Element - Cecil Balmond


'an exhibition about the work of structural engineer Cecil Balmond'
... simple algorithms that code a building like genes build an organism

location : Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
(16 January - 22 March 2010)
ideas : express geometry - pattern - space, presents Balmond's thinking through three installations
features : modern computer and construction technology
aims  : reawaken instincts of visitors, stimulating their senses and minds
key ideas : draws the beauty of nature and develops it into a spacious geometry



gallery 1
// '... creating an exhibition that hones each visitor's senses and makes them think of using their body, rather than gaining understanding by reading information










gallery 2
// showcases Balmond's installations of new space on architectural scale with large works
// H EDGE and DANZER

H edge // materials : H shaped aluminium plates and chains
H edge
Danzer // three-dimensional puzzle - four kinds of tetrahedrons
Danzer
Danzer

Danzer
 
summary:
GALLERY 1 // allows visitors to experience the elements of nature and enjoy the beautiful rhythms hidden within it
H EDGE // allows visitors to experience his method of breathing life into constructs
DANZER // represent rare examples of collaboration between architects and structural designers on a level that transcends boundaries




courtesy of http://www.dezeen.com

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