https://suenos.mit.edu Sueños Con Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:41:56 +0000 https://suenos.mit.edu en https://suenos.mit.edu/Event-1 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:33:28 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Event-1 EVENT Join us for Sueños con at the Mextrópoli Festival in the Alameda Central 21-24 September 2022 Corner of Avenida Juárez and Doctor Mora. Wednesday, 21-September, 7:00pm CT SUEÑOS CON PREVIEW with MIT LCAU design team and Mota-Engil Leadership. Designers will discuss the exhibition, and there will be an opportunity for you to contribute your thoughts on the future of Mexico City. RSVP for the preview Friday, 23-September, 7:30pm CT SUEÑOS CON FIBER.TIMBER: The future of housing, mobility, and inclusion in Mexico City Supercivicos will join MIT LCAU design team to think about the future of public space in Mexico City. Saturday, 24-September, 10:00am CTSUEÑOS CON EARTH.CONCRETE: The future of housing, mobility, and inclusion in Mexico City Échale and New Story will join the design team to talk about innovation in housing in Mexico. Co-hosted by MIT Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism&nbsp; (LCAU) and Mota-Engil. https://suenos.mit.edu/Event-en-1 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:41:56 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Event-en-1 EVENT Join us for Sueños con at the Mextrópoli Festival in the Alameda Central 21-24 September 2022 Corner of Avenida Juárez and Doctor Mora. Wednesday, 21-September, 7:00pm CT SUEÑOS CON PREVIEW with MIT LCAU design team and Mota-Engil Leadership. Designers will discuss the exhibition, and there will be an opportunity for you to contribute your thoughts on the future of Mexico City. RSVP for the preview Friday, 23-September, 7:30pm CT SUEÑOS CON FIBER.TIMBER: The future of housing, mobility, and inclusion in Mexico City Supercivicos will join MIT LCAU design team to think about the future of public space in Mexico City. Saturday, 24-September, 10:00am CTSUEÑOS CON EARTH.CONCRETE: The future of housing, mobility, and inclusion in Mexico City Échale and New Story will join the design team to talk about innovation in housing in Mexico. Co-hosted by MIT Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism&nbsp; (LCAU) and Mota-Engil. https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-2 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:21:31 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-2 Sueños con...La pieza permite al público pensar, compartir y mostrar sus aspiraciones para un mejor futuro en la Ciudad de México. La interactividad de este elemento se compone de tres acciones: Tickets de los Sueños, Estación de Instagram y Muro de Inspiraciones.Tickets de los Sueños busca hacer al público reflexionar sobre su ciudad ideal. Los visitantes toman un&nbsp; Tickets del Sueño de un rollo de boletos, inspirados en parques temáticos. Después de tomar los tickets, se les pide a los visitantes que dibujen o escriban sobre sus sueños en temas urbanos específicos, como Salud, Ciudad Inclusiva, Vivienda, Movilidad, Espacio Público e Innovación. Cada tarjeta tiene una "Apertura", un hecho inspirador para invitar a los ciudadanos a compartir sus sueños. Tanto los Tickets de los Sueños como las Aperturas en ellos, fueron co-diseñados por un equipo de expertos en el ámbito urbano y de innovación. Una vez que los visitantes dibujan sus sueños, comparten sus Tickets del Sueños con el mundo en la Estación de Instagram, que sube el ticket directamente a la cuenta de Instagram de la exposición @sueñocon_CDMX.Después de compartir sus sueños en las redes sociales, los visitantes arrancan la parte inferior del Tickets de los Sueños, la Apertura, para colgarlo en el Muro de la Inspiración. El Muro de la Inspiración refleja una colección de sueños de los visitantes de Mextropoli, invitándolos a colaborar, dar forma y transformar juntos el futuro de la ciudad. https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-en Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:13:27 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-en Dreams of... This piece allows the public to think, share, and showcase their aspirations for a better urban future in Mexico City. The interactivity comprises three actions: the Dream Tickets, the Instagram Share Station, and an Inspiration Wall. Dream Tickets seek to make the public reflect on their ideal city. Visitors take a Dream Ticket from a ticket roll, inspired by how a theme park or a roller coaster functions. After taking the tickets, visitors are asked to draw or write about their dreams on specific urban topics, such as Health, Inclusive City, Housing, Mobility, Public Space, and Innovation. Each card