tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835651437133368722024-02-19T09:25:19.632-06:00the kowbott workshopkowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-34502495777650253372008-05-22T14:31:00.009-05:002008-05-22T14:47:41.807-05:00horray!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgcpXEJvjXyRW-79Bw8stQMOviABZp1LXGflYFEbeqmLZz1u9dTqss9-9Vw0A8wbf19IMPi8dmLtPksQ7zFJUdvmkpxZJjRtPYp4OrzLHikQdeAyWMT6zv4J_tUTbrUY5QJMs4Buyl2TM/s1600-h/themarshallcrew.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgcpXEJvjXyRW-79Bw8stQMOviABZp1LXGflYFEbeqmLZz1u9dTqss9-9Vw0A8wbf19IMPi8dmLtPksQ7zFJUdvmkpxZJjRtPYp4OrzLHikQdeAyWMT6zv4J_tUTbrUY5QJMs4Buyl2TM/s320/themarshallcrew.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203290819750945666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try 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/></a>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-62239959279240964332008-04-03T22:09:00.004-05:002008-04-03T22:16:45.706-05:00THE FROZEN TUNDRA HAS THAWED.We ran into a couple problems at the site yesterday.<br /><br />First, there is a large pile of frozen mulch right where the foundation is supposed to go:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-Rq2WjhHBV3quMcQ5jOD5WM_DE62eLI8R7DP5qYSIcdTz7r48a6ALW0nZQ8eNSQ5iLYqszmR69qUyHoJrSVdqY45ijHNTIAxL8-vE9XrRsaAMMsv2HRjx6Yk8zTILkmrhTw11ax-g1SI/s1600-h/P1070611.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185222836461679602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-Rq2WjhHBV3quMcQ5jOD5WM_DE62eLI8R7DP5qYSIcdTz7r48a6ALW0nZQ8eNSQ5iLYqszmR69qUyHoJrSVdqY45ijHNTIAxL8-vE9XrRsaAMMsv2HRjx6Yk8zTILkmrhTw11ax-g1SI/s320/P1070611.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The other problem was this creepy guy...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UP9GashhKB2FzxwqonUZKS5bwkShqCKDtHAvouvC7id5Gm2zduC6zWVZoxSRc79bQZwF4MUHgyDtL84z916G4NlM7SNvPpaULMudT3DVuuseyCqNziPfmwRXi3AL1QQawww27dQQu4uM/s1600-h/DSC05963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185223218713768962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UP9GashhKB2FzxwqonUZKS5bwkShqCKDtHAvouvC7id5Gm2zduC6zWVZoxSRc79bQZwF4MUHgyDtL84z916G4NlM7SNvPpaULMudT3DVuuseyCqNziPfmwRXi3AL1QQawww27dQQu4uM/s320/DSC05963.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-ehakowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-5855060821038744582008-03-27T21:38:00.002-05:002008-03-27T21:38:57.052-05:00And ... We're back!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsTaPCoRNM4vOhswYKzkppueDy3eVw4vcsz7IIq7t9CsPEUHuNdEmkpw73S-ZPwmVGj0RtdbgrqM-oM0hhenNUQacquOcTza4klQMukrPPYc-knt7sw6o2Cm9PDwCRPLG-PsgVEZtITpZ/s1600-h/eagle_bot.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsTaPCoRNM4vOhswYKzkppueDy3eVw4vcsz7IIq7t9CsPEUHuNdEmkpw73S-ZPwmVGj0RtdbgrqM-oM0hhenNUQacquOcTza4klQMukrPPYc-knt7sw6o2Cm9PDwCRPLG-PsgVEZtITpZ/s320/eagle_bot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182616487097709538" /></a>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-87055736644455575522008-03-06T18:40:00.000-06:002008-03-06T18:42:42.980-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlPM3mz_HE0wQmlh_bTi_ksU8Km9eHco9AHJIXA1c5YqVdtZtfuqhSWAzbNu3io5wTt3SMcDEXQEUWR88py8qeLdfddheNnmFPCcAmipH8afJp3wlHAV1rwQzAFO5TdxUuuG9WNOfPJyY/s1600-h/IMG_2752.