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

The Forum iPavilion by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeFomu kunye neeMveliso eziShicilelwe nge-3D Competition Category.

IgolideUkushicilela nge-3D· 2024

The Forum iPavilion

by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee

Client: Figur Inference

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Ukushicilela nge-3D Category

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The Design

About The Forum iPavilion

IForum yipavilion eyilelwe ukuba yindawo yokuhlanganisana, iinkqubo zoluntu kunye nobugcisa. Isakhiwo sisebenza njengeqonga, njengesikrini kunye nomva wemboniso, ngoko indawo inokulungiselelwa ukusetyenziswa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo. Isakhiwo kunye nobuso bangaphandle bumanyaniswe kulwimi olunye lweemphezulu ezihamba ngokugudileyo ezenziwe nge-aluminiyam yodidi lwezenqwelo-moya. Amaphaneli angamashumi amathandathu anesithandathu awodwa abunjwa ngokwenziwa kwamacwecwe ngedijithali, ngaphandle kwezixhobo zokubumba okanye iidayi, kwithuba elingaphantsi kweeyure ezilishumi elinesibini. Isiphumo sisakhiwo esikhulu, esikhaphukhaphu nesinamacandelo ahlanganiswayo, esikhawulezayo ukuveliswa kwaye esinokudityaniswa ngezixhobo zesandla eziqhelekileyo.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

The Forum iPavilion ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. The Forum iPavilion iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. The Forum iPavilion idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

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