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layers of plywood and glass over a frame. This represents a conceptual reverseengineering
(on an architectural scale) of digital, layer-manufacturing
processes.
Figure 16: ‘Alessi Tea and Coffee Piazza’, 2000. Greg Lynn
Greg Lynn’s ‘Tea & Coffee Piazza’ (Figure 16) was one of twenty-two tea and
coffee services produced by invited architects for the unconventional Italian
household item manufacturer Alessi. Lynn used 3D modelling software and
animation processes to generate over 50,000 unique, mass-produced sets of
objects for future production. The manufacturing process for the objects was
adapted from recently deregulated military technology used in the production of
stealth aircraft. The vessels are formed from thin sheets of Titanium using heat
and pressure in a series of no more than twelve of each - allowing every set of
objects to be unique.
Figure 17: ‘FluxSpace 1.0’, 2000. Asymptote
Asymptote - the New York based architectural design and research practice
established by Lise Anne Couture and Hani Rashid created ‘FluxSpace 1.0’
(Figure 17) a multimedia installation using computer and projection
technologies. A three-metre tall wood, plaster and latex form was equipped
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