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlPM3mz_HE0wQmlh_bTi_ksU8Km9eHco9AHJIXA1c5YqVdtZtfuqhSWAzbNu3io5wTt3SMcDEXQEUWR88py8qeLdfddheNnmFPCcAmipH8afJp3wlHAV1rwQzAFO5TdxUuuG9WNOfPJyY/s320/IMG_2752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174793656694278962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS2yWX2fCB_tDj8z_um1CfjLywX6ym50t-mUzLZsYeEOBpUe0ygJGr2dpUUEkogZncn2mQL8dspTGl9jH9Eb3S2L8ozyC8NaCu_LKkdEeEmYMIG7v1MvkhfU3HR7McXGxRG6K9Lv09gNc/s1600-h/IMG_2753.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS2yWX2fCB_tDj8z_um1CfjLywX6ym50t-mUzLZsYeEOBpUe0ygJGr2dpUUEkogZncn2mQL8dspTGl9jH9Eb3S2L8ozyC8NaCu_LKkdEeEmYMIG7v1MvkhfU3HR7McXGxRG6K9Lv09gNc/s320/IMG_2753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174793669579180866" /></a>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-23747058411523088852008-03-05T09:10:00.003-06:002008-03-05T09:13:37.615-06:00Bent Structural PlywoodCheck out <a href="http://www.situstudio.com/">SITU STUDIO</a> for a great example of plywood used in structural components. Go to work> projects> CITYSOL 2007.kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-66647034706254290582008-03-02T11:50:00.003-06:002008-03-02T12:05:53.909-06:00Here are the threadrod canoe beams that we tested. Loaded to 685 lbs, before failure. <br /><br />assembly time : half an hour. <br /><br />Top spread 6 inches, bottom 14 inches.<br /><br />-alex <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LKr4kX1HioerVI5bpDUtIAyWNjrmXWiGi34DZUa9CzxHMdMvgBGUB6kLOQr5ArTsbcPzuwebT5RPscZN3D-0G3y77vnTbCE3fnKtt6cZzwk-ZmOFGvTcSiiZNKMarenaNsifcTD5MkQ/s1600-h/IMGP6276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LKr4kX1HioerVI5bpDUtIAyWNjrmXWiGi34DZUa9CzxHMdMvgBGUB6kLOQr5ArTsbcPzuwebT5RPscZN3D-0G3y77vnTbCE3fnKtt6cZzwk-ZmOFGvTcSiiZNKMarenaNsifcTD5MkQ/s320/IMGP6276.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173204677201454018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwzpxhzy4buqQNQDBghXvvfsQHe26RPn6j937LbktflZBIpGaTq0HwgTc-z9m0F8xNeZ8JYC-q8FrnQNyDj_zL5bG-1QFeOObWlL2ZYWEoDBbdjIyjf7ql1TKIxbmryA3Yc0jjGoy-eW2/s1600-h/IMGP6282.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1O6Y_-Y-AYzzZQxipQsGsJ_JOA_qW2_iGy1FILMVFA5fsypuTayJdpty-fFHF6ouawP-CW2Nc-xdL1KvzQ6ULnE7dP9-YW0XuE5iVhxjus20uHErXSzQksJSJQ47zme79fg551J0nhb3W/s320/501337707_6e62a918b7_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172312500824925058" /></a>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-36541460079460807092008-02-29T01:13:00.010-06:002008-02-29T01:47:02.574-06:00Matt Schlianhttp://www.mattshlian.com/<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_wx0GracY&feature=related<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2yXfMSnX-u1Q14BV3468DlXwGBJAxDhqgPsPXTtp-anu8hU6T7WZaqXslJQNDPmVPPlfuvltyxIvxzT7a7XRXVZdO3ml-rmNpPKtpPtM305k1b6YFkMktYySC3jIyZ0pQLpjBXCzy6Ti/s1600-h/shlian.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rXCV_8yl8bZV16TJupR94PYjBLm4AxsEOdrwIFOflVJSVYpxXEBUxicLZMwsgvjuaCWN42O3TK1ENk2KsHi8bPWxjD7pxykGl8JNVR7sxFwyQhfLSxSTEuu66e7OVBaxx_lWBBykmmFs/s200/MATH.