Alejandro Puentes Amézquita | Architectures

  • 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…

  • Under the Microscope

    Laser cut acrylic Origami paper Mechanical pencil Iphone screen pixels

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Self-assembly Tessellations (1)

    Prototype PT_2.1 First successful self-assembly experiment.