NEGAR KALANTAR

Deployable Domes

—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

Deployable Domes

Angulated / Off Center Scissors

2012| Virginia Tech

Collaborators: Borhani.

Link: Video

Research Description: This research investigates the design of a deployable spherical dome structure using two distinct scissor systems: angulated scissors and straight off-center scissors.

The angulated scissor system introduces variation in both joint angles and element geometry. Here, modules are not straight; instead, they feature angled connections and curved or sloped elements. As the structure deploys, these elements change planes and angles relative to each other, resulting in a dynamic spatial transformation.

In contrast, the straight off-center scissor system consists of straight linear elements with all joints intersecting at a consistent 90-degree angle. From the top view, these elements maintain a perpendicular relationship throughout the entire deployment process. This system provides geometric clarity and structural simplicity, ensuring that the orientation of elements remains stable and perpendicular.

By comparing these two systems, the research aims to understand how different scissor geometries affect the deployability, structural behavior, and aesthetic potential of spherical dome structures.