2024 | Student

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

Improv-Structure

Entrant Company

Princeton University

Category

Architectural Design - Pop-Ups & Temporary

Client's Name

Country / Region

United States

In lieu of the conventional linear workflow for pre-planned structures, Improv-Structure spearheads a groundbreaking approach—a real-time collaborative construction experience. In this innovative process, humans and two ABB industrial robotic arms unite to design and fabricate a bamboo pavilion on-site, making decisions collectively. The robotic arms dynamically propose bamboo placement in mid-air based on Lidar scans, complemented by human intervention as bamboo sticks are added to connect the constructed elements with the proposed design segments. This interplay between human craft and robotic actuation affords the construction team an expansive canvas for creativity, adaptability, and immersive design.

Credits

Ph.D. Candidate / Princeton University
Isla Xi Han
Assistant Professor (Advisor) / École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Stefana Parascho
Photographer / Princeton University
Michelle Deng, Isla Xi Han
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