has an "Opening," an inspirational fact, or a prompt to invite citizens to share their dreams. Both the Dream Tickets and the Openings in them were co-designed by a team of experts in the urban and innovation fields. Once visitors draw their dreams, they share with the world their Dream Ticket in the Instagram Share Station, which uploads the ticket directly to the exhibition Instagram account @sueñocon_CDMX. After sharing their dreams on social media, visitors tear out the bottom portion of the Dream Ticket, the Opening, to hang it on the Inspiration Wall. The Inspiration Wall mirrors a collection of dreams from Mextropoli visitors inviting them to crowdsource, shape, and transform the city's future together. &nbsp; https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-earth-3 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:41:32 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-earth-3 Sueños con TierraBovedillas cerámicas impresas en 3D y producidas en CDMX con materiales locales. Estas se sitúan entre viguetas de concreto prefabricado como encofrado perdido para la losa de compresión superior. La flexibilidad geométrica de la impresión 3D facilita la producción en masa de bovedillas cerámicas personalizadas que se adaptan a los materiales disponibles y al diseño del edificio. Los bloques han sido producidos en colaboración con fabricantes de cerámica locales utilizando arcillas y procesos de cocción convencionales. Los bloques en sí son livianos y están optimizados para minimizar el uso de material y el tiempo de fabricación. El uso de tepetate, una tierra local con alto contenido de arcilla, permite fabricar bloques comprimidos y secados al sol que constituyen las paredes del pabellón. Esta solución asequible y baja en carbono, que ha sido aplicada con éxito en la construcción de comunidades en México a lo largo de más de 30 años, se reinterpreta aquí con un sistema de postensado que permite el montaje y desmontaje. Publication&nbsp; 1. Curth, A., Brodesser, T., Sass, L. and Mueller, C. “Multi-objective optimization of vaults 3D printed without formwork,” Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2020/2021, Surrey, UK 2021. 2. A. Curth, B. Darweesh, L. Arja, and R. Rael, “Advances in 3D printed earth architecture: On-site prototyping with local materials,” presented at the BE-AM| Built Environment - Additive Manufacturing, TU Darmstadt, 2020. 3. A. Curth and A. Hartwell, T. Brodesser, and C. Mueller, "Parametric waffle slabs: Optimal geometry materialized with additive construction," Sept. 2022. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26b6c17f7a814fe14fc0f2b280b061c701d3088e41014269a4ded176255974f9/G03.jpg" data-mid="152774357" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26b6c17f7a814fe14fc0f2b280b061c701d3088e41014269a4ded176255974f9/G03.jpg" />La impresión prototipos permiten calibrar la mezcla de arcilla, la altura de las capas y la velocidad de impresión. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9dfe87d1214c3663d7a114757ae34ae4b802a8ba48418dad92a164b62b136a1d/G04.jpg" data-mid="152774372" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9dfe87d1214c3663d7a114757ae34ae4b802a8ba48418dad92a164b62b136a1d/G04.jpg" />Bovedillas impresas en 3D mediante una mezcla de arcilla de Oaxaca y Zacatecas. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/525b14ced733f638dce03c7c6e586171aaf6f91c34fcc1202cd55689d099ef74/G05.JPG" data-mid="152445137" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/525b14ced733f638dce03c7c6e586171aaf6f91c34fcc1202cd55689d099ef74/G05.JPG" />Fabricación de bovedillas en Manufactura. Las capas de arcilla se extruyen mediante un brazo robótico para luego cocerlas y transportarlas al sitio.Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce07948052dc1968ecc123c6ec3c22e1aba6b0811e2c85b32dde13904635a690/G06.JPG" data-mid="152445138" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce07948052dc1968ecc123c6ec3c22e1aba6b0811e2c85b32dde13904635a690/G06.JPG" /> Bovedillas impresas en 3D después del proceso de cocción. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61f7ff78ac8a5abd484887869049076879b1d170f4b660fef6583c2f3afddd49/G07.JPG" data-mid="152445144" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61f7ff78ac8a5abd484887869049076879b1d170f4b660fef6583c2f3afddd49/G07.JPG" /> Sistema de muro Ecoblock desarrollado y construido por ÉCHALE. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/779ce017188998eba076b5e039f5fbedb8c7f8125c62521bbaf7f8849647ceda/G08.jpg" data-mid="152445150" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/779ce017188998eba076b5e039f5fbedb8c7f8125c62521bbaf7f8849647ceda/G08.jpg" /> El tepetate se mezcla con agua, cal y cemento para formar los Ecoblocks. Imagen de Kiley Feickert, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6ea6c7c5a469d2392a6898bb5728980418406f8a72de40d95cd472f28ba484c/G09.JPG" data-mid="152445151" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6ea6c7c5a469d2392a6898bb5728980418406f8a72de40d95cd472f28ba484c/G09.JPG" /> Las bovedillas se instalan entre viguetas optimizadas de concreto. