tranSTUDIO-Adaptive Thought Design and Fabrication- Texas A&M - Instructor: Negar Kalantar

tranSTUDIO is an architectural lab in the department of architecture at Texas A&M. To more effectively educate architecture students on addressing transformation itself as a design parameter, “Adaptive Thought, Design, and Fabrication” aims to address a comprehensive transformable design methodology. (thetranstudio.wordpress.com)
To provide certain fundamental and generic guidelines to students, this course is a path to achieving profound knowledge about the conception and realization of motion in architecture. This hands-on course is a step toward understanding how architecture students can orchestrate different aspects of transformable design. By acknowledging the presence of motion on a small scale (every detail and joint) to full scale (the whole structure), “Adaptive Thought, Design, and Fabrication” casts light on how an exploratory concept of motion can be oriented toward shaping a better environment, and how this concept can be constrained to suit different technical, economic, and cultural considerations.
tranSTUDIO 2015 students:
Tyler Boyett
Mike Cavazos
Ashley Feyes
Daniel Garcia
Trent Kelley
Matt Michalak
Ethan Miller
Eryka Morales Bueno
Eve Nnaji
Andrea O'Connor
Starla Schmidt
Leslie Tijerina
Jenny Zhou
Jonghoon Kim (TA)
Craig Boney (RA)

[@KiR_3d]

The most of works are pretty impressive!

[@agelualofa]

Love your work Negar. Beautiful future

[@josephigwe5138]

Very creative facade design.

[@luxxeon3d]

Since the passing of Zaha Hadid, I've grown ever more curious and interested in the evolution of parametricism, particularly in relation to architectural implications and sculpture. I work currently in 3d design for digital asset fabrication and 3d printing, primarily in 3dsmax with some use of MCG and Maxscript. Very interesting forms in your video. Nicely done.

[@dinonicoletti]

ok John Malcolm

[@kummer45]

ok dino nicoletti
See, sarcasm is wonderful. ^^

[@NegarKalantar]

Thank you!

[@rogergarcia3021]

MC Escher would be proud of you, love your work, nice job
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😗

[@dekumarademosater2762]

Abstract pretty shapes doing useful things, but seeing people using simple jigs and techniques to put it together is nicely grounding, in a way

[@Artines999]

Thanks and ♥ from IRAN.

[@mohammedsiabdelkader182]

How to be part of this

[@taramel8153]

Thanks for video and your work is amazing! I wondered something. At 2:40 Which equipments, materials
did you use? I don't know their names. I need get a information. Thanks!

[@NegarKalantar]

The flat sheet material is MDF painted white, and some hardware such as piano hinge, screw and lucknuts

[@TurboEncabulat0r]

Nice!

[@aramitnehra2889]

amazing

[@abdulrahmanyousef7686]

Mrs. Kalantar, Thank you for the video. I have seen some of the videos you posted, and I am in love with this course. I am studying architecture in Malaysia, unfortunately we do not have similar courses in our university. From your experience in the field, how can I explore this field in a greater depth? Are there books, online courses, or other resources that I can look into? I would appreciate any tips you can provide me with.

[@NegarKalantar]

Here are the links to my studios: transtudio2015.wordpress.com/,
transtudio2016.wordpress.com/, transtudio2017.wordpress.com/
Also, you can find the studios books here:
www.blurb.com/user/nekal?profile_preview=true

[@lucaribeiro6123]

Great job!

[@mohammedsiabdelkader182]

Hi

[@sergiolacarbonaral9574]

Bello

[@emirhankar4575]

#abc

[@MarceloGarciadeSouza2023]

E eu pensando q era papel 🤦