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acadia23_v2_470 |
| authors |
Lee, Yi-Chin; Weisman, Tracey; Ahlquist, Sean |
| year |
2023 |
| title |
Prioritizing Sensory Features Over Simulation in Material Systems: A Design Framework Supporting Multi-Material Knitting Research |
| source |
ACADIA 2023: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy [Volume 2: Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference for the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-9891764-0-3]. Denver. 26-28 October 2023. edited by A. Crawford, N. Diniz, R. Beckett, J. Vanucchi, M. Swackhamer 470-481. |
| summary |
This paper proposes an alternative pathway which reconsiders the design priority in knitting research, from that of simulation to a sensory-driven approach that explores a material system’s tactile capacity and ensuing ramifications on human engagement. The proposed workflow integrates three disparate, often competing objectives — advanced knitting, sensory interaction, and participatory design in order to unfurl the overlooked sensorial capacities within mainstream computational knitting approaches. The linkages between visual pattern and structural capacity are typically prioritized by parameterizing a limited number of knitting techniques. Such an approach greatly constrains the range of design possibilities. This paper argues for an emphasis on sensory exploration, which better exposes the inherent material properties of knitted textiles, and ultimately gener- ates textures and forms previously unimagined in architectural contexts. This approach centers sensory qualities as the primary driver in building computational tools, while still incorporating structural properties of multi-material knits. Inextricable sensorial and structural qualities are discerned through iterative in-situ prototyping, engaging in manners of participatory design. This requires a rigor for conducting experiments in context with sensory-rich prototypes to fine-tune the design, in its tactile and spatial qual- ities, and its specific computational tools. Furthermore, the workflow induces a modular approach that facilitates the expansion, iteration, and exploration of multi-scalar design variations. We present three examples from our research, and discuss the sensory-rich aspects of knitted textiles with the targeted purpose of generating material systems that are engaging and meaningful to diverse audiences, in the realm of disability and neurodiversity |
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ACADIA |
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