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Author clouston Date June 1, 2016
fabrication

Double-layer bending

We made sure that the highest curvature of any piece in the shell was well...
Author clouston Date May 16, 2015
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Desk model

Several desk models were created to visualize the shell …

Author clouston Date May 14, 2015
structural modeling

Structural FE model

A geometrically non-linear Finite Element Model was created to analyze the internal stresses due to...
Author clouston Date May 14, 2015
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Early visualization

Author clouston Date May 14, 2015
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Breaking Wood

Local White Ash has high MOR and low MOE…

Author clouston Date May 12, 2015
fabrication

Bending one lath

We discovered that local White Ash is the perfect wood species for building with high curvatures …

Author clouston Date May 11, 2015
structural modeling

An interview on shell form finding

Rob Marcalow, a UMass Architecture Instructor, helped with programming Grasshopper …

Author clouston Date May 10, 2015
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Also made possible by a grant from the UMASS ARTS COUNCIL      
Author clouston Date March 28, 2015
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