Finally
the grueling process
of final casting concrete comes
to a final complete halt.
In finality,
the cast became something powerful,
tectonically spirited
& finally experiential.
"As light passes over the reptile-like surface,
the texture of fabric is brought forth."
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| The Cast |
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| The Reveal |
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| The Casket |
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| The Skin |
What applications can be found through this research?
The use of concrete in forms have changed minimally over the past 100 years
so why not try something new, more efficient, more effective and more exciting?
The fabric form has a plethora of possibilities and applications including:
-modular systems
-foundations
-seating
-park facilities
-tables
-basketball courts
-sculptures
This obtuse way of casting concrete has found great favor with me.
My mind is swimming with alluring notions for future casts.
Few Last Notes:
Mark West
University of Manitoba Architecture Professor
Previos Jobs:
"University of Kentucky, Carleton University, The Collage of the Atlantic, and as a visiting professor at The University of Texas at Austin."
Current Research:
"The invention of fabric molds to produce light-weight, high efficiency, reinforced concrete beams.
The design and production of light-weight, pre-cast, compression vault and shell panels cast from flexible fabric molds.
Light-weight fabric molds that reduce the materials consumed in concrete formwork construction."
Thank you Mark for you revolutionary architectural idea.
