fi 'gothic' architecture brought to life". CNN.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Architecture Record | McGraw-Hill Construction". Archrecord.construction.com. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "Michael Hansmeyer - Digital Grotesque I". Michael Hansmeyer. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Grotto II". Centre Pompidou. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ S.L, Factum Arte. "Factum Arte :: The Magic Flute". www.factum-arte.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
