FLOCK: Interlocking Assemblies

FLOCK is a hands-on workshop that focuses on crowdsourced design using interlocking geometric 2D units that result in 3D aggregations when assembled. Participants will learn about fractals and discrete design, in which the final outcome is not preconceived but arrived at through investigation and exploration of the relationship between individual parts using analog and digital tools.We live in a world of sharing, and design is no longer the creation of a single mind. Any project has multiple players who work together to make it complete, just like in nature.Many minds and many hands can together make something that is greater than the sum of its individual parts.Anyone can FLOCK, and there is no right or wrong way to FLOCK. The process encourages experimentation, shared ownership and pride. The collectively-authored systems grow organically and the result is always unpredictable.In this workshop, you will learn• About the generative code embedded in growth patterns in nature, particularly fractals• The bottom-up approach to design• To create aggregation systems, growth, and assembly• About different digital fabrication machines, materials and processes• Applications of discrete aggregation systems in the real worldIn this workshop, youwill experience• How to create your own analog algorithms from scratch• How algorithms can manifest in tangible built forms• Digital 3D modeling• Hands-on making involving real materials and digital fabrication methods• Working in interdisciplinary teams