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b4d8b5b1c6e0e57e2d08064c657f3b2618e5bc796e5d06fa25200c1a48b2811/G10.JPG" data-mid="152445148" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b4d8b5b1c6e0e57e2d08064c657f3b2618e5bc796e5d06fa25200c1a48b2811/G10.JPG" /> Las bovedillas sirven de encofrado perdido de la losa de compresión superior.&nbsp;Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92907c95b092847d4fe49a06be75af59fe5f315e71362ff33bf1f270ecddd673/G11.JPG" data-mid="152445149" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92907c95b092847d4fe49a06be75af59fe5f315e71362ff33bf1f270ecddd673/G11.JPG" /> La geometría de las bovedillas cerámicas se adapta con precisión a la sección variabl de las viguetas para así minimizar el consumo de material y sus emisiones asociadas. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-earth-en Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:13:24 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-earth-en Dreams of Earth 3D-printed clay blocks vault between precast concrete beams as lost formwork that enables the casting of a topping slab. The geometric flexibility of 3D-printing facilitates the production of mass customized ceramic block elements tailored to available materials and building design. Clay blocks are produced with local ceramic manufacturers using conventional clays and firing processes. The blocks themselves are lightweight and are optimized to minimize material usage and fabrication time. The use of tepetate, a local soil with high contents of clay, allows for fabricating compressed, sun-dried blocks that constitute the pavilion walls. This affordable, low-carbon solution, which has been successfully applied in the construction of housing communities around Mexico for more than 30 years, is reinterpreted here with a post-tensioning system that allows for assembly and disassembly. Publication&nbsp; 1. Curth, A., Brodesser, T., Sass, L. and Mueller, C. “Multi-objective optimization of vaults 3D printed without formwork,” Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2020/2021, Surrey, UK 2021. 2. A. Curth, B. Darweesh, L. Arja, and R. Rael, “Advances in 3D printed earth architecture: On-site prototyping with local materials,” presented at the BE-AM| Built Environment - Additive Manufacturing, TU Darmstadt, 2020. 3. A. Curth and A. Hartwell, T. Brodesser, and C. Mueller, "Parametric waffle slabs: Optimal geometry materialized with additive construction," Sept. 2022. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eff7f151b6574042567af872277e1e1eac204d7216421593502578bde8222775/G03.jpg" data-mid="152774555" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eff7f151b6574042567af872277e1e1eac204d7216421593502578bde8222775/G03.jpg" /> Prototypes are printed to calibrate the clay mixture, layer height and print speed for the bovedillas. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a89fecedc018fddb751353fc26fd6f854fc53c2eee8ddd9a1991f37c6a490fd5/G04.jpg" data-mid="152774557" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a89fecedc018fddb751353fc26fd6f854fc53c2eee8ddd9a1991f37c6a490fd5/G04.jpg" /> 3D printed bovedillas using a mixture of clay from Oaxaca and Zacatecas. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/525b14ced733f638dce03c7c6e586171aaf6f91c34fcc1202cd55689d099ef74/G05.JPG" data-mid="152437470" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/525b14ced733f638dce03c7c6e586171aaf6f91c34fcc1202cd55689d099ef74/G05.JPG" /> Production of bovedillas at Manufactura. Layers of clay are robotically extruded and then fired before they are transported to site. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce07948052dc1968ecc123c6ec3c22e1aba6b0811e2c85b32dde13904635a690/G06.JPG" data-mid="152437472" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce07948052dc1968ecc123c6ec3c22e1aba6b0811e2c85b32dde13904635a690/G06.JPG" /> 3D printed bovedilla after the firing process. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61f7ff78ac8a5abd484887869049076879b1d170f4b660fef6583c2f3afddd49/G07.JPG" data-mid="152437877" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61f7ff78ac8a5abd484887869049076879b1d170f4b660fef6583c2f3afddd49/G07.JPG" /> Ecoblock wall system developed and constructed by ÉCHALE. