{"id":41,"date":"2018-03-23T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2022-09-28T16:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:59:55","slug":"branch-formations-intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Branch Formations &#8211; Intro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a series of studies we create a digitized catalogue of naturally grown branch nodes that are used as components<br \/>\nfor the design of spatial frameworks. The emerging configurations utilize the tectonics of fiber patterns as a generative<br \/>\nparameter for constructs with continuous grain.<br \/>\nThe resulting formations are tested with regard to ideal structural performance and potential function and then adjusted<br \/>\naccordingly in a feedback system.&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?attachment_id=42\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_01.jpg?fit=1092%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1092,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"branch_formations_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_01.jpg?fit=764%2C314&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_01.jpg?resize=764%2C314&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_01.jpg?w=1092&amp;ssl=1 1092w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_01.jpg?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_01.jpg?resize=768%2C316&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C421&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_02.jpg?resize=764%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"350\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?attachment_id=44\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?fit=1092%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1092,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"branch_formations_03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?fit=764%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?resize=764%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?w=1092&amp;ssl=1 1092w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?resize=300%2C137&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?resize=768%2C352&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?resize=1024%2C469&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a series of studies we create a digitized catalogue of naturally grown branch nodes that are used as components for the design of spatial frameworks. The emerging configurations utilize the tectonics of fiber patterns as a generative parameter for constructs with continuous grain. The resulting formations are tested with regard to ideal structural performance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-branch-formations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/branch_formations_03.jpg?fit=1092%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9LXD5-F","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":621,"url":"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?p=621","url_meta":{"origin":41,"position":0},"title":"Branch Formations &#8211; tetrahedral aggregation sample","author":"Lukas Allner","date":"February 27, 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;PROJECT: BRANCH FORMATIONS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"PROJECT: BRANCH FORMATIONS","link":"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?cat=59"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/screenshot_box-volume-video00-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/screenshot_box-volume-video00-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/screenshot_box-volume-video00-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/screenshot_box-volume-video00-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/conceptual-joining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/screenshot_box-volume-video00-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1391,"url":"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?p=1391","url_meta":{"origin":41,"position":1},"title":"Octahedron sample","author":"Lukas Allner","date":"March 4, 2021","format":"video","excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ja6Zd5nzkF4 Building of a first sample as part of the latest iteration of the Branch Formations project.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;PROJECT: BRANCH FORMATIONS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"PROJECT: BRANCH FORMATIONS","link":"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?cat=59"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ja6Zd5nzkF4\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":979,"url":"https:\/\/conceptual-joining.com\/?p=979","url_meta":{"origin":41,"position":2},"title":"Branch Formations: robotic joint Demonstrator","author":"Lukas Allner","date":"September 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/742lEWIQe34 Robotic Fabrication of a joint demonstrator as part of the development of Branch Formations towards a full scale installation at the exhibition \"Innovation+Tradition\" in St Aegidi, Austria, hosted by MHC, ARGE's Hoiz. 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