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172301604492895042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g-BhCTcXKO22fQl8o9Id0G94McVFN1_CByNLbFAh-E2RlRku19_cfX8nrTpgc4eNXR1qbAnqLRwcpyMNtxAV3p_AZOuftorHuEe7PTyuZmXzJ4jaem1SP4dM4bxTY1js7AeEqyWATKcs/s1600-h/misfold+basic+sized.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g-BhCTcXKO22fQl8o9Id0G94McVFN1_CByNLbFAh-E2RlRku19_cfX8nrTpgc4eNXR1qbAnqLRwcpyMNtxAV3p_AZOuftorHuEe7PTyuZmXzJ4jaem1SP4dM4bxTY1js7AeEqyWATKcs/s200/misfold+basic+sized.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172301604492895058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYB1VX3bhCjyzcnJCF_sno1-PVz27FODFp5hpinil5YRxw67aUghOApxa9_LMJPABBZzHt9Np-vmN5RMJlktfguzEEqcDxytiX4aKYitBrvRnK09n0julxg6ldUPtda-c_b-MVoQ7-vnO/s1600-h/rhino+layout.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYB1VX3bhCjyzcnJCF_sno1-PVz27FODFp5hpinil5YRxw67aUghOApxa9_LMJPABBZzHt9Np-vmN5RMJlktfguzEEqcDxytiX4aKYitBrvRnK09n0julxg6ldUPtda-c_b-MVoQ7-vnO/s200/rhino+layout.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172301608787862370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">As</span> a paper engineer my work is rooted in print media, book arts and commercial design. Beginning with an initial fold, a single action causes a transfer of energy to subsequent folds, which ultimately manifest in drawings and three dimensional forms. I use my engineering skills to create kinetic sculpture which have lead to collaborations with scientists at the University of Michigan. We work on the nanoscale, translating paper structures to micro origami. Our investigations extend to visualizing cellular division and solar cell development. Researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as basis for artistic inspiration. In my studio I am a collaborator, explorer and inventor. I begin with a system of folding and at a particular moment the material takes over. Guided by wonder, my work is made because I cannot visualize its final realization; in this way I come to understanding through curiosity. <br /><br />The root cause of Alzheimer’s disease is protein mis-folding. The modular arrangements in which protein strands are formed, break down and incorrectly fold. This causes a chain reaction of erroneous folding. My approach to understanding this is hands on; the microscopic folds can be mapped on a human scale out of paper and used as a basis for sculpture. Expanding and contracting in response to the viewer’s physical participation, new questions are raised; how can this form generate movement? How can size relate to the body? What happens when molecular forms become life-size and inhale the surrounding space?