Two trained architects, Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler, have been pioneering the field of digital fabrication, working in collaboration with CPU and robots to build physical structures.
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CatalogueThe unique virtual catalogue of the Gramazio Kohler exhibition explores the process of the exhibition-making, the thoughts of Matthias Kohler and Fabio Gramazio, and documents each of the installations presented in the MuDA. Download it now for iOS and Android.
Rock Print Rock Print (2015), a collaboration with the MIT Self-Assembly Lab, was an installation developed for the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015.
Sisyphus The robot hovers above the ground creating soft landscapes and gentle patterns by depositing sand. Once the tank is empty, the robot collects the sand back into the tank, thus being caught in an endless cycle of construction and deconstruction.
Robotic Cosmogony A particle suspended in space and two robotic arms mounted on the ceiling. Mul- tiple audio signals at 40 kHz are used in and out of phase to create a point in mid-air in which objects can be suspended. Each robot is equipped with this acoustic levitation device that allows it to pick up the particle and maneuver it through space without physical contact.
CreditsInitiator: Digital Arts Association Director: Caroline Hirt, Christian EtterProducer: Jesús MedinaPartner: Hinderling Volkart, Microsoft, GreenliffCollaborator: ETH ZurichSupport: Migros Kulturprozent, ITA (ETH Zürich), Jura-Cement-Fabriken AG, Vitra Design Museum, Loops & Bits, Schweizer Baumuster-Centrale ZürichApp development: Adrian StutzApp concept: Sarah SchneiderMusic: Clorinde, Dmitry Evgrafov
Special thanks Katrin Hochschuh, Esther Lombardini, Hannes Mayer, Patrick Sibenaler, Sarah Schneider, Hansjürg und Margrit Fetzer, Marc Schwarz, Chenfan Zhu, Andreas Thoma, Michael Lyrenmann, Beat Ferrario, ims Industrial Micro Services GmbH, Romana Rust, Viola Zimmermann, Superform, Gonzálo Casas, Thodoris Kyttas, Roman Keller, Peter Leibundgut, Asier Marzo, Markus Haselbach, Effi Tanner, Marc Widmer, Swiss Mechatronic Art Society, Cristián Calvo Barentin, Moritz Begle, Jonas Buchli, Sven Hürlimann, Markus Pilz, Ryan Gaspar, Tom Kleiber, Fredi Zohar, Luca Callegari, Michael Volkart, Michael Hinderling, Alexa Jeanne Kusber, Patrick Sibenaler, Marc Schwarz, David Jenny, Stéphane de Weck, Adam Donovan, Matthias Helmreich, Beat Ferrario, Patrick Sibenaler, Viola Zimmermann, Superform
