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Natural orange coral, Vintage German glass, Miyuki, Matsuno, Toho, and Czech glass beads.
I used fireline to bead weave this piece..
Geodetic is an adjective meaning pertaining to geodesy, the science of measurement of the earth. A geodesic airframe (alternatively, geodetic) is a type of construction for the airframes of aircraft developed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis in the 1930s.
The first dome that could be called "geodesic" in every respect was designed after World War I by Walther Bauersfeld, chief engineer of the Carl Zeiss optical company, for a planetarium to house his planetarium projector. The dome was patented, constructed by the firm of Dykerhoff and Wydmann on the roof of the Zeiss plant in Jena, Germany, and opened to the public in July 1926. Some 20 years later, R. Buckminster Fuller named the dome "geodesic" from field experiments with artist Kenneth Snelson at Black Mountain College in 1948 and 1949. Snelson and Fuller worked developing what they termed "tensegrity," an engineering principle of continuous tension and discontinuous compression that allowed domes to deploy a lightweight lattice of interlocking icosahedrons that could be skinned with a protective cover. Although Fuller was not the original inventor, he developed the intrinsic mathematics of the dome, thereby allowing popularization of the idea — for which he received a U.S. patent in 1954. (Wikipedia)
On June 8, 2017, the UC Berkeley Emergent Space Tensegrities Lab was visited by the Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk of the NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate. Dr. Alice Agogino gave a summary of our research, followed by Space Technology Research Fellow graduate students Drew Sabelhaus and Mallory Daly. Demos of all of our tensegrity robot prototypes were successful.
Swarovski crystals, Quartz, , Vintage German Glass, Miyuki, Matsuno, Toho, and Czech glass beads.
I used fireline to bead weave this piece..
Palladium, Swarovski crystals, Mossy agate, Hematite, Quartz crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, Miyuki, Matsuno, and Czech glass.
Fireline and spiderwire for weaving thread.
Tensegrity with straws and rubber bands. I made one of these in the 8th grade for extra credit. Was reminded of it at maker faire austin.
The lights and glass roof of the Life Sciences Centre at the University of British Columbia. (Metro Vancouver/University Endowment Lands, BC, Canada)
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I snapped this pic shortly before security asked me to leave for taking photos, even though I'm a student at the university. Basically: "No photos, please leave." Good thing I don't have a class there, otherwise I wouldn't be permitted to attend class due to my ejection!
He didn't look like someone with UBC Security, but rather from a private security company. UBC Security, from past experiences, normally don't care if you take photos.
(Part of Guess Where Vancouver, Mar. 27/2008)
Garnets, Vintage German,, Miyuki, Matsuno, Toho, and Czech glass beads.
I used fireline to bead weave this piece..
here's a project for those times when you have a pair of lanky supermodels hanging around your place looking for something to do. just drive the 1949 nash down to the poplar thicket and have them build a tensegrity wig-wam right over it. the airflyte form makes this super-easy for beginners. here the massage is clearly the medium, since these folks have seen the marina abramovic documentary and know they have to be naked to make this Art. they insist on wearing their special shoes though, which they absolutely need to stand properly.
Kenneth Snelson (born June 29, 1927) is a contemporary sculptor and photographer. His sculptural works, composed of flexible and rigid components, are arranged according to the idea of tensegrity.
The height and strength of Snelson's sculptures, which are often delicate in appearance, depend on the tension between rigid pipes and flexible cables. This is achieved through "a win-win combination of push and pull."
Snelson has been selected to work with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, on the design of an antenna for the new Freedom Tower.
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - 804 Independence Ave SW - Washington, DC 20024
Swarovski Crystals and crystal pearls, Amethyst, Hematite, Miyuki, Matsuno, Toho, and Czech glass beads.
I used fireline and spiderwire to bead weave this piece..