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/779ce017188998eba076b5e039f5fbedb8c7f8125c62521bbaf7f8849647ceda/G08.jpg" data-mid="152441737" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/779ce017188998eba076b5e039f5fbedb8c7f8125c62521bbaf7f8849647ceda/G08.jpg" /> Local tepetate, cement, lime, and water are mixed to form Ecoblocks. Photo by Kiley Feickert, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6ea6c7c5a469d2392a6898bb5728980418406f8a72de40d95cd472f28ba484c/G09.JPG" data-mid="152441742" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6ea6c7c5a469d2392a6898bb5728980418406f8a72de40d95cd472f28ba484c/G09.JPG" /> 3D printed ceramic bovedillas are installed between two shape-optimized viguetas. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b4d8b5b1c6e0e57e2d08064c657f3b2618e5bc796e5d06fa25200c1a48b2811/G10.JPG" data-mid="152438058" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b4d8b5b1c6e0e57e2d08064c657f3b2618e5bc796e5d06fa25200c1a48b2811/G10.JPG" /> 3D printed ceramic bovedillas span between shape-optimized viguetas to act as lost formwork for an in-situ topping slab. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92907c95b092847d4fe49a06be75af59fe5f315e71362ff33bf1f270ecddd673/G11.JPG" data-mid="152438060" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92907c95b092847d4fe49a06be75af59fe5f315e71362ff33bf1f270ecddd673/G11.JPG" /> The geometry of the 3D printed ceramic bovedillas is precisely tuned to span between viguetas that vary in depth and width to minimize material consumption and emissions associated with both elements. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-concrete Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:41:28 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-concrete Sueños con Concreto Sueños con Concreto explora el futuro de la vivienda asequible en México a través de métodos constructivos de bajo impacto material.&nbsp; La estructura horizontal de la cubierta toma como punto de partida el sistema existente de vigueta y bovedilla, optimizando la forma de las viguetas prefabricadas de hormigón armado para minimizar en un 50% el uso de material y su impacto ambiental asociado. La elegante geometría resultante, esculpida por secciones de ancho y canto variable, se obtiene utilizando métodos de diseño computacional desarrollados por investigadores en el MIT. Su fabricación se ejecuta mediante moldes de fibra de vidrio, los cuales permiten múltiples ciclos de colado. Sueños con Concrete combina técnicas de construcción locales con nuevas tecnologías de fabricación digital, dando como resultado un pabellón que combina industria, empresa social y academia como modelo hacia un entorno construido más sostenible. Publication&nbsp; 1. Ismail, M. and Mueller, C. “Minimizing embodied energy of reinforced concrete floor systems in developing countries through shape optimization,” Engineering Structures, 246, 112955, 2021. ︎︎︎ 2. Gascón Alvarez, E., Stamler, N., Mueller, C., and Norford, L. “Shape optimization of chilled concrete ceilings – Reduced embodied carbon and enhanced operational performance,” Building and Environment, vol. 221, p. 109330, Jun. 2022. ︎︎︎ 3. Broyles, J., Hartwell, A., Gascón Alvarez, E., Ismail, M., Norford, L., Mueller, C. Brown, N. “Shape optimization of a concrete floor system for sustainability, acoustical, and thermal objectives.” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Portugal, 2022. 4. Ismail, M., Mayencourt, P. and Mueller, C. “Shaped beams: Unlocking new geometry for efficient structures,” Architecture, Structures, Construction, 2021. ︎︎︎ 5. Ismail, M. and Mueller, C. “A platform of design strategies for the optimization of concrete floor systems in India,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Portugal, 2019.6. Gascón Alvarez, E., Mueller, C. and Norford, L. “Dynamic thermal performance of structurally optimized concrete floor slabs,” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021 Conference, Bruges, Belgium, 2021. 7.&nbsp;Feickert, K. and Mueller, C. “Thin shell foundations: Historical review and future opportunities,” Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2020/2021, Surrey, UK 2021. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="8002" height="4500" width_o="8002" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad4742d968f15762639377150d031cd221ffd883aacb5978d6b3a163a79f65f7/F04.png" data-mid="152375592" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad4742d968f15762639377150d031cd221ffd883aacb5978d6b3a163a79f65f7/F04.png" /> Axonometría explotada de los elementos estructurales de Sueños con Tierra/Concreto. Fases futuras del proyecto pueden incluir un diseño más eficiente de las cimentaciones. Imagen de Kiley Feickert, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae8894dc14c2fa1d446c4934b5a8ced716dcaea907637e41aa3c056727897a25/F06.JPG" data-mid="152375593" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae8894dc14c2fa1d446c4934b5a8ced716dcaea907637e41aa3c056727897a25/F06.JPG" /> Prototipo de una vigueta de concreto con geometría optimizada. