At the time I had no Idea Theo Jansen had lectured at the Bartlett none too long ago [2006]. The architectural relevance of his work is plentiful. Jansen creates herds of sibling 'beests that inhabit beaches, harvesting, storing, and using wind energy using simple materials such as empty lemonade bottles. Jansen hopes their evolution (not exactly self-propogated, more his own continous re-evaluation of sibling models) will lead to their eventual self-reliance. Possible future uses for the technology include reclaiming or protecting Holland's coastline by gradual collection and re-deposition of sands.
The above sectional model shows Jansen's '11 holy measurments', the ideal component lengths that allow this re-invented 'wheel' to act like a limb. Many different lengths of tube were analysed by computer to evaluate the ideal triangle shape as seen by the pen markings on the paper background.
Again, similar to the investigations into horology, this kind of influence may be more relevant when I begin to refine a design, this week has probably seen far too much thinking and reading, not enough doing!! But fascinating and inspiring nonetheless...
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