Workshop, Origami and Folding for Design and Architecture
Robert J. Lang and Ali Tabatabai
Dr. Lang is one of the pioneers of the cross-disciplinary marriage of origami with mathematics; he has been one of the few Western columnists for Origami Tanteidan Magazine, the journal of the Japan Origami Academic Society, and has presented several refereed technical papers on origami-math at mathematical and computer science professional meetings.
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Goal: Introduce students to concepts within origami and paper-folding that are particularly applicable to industrial and product design and architecture.
Duration: 5 days (Sept 9-10-11, Sept 14-15)
Format: 1-2 sessions of lecture, demonstration, and/or hands-on folding examples in the morning in a lecture format. Afternoon will be studio format, in which, the students will work in groups on independent projects with instructor roving. Students may work into the evening if desired.
For those who want to learn more about Origami and tessellations, here are some good links:
- http://www.papermosaics.co.uk/
- http://www.origamitessellations.com/
This is a Flickr group with the “latest and greatest” from the world of tessellations:
- http://www.flickr.com/groups/origamitessellations/
This is a downloadable booklet by Eric Gjerde:
- http://www.origamitessellations.com/docs/Tessellation_Basics_Eric_Gjerde.pdf
A list of material we will explore during this workshop:
- Foil
- Foil-paper laminates
- Sheet metal
- Foil-plastic (florist’s foil)
- Heavy cardboard
- Matte board
- Kapton, mylar
- Cloth
- Starched cloth
- Leather
Tools:
Requirements for running Grasshopper: MS .NET framework. You can download the .NET Framework here if you don’t have it installed on your Windows operative system.