Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design Goes to Darwin Bucky Exhibition Gallery by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala for generative, algorithmic, parametric and ai-assisted design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Darwin Bucky Exhibition Gallery by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala, designed for Kuber Patel, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Darwin Bucky Exhibition Gallery
Bucky is a parametric dome tent anchored to the ground which is inspired from geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller. The tanks are made of 1mm thick laser cut bent metal sheets and bolted together to create an isolated space without columns. Multiple blocks of Bucky can also be linked to create a Bucky cluster. It can be assembled or disassembled in few days for storage and can be transported via shipping container. Bucky was envisioned to be easy to carry around the globe. Bucky is a light weight structure. Its a flat pack structure which is made up of metal that makes it water tight.
About Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala
Kuber is a graduate of the Architectural Association with a multidisciplinary practice having projects that spread across the globe. He is also a visiting faculty at CEPT University and the author of the book Algorithmic Thinking. Kuber was recently invited to work in the U.S. as an Individual with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement. He strives to achieve his goals by developing high-quality skillsets and sheer passion rather than through experience because of which he has been the youngest local architect of the World's Largest Cricket Stadium, the youngest faculty to lead a master studio, and the youngest to start his first project in 2010 much before his undergrad in 2013.
Award Record
With this recognition, Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design Award
The A' Generative Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good generative designs from leading creators and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to generative designers, algorithmic design professionals, ai-assisted design experts and parametric designers from all countries. Typical entries include algorithmic artworks, parametric architectures, generative graphics, ai-assisted illustrations, computational sculptures and procedural patterns. The awarded generative designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/generative
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/138915
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/138915
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!138915
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/328358
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.kuberpatel.com/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Darwin Bucky Exhibition Gallery
- Function
- Exhibition Gallery
- Category
- Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design
- Discipline
- Design Strategy
- Industry
- Innovation and Design Industry
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Kuber Patel
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #138915
Credits
- Team
- Kuber Patel, Jwalant Mahadevwala and Abbhay Mangaldas
- Image Credits
- Vinay Panjwani, Kuhoo Patel
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Bucky is designed as a complete set of parts that can be assembled and disassembled if necessary at the site. It is a parametric dome tent anchored to the ground without a foundation. Bucky can be used as an exhibition gallery or a center for performance or a bar or a nightclub. The structure is a black box that provides a wide array of programs that could be decided by the tenant who rents by the day. It is designed to be placed in public gardens or exhibition grounds or even in a city square always permanently temporary provide the ground is flat.
- Inspiration
- Bucky is inspired by Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome. The project is envisioned to be a traveling gallery complemented by its aesthetic architecture for curators to exhibit their work anywhere in the world. One of the major inspirations was to create a gallery that it should be designed for repurposing and can be recycled or deconstructed to minimize unnecessary footprints.
- Research
- Bucky was designed with the aim of making a travelling gallery that can be transported anywhere in the world in a 6 meter shipping container. Origami was the basic methodology used to figure out the panel folding of the building and with the help of parametric tools the fabrication was done onsite. As a result Bucky was able to be fit in a container as well as convert itself into a huge 100 square meter gallery within a matter of days.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to construct a typology that works for off-grid areas. The criteria to fit a 10meter span and 6meter height structure into a 6meter container was a difficult task since Bucky was envisioned to be easy to carry around the globe. Adding further, making an open system into a closed system was also a major challenge which was necessary to make the building as watertight as that would ruin the artworks. The windows are designed to have indirect lighting without having rainwater through the opening to protect the painting from any harsh environmental conditions.
- Realization and Technology
- The structure is made using 1mm mild steel spanning a massive 10 meters and 6 meters in height without beams or columns. The Avant grade joinery system makes the structure leakproof and conceals more than 70 percent of the 2800 bolts which is an impossible task to achieve for a component that has naked edges on all four sides as the panels need to be collapsible. The panel size can be easily handled by one person making the assembly extremely efficient.
- Operation and Interaction
- Gallery is always perceived as a four walled box. Bucky transforms the way people experience galleries by making the building itself a part of the exhibition. People will interact the same way with the building as they interact with the exhibits inside it.
- Project Duration and Location
- Located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The project started in October 2019 and was made open to public in October 2021.
- Specifications
- Diameter - 10m Height - 6m Material - Mild Steel Panels - 324 Panels size - min 300mm and max 1250mm Other components - 200 Joinery size - min 35mm - 1500mm Number of Bolts - 2800 Technology - Machine folding and parametric modeling Weather - all seasons
- Keywords
- Parametric design, Origami, travelling gallery, temporary structure, Buckminster fuller, geodesic dome, modular structure, metal folding, flat pack structure, light weight structure