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45ad4e603eafdd6471451c416106a31cf18adb8544d4b1192c2bec1f98289d4a/F07.JPG" data-mid="152375594" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45ad4e603eafdd6471451c416106a31cf18adb8544d4b1192c2bec1f98289d4a/F07.JPG" /> Bloques de arcilla impresos en 3D se apoyan entre viguetas optimizadas. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d9a61f31b3299ad7ecb56c68e6cfbc68727bcab6d16d4b0485659fa4f290237/F08.JPG" data-mid="152375595" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d9a61f31b3299ad7ecb56c68e6cfbc68727bcab6d16d4b0485659fa4f290237/F08.JPG" /> Las viguetas disminuyen su altura e incrementan su ancho en el punto donde se apoyan sobre la pared de Ecoblock. Imagen de Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="2728" height="1534" width_o="2728" height_o="1534" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07c1f496cd9d2e727e2da6ce2a236b277e2444d07a02c7dc6e07f7421defb259/F09.jpg" data-mid="152971308" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07c1f496cd9d2e727e2da6ce2a236b277e2444d07a02c7dc6e07f7421defb259/F09.jpg" /> Axonometría de Sueños con Tierra/Concreto. Dibujo de Edu Gascón, 2022 https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-concrete-en Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:58:44 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-concrete-en Dreams of Concrete Dreams of Concrete explores the future of affordable housing in Mexico by minimizing the material impact of existing construction methods. The horizontal roof structure takes the existing vigueta y bovedilla system as a starting point, optimizing the shape of the precast reinforced concrete beams to minimize the use of material and its associated environmental impact by 50% compared to conventional systems. This elegant geometry, sculpted by varying width and depth along the beam’s span, is enabled by recent computational design methods developed in MIT research. The fabrication is achieved through fiberglass molds that allow for multiple casting cycles. Sueños con Concrete lies at the intersection of local construction techniques and new digital fabrication technologies, resulting in a collaboration between industry, social enterprise, and academia as a model toward a more sustainable built environment. Publication&nbsp; 1. Ismail, M. and Mueller, C. “Minimizing embodied energy of reinforced concrete floor systems in developing countries through shape optimization,” Engineering Structures, 246, 112955, 2021. ︎︎︎ 2. Gascón Alvarez, E., Stamler, N., Mueller, C., and Norford, L. “Shape optimization of chilled concrete ceilings – Reduced embodied carbon and enhanced operational performance,” Building and Environment, vol. 221, p. 109330, Jun. 2022. ︎︎︎ 3. Broyles, J., Hartwell, A., Gascón Alvarez, E., Ismail, M., Norford, L., Mueller, C. Brown, N. “Shape optimization of a concrete floor system for sustainability, acoustical, and thermal objectives.” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Portugal, 2022. 4. Ismail, M., Mayencourt, P. and Mueller, C. “Shaped beams: Unlocking new geometry for efficient structures,” Architecture, Structures, Construction, 2021. ︎︎︎ 5. Ismail, M. and Mueller, C. “A platform of design strategies for the optimization of concrete floor systems in India,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Portugal, 2019.6. Gascón Alvarez, E., Mueller, C. and Norford, L. “Dynamic thermal performance of structurally optimized concrete floor slabs,” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021 Conference, Bruges, Belgium, 2021. 7.&nbsp;Feickert, K. and Mueller, C. “Thin shell foundations: Historical review and future opportunities,” Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2020/2021, Surrey, UK 2021. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="8002" height="4500" width_o="8002" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad4742d968f15762639377150d031cd221ffd883aacb5978d6b3a163a79f65f7/F04.png" data-mid="152450653" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad4742d968f15762639377150d031cd221ffd883aacb5978d6b3a163a79f65f7/F04.png" /> Exploded axonometric of Sueños con Earth/Concrete structural components. Future work could include more efficient shell foundations.Image by Kiley Feickert, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae8894dc14c2fa1d446c4934b5a8ced716dcaea907637e41aa3c056727897a25/F06.JPG" data-mid="152450654" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae8894dc14c2fa1d446c4934b5a8ced716dcaea907637e41aa3c056727897a25/F06.JPG" /> Mock-up of shape-optimized precast concrete beam (vigueta).Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45ad4e603eafdd6471451c416106a31cf18adb8544d4b1192c2bec1f98289d4a/F07.JPG" data-mid="152450655" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45ad4e603eafdd6471451c416106a31cf18adb8544d4b1192c2bec1f98289d4a/F07.JPG" /> 3D printed clay bovedillas span between the shape-optimized viguetas.Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d9a61f31b3299ad7ecb56c68e6cfbc68727bcab6d16d4b0485659fa4f290237/F08.JPG" data-mid="152450656" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d9a61f31b3299ad7ecb56c68e6cfbc68727bcab6d16d4b0485659fa4f290237/F08.JPG" /> The sculpted viguetas decrease in depth and increase in width where they bear on the Ecoblock wall. Photo by Dinorah Martínez Schulte, 2022 <img width="2728" height="1534" width_o="2728" height_o="1534" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89e43c35fb904f095e75df80e71412fb0a30d3cfa51cdb80aca8cf282153af0a/F09.jpg" data-mid="152971334" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89e43c35fb904f095e75df80e71412fb0a30d3cfa51cdb80aca8cf282153af0a/F09.jpg" /> Axonometric of Sueños con Earth/Concrete pavilion.Drawing by Edu Gascón, 2022 https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-timber-fiber-2 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:15:04 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-timber-fiber-2 Sueños con Fibra/Madera Sueños con Fibra/Madera reflexiona sobre el pasado y futuro de la Ciudad de México. Construido con madera reciclada de la icónica montaña rusa de la ciudad (Montaña Rusa de La Feria), el pabellón incluye papel picado: la forma de arte precolombino cuyas aberturas invitan a los ancestros a pasar al presente. Construida en 1964, La Montaña Rusa capturó la imaginación de millones de personas que visitaron La Feria, el primer parque de atracciones de México. De manera similar a otros proyectos urbanos a gran escala construidos en la Ciudad de México en la misma década, la montaña rusa capturó una era de transiciones socioeconómicas masivas y el consiguiente desarrollo de infraestructura cívica. La Feria cerró en 2019. Sueños de Fibra/Madera es la primera estructura construida con madera recuperada de la Montaña Rusa que fue donada por la desarrolladora Mota-Engil, elegida para reconstruir y renovar el parque de atracciones, rebautizado como Parque Aztlan. Las perforaciones del papel picado, una forma de arte mesoamericana influenciada por China y otras culturas, se ven como aberturas entre el pasado y el presente. En México, esta forma de arte a menudo se asocia con el Día de Muertos porque el papel se creó principalmente a partir del árbol fibroso Amate (Ficus insipidus) cuyas raíces prominentes sobre el suelo se consideraban como portales al inframundo. Estas asociaciones espiritual-vegetales, junto con la flexibilidad y las cualidades absorbentes del papel, hicieron del papel amate el principal medio utilizado en los códices pre-colombinos. El papel amate fue una forma clave en que los aztecas/mexicas preservaron y compartieron conocimientos, por ello era considerada una amenaza para el orden colonial. Los colonos españoles pronto prohibieron el uso y la producción de papel amate y las instalaciones de producción fueron destruidas. La tradición, sin embargo, se mantuvo viva en algunos lugares ubicados fuera de la ciudad. Situado en la esquina de la histórica Plaza de la Alameda, el pabellón crea un nuevo espacio urbano de reunión y reflexión. Activando el espacio por la noche, el diseño de iluminación del pabellón surgió de diálogos con los artesanos otomíes que produjeron el papel amate para el pabellón. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="2482" height="1754" width_o="2482" height_o="1754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d08b915a8acd8f37c90dd9720c0494f5466eb1d00b58c80322d5979a26dafb85/D04.jpg" data-mid="152714960" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d08b915a8acd8f37c90dd9720c0494f5466eb1d00b58c80322d5979a26dafb85/D04.jpg" /> Axonométrica del Pabellón de madera y fibra. <img width="1920" height="1182" width_o="1920" height_o="1182" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5488c4aa4ad8764dbd1ede13cbfc1f5384aee7fcbea6c444e50e1c8a45f28d8/D05.jpg" data-mid="152714970" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5488c4aa4ad8764dbd1ede13cbfc1f5384aee7fcbea6c444e50e1c8a45f28d8/D05.jpg" /> La Feria, antes llamada Los Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec, fue inaugurada el 24 de octubre de 1964 (Fotos: Archivo / EL UNIVERSAL) Fuente <img