<br /><br />My drawings begin by asking indirect questions which yield no concrete answers. As with my three dimensional work, my focus is on the process rather than final product. I am fascinated with computer technology and its ability to mistranslate information. Like a game of “telephone”, multiple software programs fracture and compound text and image as they travel through different formats on the computer. Bearing little resemblance to their origin, the new information is rendered on a pen plotter creating a chaotic world rooted in happenstance. No longer legible, I see the drawings as blueprints for invisible cities, answers to questions that may unfold over time. <br /><br />mr. paper engineerkowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-50660918196609021012008-02-26T23:25:00.002-06:002008-02-26T23:30:18.447-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbJPdxAGX_hssp1Fjjfr0bwntyV3s51YGTw1o8Y_GQ5ObSN34pqK1K7VcIQp8OhXALGIOATz1t8lfiMZdLgnpnRFJXqclBowd4lbdWBqJVEOwrbVyMamoYvTPzrTf-LFM3AjoUg5cw9c3/s1600-h/IMGP6199.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbJPdxAGX_hssp1Fjjfr0bwntyV3s51YGTw1o8Y_GQ5ObSN34pqK1K7VcIQp8OhXALGIOATz1t8lfiMZdLgnpnRFJXqclBowd4lbdWBqJVEOwrbVyMamoYvTPzrTf-LFM3AjoUg5cw9c3/s320/IMGP6199.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171527238490524642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sYkrd0rq9juNaWtOLWBX-gAAqdvX_jlBspF2V25p7_2C3f4_fdWB46u6dM9mfNoX3hrcRSquCz24GQX8PPp9wI6jj1g0Bh1b3k3D99uMENSrcFCFlKlfDE_TFJKVwccpmaI0RkfETvDL/s1600-h/IMGP6207.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sYkrd0rq9juNaWtOLWBX-gAAqdvX_jlBspF2V25p7_2C3f4_fdWB46u6dM9mfNoX3hrcRSquCz24GQX8PPp9wI6jj1g0Bh1b3k3D99uMENSrcFCFlKlfDE_TFJKVwccpmaI0RkfETvDL/s320/IMGP6207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171527251375426546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0zg7HRcVEvCAAQXAyCzK0DOWP5Xe_QtlG4GDsLLbPkT4i68jA8j0svU2lcHu8RBCwvuBc_T3E7_XyGTf-T8JtP7p5-zsUgauGrQo36C9r6lvF0BqcU24nm_kTDdlHpd2IBxfOBUNZNtH/s1600-h/IMGP6204.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0zg7HRcVEvCAAQXAyCzK0DOWP5Xe_QtlG4GDsLLbPkT4i68jA8j0svU2lcHu8RBCwvuBc_T3E7_XyGTf-T8JtP7p5-zsUgauGrQo36C9r6lvF0BqcU24nm_kTDdlHpd2IBxfOBUNZNtH/s320/IMGP6204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171527259965361154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKYhiByoxM_Wvef8SPZyihXejXNZvMKIGB5ATWv9ZBCteMcOFJA-69v38ZrRd8AFrluRpSnk3B2X5Ly-lV85CpFWuRRt-0j6h5k1LLpzgcaYqS1DgVinv7YaY-aNbzLBqWg1AZaRABArL/s1600-h/IMGP6202.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKYhiByoxM_Wvef8SPZyihXejXNZvMKIGB5ATWv9ZBCteMcOFJA-69v38ZrRd8AFrluRpSnk3B2X5Ly-lV85CpFWuRRt-0j6h5k1LLpzgcaYqS1DgVinv7YaY-aNbzLBqWg1AZaRABArL/s320/IMGP6202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171527264260328466" /></a><br /><br />Here are the light studies from the drilled shear panels.<br /><br />-alexkowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-16812187801992963102008-02-17T20:38:00.002-06:002008-02-17T20:42:02.513-06:00MEATLOAF CAKE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwUbrQOdrrcfY0C6pCYTGebPe6lZnSJJTIN47tyUCCaDqG_YB3rXnMiocNZIQwl_I9MQAXSoy2BxvLBXIz5U8IUs2UV8Zd9dxLak4VkYm0-O-c-D7ccrUbugBfErBLLOwDMXUSzeL1EnT/s1600-h/homepagecakecut.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwUbrQOdrrcfY0C6pCYTGebPe6lZnSJJTIN47tyUCCaDqG_YB3rXnMiocNZIQwl_I9MQAXSoy2BxvLBXIz5U8IUs2UV8Zd9dxLak4VkYm0-O-c-D7ccrUbugBfErBLLOwDMXUSzeL1EnT/s200/homepagecakecut.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168144333269634002" /></a><br /><br />think outside the box.