For the final project of Deployable structures, Steve Kocher and I incorporated a revised adjustable strut into a square pyramid/tetrahedron space frame. There are two deployments. Starting off in its most upright and compact form, the lateral members unfold and the truss expands to its identifiable geometry.     The second deployment has the diagonal... Continue Reading →

A brief recap. The past few posts have been a review of work completed as part of a class called Deployable Structures, taught at PennDesign by Mohamad Al Khayer. A few weeks were spent on folded paper modeling (origami, as seen on this pinterest page). Mohamad also review some of the ideas of D'Arcy Thompson's... Continue Reading →

Continuing on the topic of deployable structures, today I am focusing on 'space filling geometry' or 3D tessellations. This refers to any geometric arrangement which can be replicated to complete fill a volume. Cubes stacked on top of each other would qualify. A simple way of creating this type of geometry is to work out... Continue Reading →

Deployable structures refer to any type of structure that has at least two sizes and/or configurations. Any tent qualifies, as does an umbrella. These object transform radically from their stored state, as compact as can be to facilitate their transport, and full expanded to provide (in both of these cases) shelter from the elements. As... Continue Reading →