width="1700" height="2237" width_o="1700" height_o="2237" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67694020c317057034c93ec18bbf2cb207403095e1a82097cf3381a4dfa67b12/D06.jpg" data-mid="152714981" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67694020c317057034c93ec18bbf2cb207403095e1a82097cf3381a4dfa67b12/D06.jpg" />Karla Mejias y papel amate producido por artesanos Otomies en Mexico. Foto de Marisa Morán Jahn, 2022 PROCESO<img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e80d4ae3a359b8705ca509cf1b303f2829e7f2a423fa5385adec71dde19658a9/D07.jpg" data-mid="152715052" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e80d4ae3a359b8705ca509cf1b303f2829e7f2a423fa5385adec71dde19658a9/D07.jpg" /> Montaña rusa siendo desmantelada. Abril 2022. Fuente:&nbsp;Atzlan Parque Urbano. <img width="1900" height="2533" width_o="1900" height_o="2533" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c35b0c28ec6b34530750f493cee88aacff4845339356ebf87af4e4c81bfcaf4f/D08.JPG" data-mid="152715099" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c35b0c28ec6b34530750f493cee88aacff4845339356ebf87af4e4c81bfcaf4f/D08.JPG" /> Madera en el taller. Septiembre 2022. Imagen: Rafi Segal <img width="2482" height="1754" width_o="2482" height_o="1754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/936f82627081d37ee11175734deb873f6755f15faf48cc241a0f8ed385ac411c/D09.jpg" data-mid="152715114" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/936f82627081d37ee11175734deb873f6755f15faf48cc241a0f8ed385ac411c/D09.jpg" /> Inventario de madera <img width="1600" height="868" width_o="1600" height_o="868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7194c3d5f49501c03d9a2618a1ba4317c4eb132c83804711fb797a30495efa2c/D10.jpeg" data-mid="152715240" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7194c3d5f49501c03d9a2618a1ba4317c4eb132c83804711fb797a30495efa2c/D10.jpeg" /> Papel picado created from rice paper. Photo by by Tim Lewis NM, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license, 2010 <img width="2176" height="1336" width_o="2176" height_o="1336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d683453f78cf239a6586e2875111f3473a5d60b9fcf63a636e9f4818ceabe3b5/D11.jpg" data-mid="152715273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d683453f78cf239a6586e2875111f3473a5d60b9fcf63a636e9f4818ceabe3b5/D11.jpg" /> Fibras de jinote utilizadas para crear papel amate por la comunidad otomí en San Pablito. <img width="1674" height="1148" width_o="1674" height_o="1148" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b997bfa941d5e5c3ea96363b5d548f7c09ef12af51aac45ac9dfac91c925a22b/D12.jpg" data-mid="152715288" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b997bfa941d5e5c3ea96363b5d548f7c09ef12af51aac45ac9dfac91c925a22b/D12.jpg" />Después de hervir las fibras de jinote y tule, los artesanos otomíes de San Pablito separan las hebras antes de acomodarlas en un patrón de papel amate.<img width="2000" height="2667" width_o="2000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e70f159e240a4bacef41807f43ca988cff0e64db4da5894c99e320e71dd699ff/D13.JPG" data-mid="152715396" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e70f159e240a4bacef41807f43ca988cff0e64db4da5894c99e320e71dd699ff/D13.JPG" /> Papel amate en el taller. https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-timber-fiber-en Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:53:08 +0000 Sueños Con https://suenos.mit.edu/Dreams-of-timber-fiber-en Dreams of Fiber/Timber Sueños con Fiber/Timber Sueños con Fiber/Timber reflects on the past and future of Mexico City. Built from wood recycled from the city’s iconic rollercoaster (La Feria’s Montaña Rusa), the pavilion adapts the pre-Columbian art form known as papel picado (perforated paper) whose openings invite ancestors to pass through to the present. Dreams of Fiber/Timber is the first structure constructed from the salvaged wood of la Montaña Rusa which was donated by the developer Mota-Engil chosen to reconstruct and renovate the recently closed amusement park, renamed as Parque Aztlan. Built in 1964, La Montaña Rusa captured the imagination of millions visiting La Feria, Mexico’s first amusement park. Like the other large scale urban projects built in Mexico City in the same decade, the rollercoaster captured an era of massive socio-economic transitions and accompanying civic infrastructural development. A Meso-American art form influenced by China and other cultures, papel picado’s perforations are seen as apertures between past and present. In Mexico, this artform is often associated with the Day of the Dead because the paper was principally created from the fibrous Amate tree (Ficus insipidus) whose prominent, above-ground roots were regarded as a portals to the underworld. These spiritual-vegetal associations, along with the paper’s flexibility and absorptive qualities made amate paper the primary medium used in pre-contact codices. As a key way that the Aztec/Mexica people preserved and shared knowledge, amate paper was regarded as a threat to colonial order. Spanish settlers soon banned the use and production of amate paper, and production facilities were destroyed. The tradition, however, was kept alive in a few locations located outside the city. Situated at the corner of the historic Alameda Square, the pavilion creates a new urban space of gathering and reflection. Activating the space at night, the pavilion’s lighting design emerged from dialogues with the Otomi artisans who produced the amate paper for this pavilion. