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Publication date: 23 October 2007

Mette Ramsgard Thomsen

This paper aims to discuss the conceptualisation, design and realisation of a robotic membrane. Presenting research taking place between the cross‐over among architecture…

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Purpose

This paper aims to discuss the conceptualisation, design and realisation of a robotic membrane. Presenting research taking place between the cross‐over among architecture, technical textiles and computer science, the paper seeks to explore the theoretical as well as the practical foundations for the making of a dynamic architecture.

Design/methodology/approach

The project employs an architectural design method developing working demonstrators. The paper asks how a material can be described through its behavioural as well as its formal properties. As new materials such as conductive and resistive fibres as well as smart memory alloys and polymers are developed, it becomes possible to create new hybrid materials that incorporate the possibility for state change.

Findings

The paper presents the first explorations into the making of architectural membranes that integrate systems for steering using traditional textile technologies. This paper presents a series of architectural investigations and models that seek to explore the conceptual, computational and the technological challenges of a robotic membrane.

Originality/value

The paper presents original thinking and technical innovation into the making of textile spaces.

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Kybernetes, vol. 36 no. 9/10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 23 October 2007

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Kybernetes, vol. 36 no. 9/10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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