Simon Muff Laporte - Visiting masters student
Contact
Simon.muff.laporte@gmail.com
Research summary
I study the intersection between architecture, biology, and computation.Construction face massive challenges in the coming 100 years, that need radical solutions beyond our own industry. Biology has tons of potential inspiration for the solutions we will need, as nature designs incredibly complex entities with mesmerizing properties beyond anything we are capable off in architecture today.
I work with radical design strategies such as mimicking swarms of ants, tree growth or evolution itself to form the buildings of tomorrow. I also work with plant root systems to see if modern foundation design could benefit from how plants have using roots for billions of years.
My Background
Masters student as an Architectural Engineer with focus on structural design and digital methods at Technical University of Denmark.
I got the kind of odd, yet still extremely relevant opportunity to work with Amanda at AR Lab in Nottingham, to develop some unique research that I would not be able to do anywhere else.
Country of birth: Germany (Live in Denmark)
Hobbies: Climbing all the rocks, traveling to all the countries, watching all the films, and whatever my project of the month is (Music making, programming, escape rooms, board games, running, movie making, writing etc.)
A weird fact: Have the danish kids records for most rolls in 1 minute of around 75.
“they see me rolling, they hating”
Simon.muff.laporte@gmail.com
Research summary
I study the intersection between architecture, biology, and computation.Construction face massive challenges in the coming 100 years, that need radical solutions beyond our own industry. Biology has tons of potential inspiration for the solutions we will need, as nature designs incredibly complex entities with mesmerizing properties beyond anything we are capable off in architecture today.
I work with radical design strategies such as mimicking swarms of ants, tree growth or evolution itself to form the buildings of tomorrow. I also work with plant root systems to see if modern foundation design could benefit from how plants have using roots for billions of years.
My Background
Masters student as an Architectural Engineer with focus on structural design and digital methods at Technical University of Denmark.
I got the kind of odd, yet still extremely relevant opportunity to work with Amanda at AR Lab in Nottingham, to develop some unique research that I would not be able to do anywhere else.
Country of birth: Germany (Live in Denmark)
Hobbies: Climbing all the rocks, traveling to all the countries, watching all the films, and whatever my project of the month is (Music making, programming, escape rooms, board games, running, movie making, writing etc.)
A weird fact: Have the danish kids records for most rolls in 1 minute of around 75.
“they see me rolling, they hating”