<br /><a href="http://www.meatloafcake.com/">meatloafcake.com</a>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-54239464006530439452008-02-14T12:48:00.004-06:002008-02-14T13:23:10.198-06:00Fibrous Structures from AA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYcnha3ChrRnejY0BUaC6OPqPImFxf4uSSLm7fe5sNoRzIYap7yD-u0FRBXlQniESjsnCTcrhFi4t1dC9NDsbBkKwVkuEWbHjiHA51FTjZ-kJgEf9zxR06RQvWvZpFxZtBKd2wKQ4BihN/s1600-h/dscf0749_blog_branching_00.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166910380575558594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYcnha3ChrRnejY0BUaC6OPqPImFxf4uSSLm7fe5sNoRzIYap7yD-u0FRBXlQniESjsnCTcrhFi4t1dC9NDsbBkKwVkuEWbHjiHA51FTjZ-kJgEf9zxR06RQvWvZpFxZtBKd2wKQ4BihN/s400/dscf0749_blog_branching_00.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://workshop.arkitera.com/fibrous/">Arkitera Workshop Blog</a><br /><br /><p>I came across this blog while checking out Architectural Associations website. And after just a few minutes it's pretty easy to see how relevant this workshop is to our work. It has a parametric design and prototyping focused component to it and the students are in groups like "branching" and "weaving" working on cool structures... oh yeah, and their final project is a pavillion in Istanbul...check it out.</p><br /><br />-tomkowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-64500475429006345632008-02-08T08:24:00.000-06:002008-02-08T08:38:34.316-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dzSCLSyEgbRSKO5lrWwZgEJnOKdiSC77m_s3q3huexRiEAyAeURm94dM8JRIiaCyZjcsRru3KECuZ5TWqe9vVvKcve0bx0C-gwp41osAGr42zG2Dzg0gZ4wd-CWlKE7KOAN-bRZeMIWL/s1600-h/2b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164618661555880978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dzSCLSyEgbRSKO5lrWwZgEJnOKdiSC77m_s3q3huexRiEAyAeURm94dM8JRIiaCyZjcsRru3KECuZ5TWqe9vVvKcve0bx0C-gwp41osAGr42zG2Dzg0gZ4wd-CWlKE7KOAN-bRZeMIWL/s400/2b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUl-6hVN81FhOBHzlUxL-Uc0c3dVLG5UZXpqFVLUsOfs5jF9e2lTEgQWBcorI8s3wEO8qtYl1TnKQKfGqZDYg_MJ7GamfpHRxlkjJer24EXgPZFlEKEAgqpXVoJwX31tb6187vQcOx668T/s1600-h/CalLane_duo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164618249239020546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUl-6hVN81FhOBHzlUxL-Uc0c3dVLG5UZXpqFVLUsOfs5jF9e2lTEgQWBcorI8s3wEO8qtYl1TnKQKfGqZDYg_MJ7GamfpHRxlkjJer24EXgPZFlEKEAgqpXVoJwX31tb6187vQcOx668T/s400/CalLane_duo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div>Cal Lane, sculptor</div><br /><div>-interesting transformations of material- steel I-beams and car parts turned into lace with an oxy-acetylene torch... lots of great stuff and higher res images on her website: <a href="http://www.callane.com/">http://www.callane.com/</a></div><div> </div><div>_erik</div></div></div></div></div></div>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-33695227388411310472008-02-06T19:27:00.001-06:002008-02-06T20:03:24.680-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sAGZ4hdWGLI3kOonGMAvP7G0884XoEKG1sDw5G-vx__tsCHh2xaNu0dDLJ5m-ToIQk24JEp1u0vG9Pu0JzTwKkPrhdxxWSHPAP5ZUFDjBlXjp2gHY3368r2xphrQLTvpI1_ihucGGYUh/s1600-h/idea+crusher+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sAGZ4hdWGLI3kOonGMAvP7G0884XoEKG1sDw5G-vx__tsCHh2xaNu0dDLJ5m-ToIQk24JEp1u0vG9Pu0JzTwKkPrhdxxWSHPAP5ZUFDjBlXjp2gHY3368r2xphrQLTvpI1_ihucGGYUh/s400/idea+crusher+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164044055061218194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THE