Category Archives: FilRo

Incremental Change

We are finalizing details for Incremental Change – an exhibition that opens at MIT’s Keller Gallery next week. We’ve designed the exhibition as a status report of the increasing global reach of AtFAB CNC Furniture downloads, and to make a case for … Continue reading

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2012 World Maker Faire New York

We brought AtFAB prototypes and models to the World Maker Faire in New York, and shared the story of design, parametric customization, and distributed CNC manufacturing. The Faire gave us the chance to field test the 90 Minute Lounge Chair with … Continue reading

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Atomic Cities Exhibition at UK’s Center for Applied Energy Research

The Atomic Cities Team has completed its final semester devoted to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The three semester research investigation was capped off with a traveling exhibition that summarizes the team’s holistic proposals for remediating the PGDP site and … Continue reading

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International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2012

The Atomic Cities team was pleased to exhibit work at the 5th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, as part of the University of Kentucky River Cities Project. Members of our team attended the Biennale opening, entitled Making City, at the Netherlands … Continue reading

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Couched Constructions V – Exhibition Opening

The team returned from the Couched Constructions exhibition at the Herron Gallery in Indianapolis. We went to Indy excited by the exhibit’s provocation and the chance to test new potentials for AtFAB, to prototype new furniture adaptations , and to more … Continue reading

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Atomic Cities PGDP Interactive Model

The Atomic Cities Research Group is near completion on the next phase of PGDP models. This 1:150 model of the PGDP campus will be used as an interactive tool by scientists, community members, policymakers and others engaged with the Paducah … Continue reading

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Couched Constructions IV

We’ve completed fabrication of two couch prototypes, and assembly is well underway. The Ninety Minute Chair is dimensionally transformed past chair towards couch, while the Silver Lining Bed is adapted away from bed, through chaise, to become Tete a Tete sofa. The latter borrows traits … Continue reading

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Atomic Cities PGDP Model Photographs

Glint Studio photographer Magnus Lindqvist accompanied our team on a recent trip to Paducah to thoroughly document the PGDP site model, which has been on display at the Department of Energy’s Community Information Center since October. The model will be on exhibit … Continue reading

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Couched Constructions III

The Silver Lining Couch, a chaise based on the Silver Lining Bed, is taking shape. Shown below are early material studies using birch plywood and painted Advantech OSB, as well as our new favorite, repurposed plywood rescued from the University surplus depot. … Continue reading

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Couched Constructions II

The Ninety Minute Couch – a stretch Ninety Minute Chair – is ready for assembly.  We milled this version from recycled plywood, rescued from the dumpsters at the University’s surplus depot. The patina and perfect amount of distress rivals the finest … Continue reading

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