Turning designs created by artificial intelligence into a sculpture

School of Architecture

Patterns created by a design software program were fabricated into an eight foot-tall sculpture by Quinn McCormack in a third-year environmental design studio led by Gabriel Esquivel, associate professor of architecture. In the piece, “Autonomous Façade,” McCormack explored turning a design created by artificial intelligence into a piece influenced by graffiti and the dazzling look of neon signage in Tokyo. Elements of the piece were cut at the Automated Fabrication & Design Lab at the RELLIS…