IDEA CRUSHER HAS GOTTEN ONE OF THE KOWBOTTS! IT'S BRAINSTORM TIME!kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-78607719173576130502008-02-06T17:41:00.000-06:002008-02-06T17:46:58.349-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzlgalg5fuBYoQw2CuUR5B6GkhIHp9tWPOEJo16kG9fUqxeTQLlyFiQh08d8FjiCUBF33QuKe5l_da5CnDWgAYxp8jySSfHdWI2qKsvlJKoxjDhu1QdWwZtuUNRpizc_dX56sIw1CMfOE/s1600-h/captain+brainstorm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164017701141889906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzlgalg5fuBYoQw2CuUR5B6GkhIHp9tWPOEJo16kG9fUqxeTQLlyFiQh08d8FjiCUBF33QuKe5l_da5CnDWgAYxp8jySSfHdWI2qKsvlJKoxjDhu1QdWwZtuUNRpizc_dX56sIw1CMfOE/s400/captain+brainstorm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbnkhho2XMBTy8GT37gwfda0E4Obz1iYsrLV7c0g-ja8WwbojjQmg7PWakwoucxbhvjRlwzNeQtDrHeNWHB2oZH62MEus4rsUztEbV8B721VQKO_SgE9XHsTcqmyPIOxmma5PHLLiUBVA/s1600-h/captain+brainstorm.jpg"></a><br />IDEA CRUSHING VILLANS BEWARE. CAPTAIN BRAINSTORM IS HERE.<br /><div></div></div>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-17873270006025970982008-02-06T13:38:00.000-06:002008-02-06T13:42:02.627-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial6fdGyJkqYwxALrCD28FAgfbPNFhfTIL_HtDTy0jRswtnvrRSfqrTNtab50iOi1NdjqkgqrBbY1gswCdVvGystTWpW9R6OGNz1IlEwD6lRVhDCzJzAOI240s3mch8wFno7jqVJ9UeQaN/s1600-h/copyright.php.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial6fdGyJkqYwxALrCD28FAgfbPNFhfTIL_HtDTy0jRswtnvrRSfqrTNtab50iOi1NdjqkgqrBbY1gswCdVvGystTWpW9R6OGNz1IlEwD6lRVhDCzJzAOI240s3mch8wFno7jqVJ9UeQaN/s200/copyright.php.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163954088381268802" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tlV_wF5zsMIqq_w0PSnxPkXM6m6oIxbKFO9dwoMrwj4A3S48Hgn8zZLd0amEiZzlQoBdEqRYwrhHrsmrsq8B8f-sRnM32rORT7iRhqv4F5MN9kAk2zZEcVExTC7m1QqfiID9VxDosieW/s1600-h/copyright.php2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tlV_wF5zsMIqq_w0PSnxPkXM6m6oIxbKFO9dwoMrwj4A3S48Hgn8zZLd0amEiZzlQoBdEqRYwrhHrsmrsq8B8f-sRnM32rORT7iRhqv4F5MN9kAk2zZEcVExTC7m1QqfiID9VxDosieW/s200/copyright.php2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163954096971203410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bricks have to be stacked perfectly, right?<br />-<span style="font-size:85%;">Go to Gramazio & Kohler's page and click on TEACHING and go through the links.<br /><a href="http://www.dfab.arch.ethz.ch/?lang=e&loc=DFAB&this_page=home">http://www.dfab.arch.ethz.ch/?lang=e&loc=DFAB&this_page=home</a><br />-Pretty cute.<br />_Ian<br 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href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqftVhOuTw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqftVhOuTw</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2KkGFuRLew&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2KkGFuRLew&feature=related</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ny5BYc-Fs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ny5BYc-Fs</a><br /><br />_alexkowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-23775805881505641462008-02-03T22:51:00.001-06:002008-02-04T00:07:44.896-06:00Matthias PliessnigMatthias Pliessnig lives in Madison. 