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Author Archives: Alejandro Puentes Amézquita
Charlas de los miércoles – Universidad de los Andes
Charlas de los miércoles
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Breadboard + .sch + .brd
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Kinetic Design
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Kinetic Design
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Self-assembly Tessellations (3)
This week I run a series of experiments using a water pump to simulate complex, and changing environments. I tested the 3.* modules for this experiments, programmed with a mid-outer ring configuration.The turbulence generated by the water pump, solved the error correction issues observed in the previous experiments, and the final organization of the modules was the snowflake pattern 100% of the times. However, the shape of the modules continue to be an issue, preventing them from assembling in some cases (see the second video). For the next […]
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Self-assembly Tessellations (2)
These videos show two out of a series of experiments that I run last week, one successful and one unsuccessful. I am trying to push my research forward by programming six modules to self-assemble passively–that is without adding energy to the system. I am testing the 3.* modules for this experiments, programmed with a mid-outer ring configuration. I haven’t tested any other configurations yet. Such modules have more configuration possibilities than the 2.* modules, and wider surface areas that allow them to float on top […]
Categories: ITP, Thesis • Tags: Self-assembly, Thesis
Under the Microscope
Laser cut acrylic Origami paper Mechanical pencil Iphone screen pixels
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Adidas’ miCoach – A product I love
Three years ago, as I was preparing for the Bogota half-marathon, my cousin Diego introduced me to Adidas’ miCoach – an interactive personal trainer that he had recently acquired. At that time, I was in the market for a new Polar watch to replace my old one. However, after hearing Diego’s glowing description of how miCoach had transformed his running experience, I decided to give it a try. Choosing to invest in miCoach turned out to be the best training […]
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Thesis Personal Statement (1)
For the past year and a half, I have studied at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), and this experience has sparked and strengthened my interest in thinking about new media as tool for creating architecture. It has been a process that has led me to think about composition and systems in new ways. I’m interested in challenging the tradition in architecture of separating design and construction knowledge; and in exploring architectures that use energy in alternative ways, challenging our views […]
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Self-assembly Tessellations (1)
Prototype PT_2.1 First successful self-assembly experiment.
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Alejandro Puentes Amezquita 