Strange Attractors: Organization from Chaos Graduate Design 3, Spring 2008 Stasiuk, David Student projects Student drawings Athletic fields Chaos One aspect of chaos theory relates to the phenomenon of the strange attractor. These are identified as collections of points in space that are derived from non-linear equations. In effect, eachnew point's coordinates are calculated according to the prior point's coordinates as processed through the equation. As these points collect in great numbers, they begin to organize space. The traces of these equations can sem chaotic in their own right, but they also begin to describe images more familiar to the eye, such as flocks of birds, shells, cloud formations, or the tracery of galaxies... This project investigated a variety of forms that woudl be applicable to defining architectural organization. Especially as in a dialogue with the Univaersity of Pennsylvania campus, with particular focus on the annual Penn Relays. Such a collection of points might be seen to attract individuals to interact with one anotheer in an environment built on a similar principle to the self-organizing forces found in nature. School of Architecture. (Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008) Saunders, Andrew. Faculty advisor Ngai, Ted. Faculty advisor Garba, Fareh. Faculty advisor Carver, Erik. Faculty Scoska, Mikolaj. Faculty 2008 Digital images JPEG2000 21st century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Strange Attractors: Organization from Chaos
Graduate Design 3, Spring 2008
Stasiuk, David
Student projects
Student drawings
Athletic fields
Chaos
One aspect of chaos theory relates to the phenomenon of the strange attractor. These are identified as collections of points in space that are derived from non-linear equations. In effect, eachnew point's coordinates are calculated according to the prior point's coordinates as processed through the equation. As these points collect in great numbers, they begin to organize space. The traces of these equations can sem chaotic in their own right, but they also begin to describe images more familiar to the eye, such as flocks of birds, shells, cloud formations, or the tracery of galaxies... This project investigated a variety of forms that woudl be applicable to defining architectural organization. Especially as in a dialogue with the Univaersity of Pennsylvania campus, with particular focus on the annual Penn Relays. Such a collection of points might be seen to attract individuals to interact with one anotheer in an environment built on a similar principle to the self-organizing forces found in nature.
School of Architecture. (Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008)
Saunders, Andrew. Faculty advisor
Ngai, Ted. Faculty advisor
Garba, Fareh. Faculty advisor
Carver, Erik. Faculty
Scoska, Mikolaj. Faculty
2008
Digital images
JPEG2000
21st century
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY