Building unimaginable shapes

Name: Building unimaginable shapes
Uploaded: 2012-07-27T15:17:16Z
Duration: 10 min 50 s
Description: Inspired by cell division, Michael Hansmeyer writes algorithms that design outrageously fascinating shapes and forms with millions of facets. No person could draft them by hand, but they're buildable -- and they could revolutionize the way we think of architectural form.

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Michael Hansmeyer |

TEDGlobal 2012

• June 2012

Inspired by cell division, Michael Hansmeyer writes algorithms that design outrageously fascinating shapes and forms with millions of facets. No person could draft them by hand, but they're buildable -- and they could revolutionize the way we think of architectural form.