NEGAR KALANTAR

BioMaterial | BacTerra

—PROCESS

Data-Driven Design e

Seashell-Inspired Robotic Fabrication

Robotic Light Visualization

Clay++ | 3D Printing on Arbitrary Surfaces

Robotic Clay Printing

Non-Planar Robotic Printing


—BEHAVIOR

Tunable Smart Materials

Reconfigurable Kerf Structures

Flexible Textile

3D-Printed Flexible yet Rigid Textile

Self-Forming 3D Printed Structures

a2o | Responsive Mediator

—MATTER

Algorithmic Kerfing

BioMaterial | BacTerra

BioMaterial | Shell We Dance

BioMaterial |ShoreThing

—GEOMETRY

Nested Vault

2D Nesting

2.5D Nesting

3D Nesting

PRINT in PRINT

Casting on Sand

Folding Unfoldable

Kinetic Shading Structures

Deployable Structures

Deployable Domes

D-Form

BioMaterial | BacTerra

Designing Biomaterials Across Scales

Funding|  Autodesk Technology Center

2023: Architecture Ecology Lab (CCA), Digital Draft Lab (CCA), Booth Lab & Williams Lab (UCSF) & Autodesk Technology Centers.

Collaborators: Ikeda, Jones, Mullins, Farahnak, Leffler, Scheepers, Martinez-Bond & Leon.

Links: BacTerra

Papers: BacTerra Architecture: Designing Across Scales

Smart Ways to Enclose Buildings

Project Description: The BacTerra project utilizes Bacillus subtilis bacteria and robotic printing techniques to transform soil into bio-composites for construction. This innovative approach creates self-healing, sustainable materials that reduce environmental impact while rethinking traditional construction practices, combining architecture, biology, and design to address global challenges in resource efficiency and sustainability. The project was recognized with the Outstanding Science Award at the Biodesign Challenge.