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="2482" height="1754" width_o="2482" height_o="1754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f181dce3b9da1714c2ff69cde7b14096c296e2d030f208b994f0e045425e217f/D04.jpg" data-mid="152713847" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f181dce3b9da1714c2ff69cde7b14096c296e2d030f208b994f0e045425e217f/D04.jpg" /> Axon of the Wood and Fiber Pavilion. <img width="1920" height="1182" width_o="1920" height_o="1182" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb4ab7a5536e8bc04f34b0d7390cc83da7c1b453988af4abbf9da3db7008e0cf/D05.jpg" data-mid="152714069" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb4ab7a5536e8bc04f34b0d7390cc83da7c1b453988af4abbf9da3db7008e0cf/D05.jpg" /> The Fair, formerly called The Mechanical Games of Chapultepec, was inaugurated on October 24, 1964. Source <img width="1700" height="2237" width_o="1700" height_o="2237" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ee4b993c650eddd4a08d568e69f177b7cb1d75617254953b5207040409ac751/D06.jpg" data-mid="152714096" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ee4b993c650eddd4a08d568e69f177b7cb1d75617254953b5207040409ac751/D06.jpg" /> Karla Mejias and amate paper created by Otomi artisans in Mexico. Photo by Marisa Morán Jahn, 2022 PROCESS<img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5087f9f0627413ee39dbaa4bf70eb653f0a97002f717ff65aa916b5b703549b2/D07.jpg" data-mid="152714128" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5087f9f0627413ee39dbaa4bf70eb653f0a97002f717ff65aa916b5b703549b2/D07.jpg" /> Roller coaster being dismantled. April 2022.&nbsp; Source: Atzlan Parque Urbano. <img width="1900" height="2533" width_o="1900" height_o="2533" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/570dd174996861f6adb103b8403a149ec2b9df69c0a1102508fc1233758b415c/D08.JPG" data-mid="152714136" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/570dd174996861f6adb103b8403a149ec2b9df69c0a1102508fc1233758b415c/D08.JPG" /> Wood in shop. September 2022. Photo credit: Rafi Segal <img width="2482" height="1754" width_o="2482" height_o="1754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c46a7185404b2d76250835c6e28c4e6595416c34aa629e7a18cb3c93a9d9542/D09.jpg" data-mid="152714156" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c46a7185404b2d76250835c6e28c4e6595416c34aa629e7a18cb3c93a9d9542/D09.jpg" /> Wood inventory. <img width="1600" height="868" width_o="1600" height_o="868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64318bd8fcd11e6a283ad7ec3b9276088fd9347af822d564fe834bcf5cead9a5/D10.jpeg" data-mid="152714209" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64318bd8fcd11e6a283ad7ec3b9276088fd9347af822d564fe834bcf5cead9a5/D10.jpeg" />Papel picado created from rice paper. Photo by by Tim Lewis NM, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license, 2010 <img width="2176" height="1336" width_o="2176" height_o="1336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b127bd85ab5791ef69a8b9503394d75d6b7b31223a69f56982ec8c625438998c/D11.jpg" data-mid="152714284" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b127bd85ab5791ef69a8b9503394d75d6b7b31223a69f56982ec8c625438998c/D11.jpg" /> Jinote fibers used to create amate paper by the Otomi community in San Pablito. <img width="1674" height="1148" width_o="1674" height_o="1148" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d7939ab1b99912fcb196de5665935c43c66480dd14add9d20d68aee83a8ca04/D12.jpg" data-mid="152714318" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d7939ab1b99912fcb196de5665935c43c66480dd14add9d20d68aee83a8ca04/D12.jpg" /> After boiling fibers from jinote and tule, the Otomi artisans of San Pablito separate the strands before arranging them into an amate paper pattern. <img width="2000" height="2667" width_o="2000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df47018a72c7b88ef171e58d79d1f5485d59229db8aadf6a340869257acabae2/D13.JPG" data-mid="152714321" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df47018a72c7b88ef171e58d79d1f5485d59229db8aadf6a340869257acabae2/D13.JPG" /> Amate paper in the shop.