1.Sophia Vyzoviti:Spatial, Structural and Organizational Diagrams
Folding is a relatively new trend in architecture. It is very playful way of designing, which offers free rein to spontaneity and surprise during the design process.The technique of folding in contemporary architecture is vividly illustrated with a survey of much-discussed concepts, projects and buildings in which this technique was applied. Compulsory for every architect wishing to design outside the mainstream. Sophia Vysivoti is an architect and teaches design method at the architectural faculty of the TU in Delft.
"The enthusiasm of my students often finds its way into my studio practice. Seeking sources from diverse backgrounds, I have realized that when different approaches collide, remarkable results occur. The lab and the studio share a symbiotic relationship. Rooted in both print media and the book arts, my methodology has grown to include science and technology among its main influences. The act of folding lends itself to a creative and impulsive process as well as a calculated one. In my studio the fold is the starting point, the place where energy is transferred and from the initial fold to subsequent ones, sculptures develop. In the lab the fold is used for both representation and research. Bio-mimicry, the act of extrapolating design principles from nature, fuels my work. Protein mis-folding, the root cause of Alzheimer’s and cystic fibrosis, is mapped on a human scale from paper to gain understanding of structural problems. Solar cells woven into textiles become flexible and using paper engineering techniques we can better understand the complex issues of “micro-origami” and the problems inherent in scaling our folds to a nanoscale."
