The Forum 展亭 by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 金獎 in 三維打印設計 Competition Category.
金三維打印· 2024
The Forum 展亭
by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee
Client: Figur Inference
A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 三維打印 Category
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The Design
About The Forum 展亭
The Forum係一座展亭,設計成聚會、公共活動同藝術表演嘅場地。呢個構築物可以用作舞台、屏幕同背景,令空間能夠適應唔同用途。結構同外立面以流動曲面嘅統一語言構成,採用航天級鋁材製造。六十六塊獨一無二嘅面板透過數碼板材成形技術塑造,無需模具或衝模,喺十二個鐘頭之內完成。最終成果係一個大型、輕量兼模組化嘅結構,生產快捷,而且只需基本手動工具就可以組裝。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 金獎
The Forum 展亭是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計The Forum 展亭將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。The Forum 展亭激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。
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
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