Complex urban futures: Design science for flux territories (2021)
Book Chapter
Sengupta, U., Cheung, E., Solomou, S., Zigure, S., Tantoush, M., Bassanino, M., & Hyde, R. (2021). Complex urban futures: Design science for flux territories. In Design Studio Vol. 2 Intelligent Control: Disruptive Technologies. In print and electronic format: RIBA Publishing

Book description: How should we train? What should we learn? What is our value? Disruptive technologies have increased speculation about what it means to be an architect. Innovations simultaneously offer great promise and potential risk to design pr... Read More about Complex urban futures: Design science for flux territories.

Fabrication-aware parametric design of segmented concrete shells (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Costa, E., Oval, R., Shepherd, P., & Orr, J. (2021). Fabrication-aware parametric design of segmented concrete shells. In Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures: Inspiring the Next Generation (1879-1888). https://doi.org/10.15126/900337

Research is underway to explore the potential of using structurally efficient non-prismatic geometries to substantially reduce the amount of concrete in building elements, thus reducing their carbon footprint. In particular, the benefits of using thi... Read More about Fabrication-aware parametric design of segmented concrete shells.

Hive (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Farzadnia, F. Hive. [Modular kinetic architecture]. Exhibited at Online at the Annual Fifteen show. 19 February 2021 - 5 March 2021. (Unpublished)

Hive is a modular kinetic architecture inspired by bee colony behaviour. Certain types of Mexican honeybees produce a wavelike cascade by ‘shimmering’ when they feel threatened. When a wasp or another big insect come too close to the hive, the honeyb... Read More about Hive.