Description
The world experienced a shared detachment from reality due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year's research team prototyped Emergence, a structure that represents both the awkward shrinking of our worlds and our later awakening from the dream state of the pandemic. The goal of our summer research project was to take last year's prototype to adapt it to a bigger scale structure, called Re:Emergence, with a sturdier and more professional fit and finish. Re:Emergence is a 20 by 60 foot, parabolic shaped tunnel composed of 17 vertical, hexagonal gates. As our goal was to expand the design, we utilized Solidworks to make drawings of 6 additional gates. Construction then consisted of wood and metal fabrication, using mechanical engineering and machining skills. We overcame challenges resulting from multiple people working together with varying inputs. As a result, our original plan and drawings could no longer be followed. Following the completion of the structure, we took the opportunity to reflect on ways to improve this in the future. Our research allowed us to gain experience with the process of turning a design to a physical model, specifically with improvisational techniques for dealing with unexpected challenges.
Re:Emergence for Burning Man
The world experienced a shared detachment from reality due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year's research team prototyped Emergence, a structure that represents both the awkward shrinking of our worlds and our later awakening from the dream state of the pandemic. The goal of our summer research project was to take last year's prototype to adapt it to a bigger scale structure, called Re:Emergence, with a sturdier and more professional fit and finish. Re:Emergence is a 20 by 60 foot, parabolic shaped tunnel composed of 17 vertical, hexagonal gates. As our goal was to expand the design, we utilized Solidworks to make drawings of 6 additional gates. Construction then consisted of wood and metal fabrication, using mechanical engineering and machining skills. We overcame challenges resulting from multiple people working together with varying inputs. As a result, our original plan and drawings could no longer be followed. Following the completion of the structure, we took the opportunity to reflect on ways to improve this in the future. Our research allowed us to gain experience with the process of turning a design to a physical model, specifically with improvisational techniques for dealing with unexpected challenges.