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only scratch the surface:<br /><a href="http://www.matthias-studio.com/">http://www.matthias-studio.com/</a><br />_Iankowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-34611506991728101482008-02-02T14:19:00.001-06:002008-02-06T23:51:49.249-06:00FileFolderNamingConventions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8XKPp7wL0GdBjX4NfpKyApN57sPP5gnYOQq_hZUeZqtc0NOcLFUzXagwfm8JokMxV1ozcrZeN5_Ie6e00_qkoEB5VlSrzU2LV8Vu11PeKnnintE371kaZ1XDLeEa8cXEVFxOoboENZEc/s1600-h/file_naming_v32.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8XKPp7wL0GdBjX4NfpKyApN57sPP5gnYOQq_hZUeZqtc0NOcLFUzXagwfm8JokMxV1ozcrZeN5_Ie6e00_qkoEB5VlSrzU2LV8Vu11PeKnnintE371kaZ1XDLeEa8cXEVFxOoboENZEc/s200/file_naming_v32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164111267004433330" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgV9SpTOgqjpoLhJnPLqhr7PyU7tafhxEXAEqG9W9NNsxNXjY-wy7shMcboVAi3gVM-V8P_O_wo0VEYbeTKHovG8u2X2npichsvvnN5AHqbJOENOPWtrmofYDDdOSQLgbg6Lvx7i8zOD5/s1600-h/file_naming_v3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgV9SpTOgqjpoLhJnPLqhr7PyU7tafhxEXAEqG9W9NNsxNXjY-wy7shMcboVAi3gVM-V8P_O_wo0VEYbeTKHovG8u2X2npichsvvnN5AHqbJOENOPWtrmofYDDdOSQLgbg6Lvx7i8zOD5/s200/file_naming_v3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164111258414498722" border="0" /></a><br />updated versions of file / folder naming. enjoy!<br /><br />_mantokowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-72386261128732259262008-01-31T22:20:00.000-06:002008-02-01T21:28:42.775-06:00Ned Kahn<a onblur="try 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href="http://nedkahn.com/videoGallery.html">http://nedkahn.com/videoGallery.html</a>]kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-22485556222155510582008-01-31T14:13:00.000-06:002008-01-31T14:45:50.458-06:00John K. Melvin Artworks<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGnsfNGjp7e2ortyTnYTplCEgDgXbxFTlYwOwPJeKLsQZ0m9tKB7dvZfeVqg4C0o4EIEwzzwuoKliBQTAR_ohJRywWIFQGfVP90MmU8DcZrFmYcLrMHWtFQWPaFSOXUEDyEYxcjLy-Qi4/s1600-h/geo_siteMap_public.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGnsfNGjp7e2ortyTnYTplCEgDgXbxFTlYwOwPJeKLsQZ0m9tKB7dvZfeVqg4C0o4EIEwzzwuoKliBQTAR_ohJRywWIFQGfVP90MmU8DcZrFmYcLrMHWtFQWPaFSOXUEDyEYxcjLy-Qi4/s320/geo_siteMap_public.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161743026332385490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFcU-l5nvrKxKOkfsK40Yh1W5F7V0keRPLxc0vr2H5moBDiUscUAyJTePJMbKxYVejw7_exg7eYYvWhspuELHG0fmd8WpK58CZjtB-ssXmCmrllJFtajaxTb7jzvurWeCG_TgArk9UY-r/s1600-h/RP2.jpg"> </a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFcU-l5nvrKxKOkfsK40Yh1W5F7V0keRPLxc0vr2H5moBDiUscUAyJTePJMbKxYVejw7_exg7eYYvWhspuELHG0fmd8WpK58CZjtB-ssXmCmrllJFtajaxTb7jzvurWeCG_TgArk9UY-r/s1600-h/RP2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Melvin does a lot of interesting art installations, obviously more transient than what we are undertaking, but the ideas of creating a whole new canvas in which the site conditions can impact is quite compelling.