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ENVD 4365 Introduction to Digital Fabrication

Project: C.U.P.S - Full-scale Material Research Using Materials Found From Landfill

Student: Dan Kinnett, Dan Mitchell, Dan Demolin, Kenny Kottwitz.

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Outcomes:

C.U.P.S. (Connected Uniform Planar Surfaces) are studies of functional surfaces made from ultra-cheap, opportunistic materials such as discarded plastics found in landfills.

​The study encourages an integrated design experience that operates within the realm of digital fabrication logic and generates a discussion of ideas regarding the functionality of a singular material. It encourages the employment of design experience that mediates a diverse relationship between material and process. The design considerations focus on found material, locating material options, working with a unique system that is specific to the found material, using cheap, opportunistic, discarded material strategies.