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

The Forum Pavîlyon by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Xelata A' Design Award a Zêrîn in Dîzayna Form û Hilberên Çapkirina Sêalî Competition Category.

ZêrÇapkirina Sêalî· 2024

The Forum Pavîlyon

by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee

Client: Figur Inference

Xelata A' Design Award a Zêrîn Winner in Çapkirina Sêalî Category

172,797
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #160252

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About The Forum Pavîlyon

Forum pavîlyonek e ku wekî cihekî ji bo civînan, bernameyên giştî û hunerê hatiye sêwirandin. Avahî wekî sehne, perde û paşxaneyekê kar dike, ji ber vê yekê cih dikare ji bo bikaranînên cuda were guncandin. Avahî û rûyê derve di zimanekî yekgirtî yê rûberên herikbar de hatine yekkirin ku ji alumînyûma asta asmanî-fezayî hatiye çêkirin. Şêst û şeş panelên bêhempa bi rêya teşedana dîjîtal a pelan, bêyî amûr û qalib, di bin dozdeh saetan de hatin teşedan. Encam avahiyeke mezin, sivik û modular e ku bi lez tê hilberandin û dikare bi amûrên destan ên bingehîn were komkirin.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Zêrîn

The Forum Pavîlyon xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Zêrîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên pola yekem, ecêb û berbiçav re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Zêrînê afirandinên pir nûjen, dûrbîn û geş in, yên ku jêhatîbûn, şehrezayî û hêza sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku The Forum Pavîlyon vedîtineke pir hatiye pesindan, trendsazker û mezin be ku nirxeke bêhempa peyda dike. Ev sêwirana bi Zêrînê serketî projeyeke ecêb û hêja ye ku sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê fireh dike. The Forum Pavîlyon daxwaza xurt çêdike, coşê şiyar dike, afirînerîyê teşwîq dike û me heyirî dihêle.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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.
Team Members: Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone, Joonhaeng Lee
Image Credits: Image 1 : Nick Ulivieri
Image 2 : Nick Ulivieri
Image 3 : Forum Team
Image 4 : Forum Team
Image 5 : Forum Team