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The Forum Pavillon by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee
The Forum Pavillon by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee
The Forum Pavillon by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee
The Forum Pavillon by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee
The Forum Pavillon by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee

Guld 3D-print · 2024

The Forum Pavillon

by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee

  • A' Design Award i Guld 2024 in 3D-print
  • CLIENT: Figur Inference
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 172,797
  • Verification code 39B518A11E · Verify this award
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About The Forum Pavillon

The Forum er en pavillon designet som et sted for sammenkomster, offentlige arrangementer og kunst. Konstruktionen fungerer som en scene, en skærm og en baggrund, så rummet kan tilpasses forskellige anvendelser. Konstruktion og facade er forenet i ét formsprog af flydende overflader fremstillet af aluminium i luftfartskvalitet. Seksogtres unikke paneler blev formet ved digital pladeformning, uden værktøj eller matricer, på under tolv timer. Resultatet er en stor, letvægts og modulær konstruktion, der er hurtig at producere og kan samles med almindeligt håndværktøj.

About the A' Design Award i Guld

The Forum Pavillon er vinder af A' Design Award i Guld, en uhyre prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles førsteklasses, vidunderlige og fremragende designs. Guldvinderne er yderst innovative, højt visionære og glamourøst blændende skabelser, der afspejler deres designeres geni, visdom og dygtighed. The Forum Pavillon forventes at være en højt rost, trendsættende og monumental opfindelse, der leverer hidtil uset værdi. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Guld, er et spektakulært, respekteret projekt, som i høj grad gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. The Forum Pavillon skaber intense følelser af begær, vækker passion, opmuntrer kreativitet og fascinerer os.

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Unique Properties
The Forum will be a stage, a screen, an instrument, and a backdrop, creating space that can be transformed through its use as a venue for convening, public programming, and the arts, fostering a sense of community and encouraging social interaction and engagement. Forum is a prototype for a new way of using new digital sheet metal forming technologies to create large scale, lightweight structures that are easy to produce and quick to assemble.
Dimensions & Packaging
12700mm x 5700mm x 3100mm
Tags
3D printed, digital manufacturing, parametric modeling,sheet metal forming
Production Technology
The design was created in Rhino and Grasshopper with special attention given to design capabilities and constraints of the manufacturing process. Figur digital sheet forming technology was used to create each unique panel without any tooling or dies. Average time to form each aluminum component was approximately 10 minutes. The structure and façade are unified into one language of fluid surfaces composed of aerospace grade aluminum. 66 unique panels create both structure and form, created using digital sheet forming machinery in under 12 hours.
Design Challenge
The goal of the project was to create a new language of construction utilizing a state for the art manufacturing method. Designing and constructing a large scale installation that was lightweight, structurally sound and easy to assemble with basic hand tools were all goals of the project. The modular nature of the construction and ability of the manufacturing method to adapt to unique shapes allowed the creation of a unique modular structure.
Research
The team was deeply interested in the physical manifestation of objects - how they’re conceived, designed, and the craft of making. The tectonics of an object are a direct reflection and representation of how they are used and what they can achieve. It is with this understanding that we will rehearse new modes of manufacturing, assemblage and organization
Inspiration
The Forum design and structure was inspired by construction and assembly methods not typically found in architecture and the built environment. Specifically in aerospace and automotive manufacturing, sheet metal often has multifunction utilization. By using a single material to perform the tasks of structure, enclosure, and design we are able to create a cohesive and efficient object that becomes a blueprint for a new and unique method of construction.
Project Duration
The project was first exhibited in Chicago during the Chicago Architectural Biennial in 2023. It is currently being reassembled in its permanent home in a gallery space in Chicago.
Image Credits
Image 1 : Nick Ulivieri
Image 2 : Nick Ulivieri
Image 3 : Forum Team
Image 4 : Forum Team
Image 5 : Forum Team

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