<br /><br />Other interesting <span style="font-style: italic;">installations </span>he has done include: 800 balloons, 18v5, PA-SDW.<br /><br />explore the site if you like...<br /><br />Ian<br /><span style="font-family:Myriad Web;font-size:85%;color:#cccccc;"></span>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-2508892723595257622008-01-31T00:39:00.000-06:002008-01-31T00:41:51.578-06:00rural_studio<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl803i8bpdeRxBRNjQZ3UyK1kRvJT_okc4Qh9OAg0rQidTePWOgiWG7dHMDYw61ViS2SG5HO8APOzpbsKLV4wEtayu6orznW7fAvtfvSaFUlmw7kLSrGF2g6wVU0MuG-B5gB1Z9uCBp0P/s1600-h/lionsparkfinishpic1.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161527071081775058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl803i8bpdeRxBRNjQZ3UyK1kRvJT_okc4Qh9OAg0rQidTePWOgiWG7dHMDYw61ViS2SG5HO8APOzpbsKLV4wEtayu6orznW7fAvtfvSaFUlmw7kLSrGF2g6wVU0MuG-B5gB1Z9uCBp0P/s320/lionsparkfinishpic1.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-h9ue0Bka33QR9TLGLXNhoV0y5ZIG0CeEivXkzWQc3WtEqxcn22Hnv5zYi04jJZIUy9H_th0wRsxictVTTG40ZppmKp3MfPvJfSrIOXOW7sZFt0Zy_waLu6tI0TStEozyEdrBmVVHNCI/s1600-h/yancey+chapel+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161527079671709666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-h9ue0Bka33QR9TLGLXNhoV0y5ZIG0CeEivXkzWQc3WtEqxcn22Hnv5zYi04jJZIUy9H_th0wRsxictVTTG40ZppmKp3MfPvJfSrIOXOW7sZFt0Zy_waLu6tI0TStEozyEdrBmVVHNCI/s320/yancey+chapel+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIX1CXzGp9m7M7rfyOH3TPZ8fkTxZ-CK-3zzC3RkQ2tWyoVhNUk8TAANfrJWzQ2sJVGZq-JRvhKF_PuCiT1AEIqzHLlQJmEa_826e2yZPSiqwTIwZA0iBqepvoZ9HtrzESb02O4XWp7dc/s1600-h/lionsparkfinishpic1.gif"></a><br /><div></div>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-20285408550962141882008-01-31T00:25:00.000-06:002008-01-31T20:32:54.396-06:00ILLY FRESH PHRASES<span style="font-size:100%;">“</span><span style="font-size:100%;">WEAVING produces strength by combining two weak systems in a reciprocal pattern”<br />“BLENDING is a fundamental technique in the act of negotiation”<br />“Following the rule of self similarity, CRACKING gives a sense of the larger whole”<br />“SPIRALING produces a shape unlike any other because it is seldom expirienced as geometry but rather as energy”<br />“PACKING produces stability through adjacency”<br />“FLOCKING finds order through entropy”<br />-pamphlet architecture 27_Tooling</span>kowbottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866015693924319424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083565143713336872.post-5722619200541029052008-01-30T22:45:00.001-06:002008-01-30T23:01:17.454-06:00Team Skin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-P0FjGbiI-eDk8VkZk2mk8UjQNQYimRgbg3BmwI0hfGqZzuCmuWNjTbx08VDQY75hA4h3nDAhVMsQV9CZfpRImbZCJS82fi2EXTJ75J3feqA42DoPq7K17w2V2OC7Pd2Ugy2hg4s8QiL/s1600-h/CIMG2585.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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