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Iridescence Print, 2015
Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Iridescence Print is the first large-scale architectural installation to be automatically printed by robotic machines. Conceived as a spatially complex lightweight structure, the installation synthesizes a rigorous exploration of the architectural potentials of robotic extrusion of spatial meshes at full architectural scale. The multi-coloured installation was developed during the elective thesis “Extruded Structures” and is exclusively presented at the exhibition „L’usage des formes – Artisans d’art et artistes“ at the Palais de Tokyo, kindly supported by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.

Credits:
Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich

In cooperation with: Studio Robert Stadler
Client: Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Collaborators: Andreas Thoma (project lead), Luka Piškorec, Augusto Gandia, Norman Hack, David Jenny, Petrus Aejmelaeus Lindström, Ammar Mirjan, Stefana Parascho, James Yeo
Students: Anna Szabo, Bo Cheng, Thijs van der Lely, Anne Cécile, Carfantan, Lex te Loo, Emma Flores Herrera, Nicolas Ganz, Pascal Ruckstuhl, Chen Ken, Altair Cerda Tirado
Video: Thomas James
Sponsors: Fondation Bettencourt Schueller

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