Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories

The exploration of materiality is of fundamental importance for the processes of architecture and design. Due to the rapid development of digital manufacturing, prototyping processes today have made customized systems accessible to all audiences. However, not all parts of the planet have access to t...

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Main Authors: Aníbal Ignacio Fuentes Palacios, Carolina Pacheco Glen, Adriana Cristina Cabrera Galindez, Alejandro Weiss Munchmeyer, María José Besoain Narvaez
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Los Andes 2020-01-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/ref/10.18389/dearq26.2020.12
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author Aníbal Ignacio Fuentes Palacios
Carolina Pacheco Glen
Adriana Cristina Cabrera Galindez
Alejandro Weiss Munchmeyer
María José Besoain Narvaez
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Carolina Pacheco Glen
Adriana Cristina Cabrera Galindez
Alejandro Weiss Munchmeyer
María José Besoain Narvaez
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description The exploration of materiality is of fundamental importance for the processes of architecture and design. Due to the rapid development of digital manufacturing, prototyping processes today have made customized systems accessible to all audiences. However, not all parts of the planet have access to these technologies and standardized materials that are required by today’s industrial machinery and standards. Therefore, creating bio-manufacturing practices, for which local self-sufficiency and the use of local materials, is essential to create circular models. This fact underlines the importance of experimental materials research that connects exploring territories of all kinds of environments with self-understanding and responsible use of technologies in sensitive territories. In turn, this allows the self-sufficient emerging manufacturers to develop in extreme territories. This work highlights some important points in the bio & eco-manufacturing approach by investigating the use of materials in one of the most southern place on the planet, Puerto Willams, Chile. The planning procedure was developed as a first approach to the territory as was the development of the samples of biocomposites and potential materials to work with in this area. As a result of our experience, this paper discusses both the technological aspects of bio-manufacturing and the social and ecological considerations involved. It also integrates cooperation within an interdisciplinary group of networked laboratories interested in disseminating and contributing to the bio-fabrication design movement in Chile.
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spelling doaj.art-6756b8e78e4c44b88f431b00aba860312022-12-21T23:01:29ZengUniversidad de Los AndesDearq2011-31882215-969X2020-01-011711011810.18389/dearq26.2020.12Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territoriesAníbal Ignacio Fuentes Palacioshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4078-9520Carolina Pacheco Glenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0681-1341Adriana Cristina Cabrera Galindez https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7702-0155Alejandro Weiss Munchmeyerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-7727María José Besoain Narvaezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2397-4927The exploration of materiality is of fundamental importance for the processes of architecture and design. Due to the rapid development of digital manufacturing, prototyping processes today have made customized systems accessible to all audiences. However, not all parts of the planet have access to these technologies and standardized materials that are required by today’s industrial machinery and standards. Therefore, creating bio-manufacturing practices, for which local self-sufficiency and the use of local materials, is essential to create circular models. This fact underlines the importance of experimental materials research that connects exploring territories of all kinds of environments with self-understanding and responsible use of technologies in sensitive territories. In turn, this allows the self-sufficient emerging manufacturers to develop in extreme territories. This work highlights some important points in the bio & eco-manufacturing approach by investigating the use of materials in one of the most southern place on the planet, Puerto Willams, Chile. The planning procedure was developed as a first approach to the territory as was the development of the samples of biocomposites and potential materials to work with in this area. As a result of our experience, this paper discusses both the technological aspects of bio-manufacturing and the social and ecological considerations involved. It also integrates cooperation within an interdisciplinary group of networked laboratories interested in disseminating and contributing to the bio-fabrication design movement in Chile.https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/ref/10.18389/dearq26.2020.12bio-fabricationbiomaterialsself-sufficiencyremote territoriesopen source
spellingShingle Aníbal Ignacio Fuentes Palacios
Carolina Pacheco Glen
Adriana Cristina Cabrera Galindez
Alejandro Weiss Munchmeyer
María José Besoain Narvaez
Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories
Dearq
bio-fabrication
biomaterials
self-sufficiency
remote territories
open source
title Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories
title_full Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories
title_fullStr Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories
title_full_unstemmed Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories
title_short Prototype of a self-sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories
title_sort prototype of a self sufficient biofabrication protocol for remote territories
topic bio-fabrication
biomaterials
self-sufficiency
remote territories
open source
url https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/ref/10.18389/dearq26.2020.12
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