This video is showing me and Isak Näslund building an Enneper surface from 1mm plywood. It is possible to build flat but the built in energy from the bending of the laths makes it taking it certain shape. An Enneper surface is what is called a minimal surface in mathematics. From the principal curvature parameterization it is pretty straight forward getting the asymptotic lines on the surface. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/EnnepersMinimalSurface.html Utilizing the concept of asymptotic curves, which are surface curves whose osculating plane coincides with the tangent plane of the surface, the model could be built using planar straight laths of plywood. You can read further about this in for instance Struik. https://books.google.se/books?id=TIXg4hSXmFAC&printsec=frontcover&hl=sv&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

This video shows a small model of an asymptotic gridshell that was used to understand the erection procedure of the full-scale structure that was later built. This video is from the night before the workshop where we discuss different alternatives for pushing or pulling the structure up from a flat state. See full-scale erection during workshop https://youtu.be/eCAMZNoaXYs An asymptotic gridshell is a structure where the members follow the asymptotic lines of a surface. The mathematical meaning is that the curves have no normal curvature on the surface. The practical meaning is that it can be built using flat and planar laths. In the video: Emil Adiels, Cecilie Brandt - Olsen, Johanna Isaksson, Isak Näslund, Emil Poulsen

Asymptotic timber grid shell that was built in a workshop in the course Digital tools - Parametric design at Chalmers University. The participants were students in the Architecture and Engineering program. This is a timelapse from the two days in which the workshop was conducted. Workshop organisers: Emil Adiels, Isak Näslund, Emil Poulsen, Puria Safari & Chris J K Williams The design was very much an iteration of a structure built in 2019 in which Johanna Isaksson and Habiba Moubarak was part of the design team and organisation. Thus, much of the work done by Habiba and Johanna could also be used in this design. You can see the 2019 workshop here: https://vimeo.com/385822144 Big thanks to Digital Twin Cities Centre at Chalmers, Buro Happold, Core Studios at Thornton Tomasetti, Ramböll & Cramo Sweden who supported and sponsored the workshop! Also I would like to thank Anders Logg, Jonas Runberger, Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Anders Karlsson, Peter Lindblom & Tabita Nilsson at Chalmers University. Lastly but not least, this had not have been possible without the amazing students, who showed great teamwork and spirit during the days of the workshop!

This two day workshop was conducted as part of the course "Digital tools and parametric design" for Architecture and Engineering student’s year 2 at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg Sweden, December 2017. Utilizing a geodesic grid design, that is curves whose curvature vector is parallel with the surface normal, the gridshell was made of straight predrilled plywood laths that was bent and locked into shape using a sequential erection method. This video shows the fabrication and assembly procedure in detail for the different parts of the structure. Responsible teachers: Emil Adiels – Architecture and Engineering Research Group, Chalmers Isak Näslund – Chalmers University of Technology/Buro Happold Engineering Co-organizers: Nicolo Bencini- Buro Happold Engineering Cecilie Brandt - BIG Engineering Puria Hesari - Buro Happold Engineering Emil Poulsen - CORE Thornton Tomasetti Heroes & Master builders: Architecture and Engineering student’s year 2, 2017. Sponsors: Cramo, https://www.cramo.se/ Music: Title: Supernova by Laszlo iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712?i=936805747&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Listen on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/3NbEdj308rEwlBP8iAbHZK?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY

Timelapse from a 2-day workshop building an asymptotic timber gridshell in the shape of an Enneper surface. It was organised in the course Digital Tools - Parametric Design for students at the program Architecture and Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. The workshop took place at Chalmers University of technology in December 2019. Organisers: Emil Adiels, Johanna Isaksson, Habiba Moubarak, Isak Näslund & Chris J K Williams Big thanks to Buro Happold & Cramo Sweden who supported and sponsored the workshop! Also thanks Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Anders Karlsson, Peter Lindblom & Tabita Nilsson at Chalmer University. Lastly, this had not been possible without the amazing students, showing great team work! The concept was inspired by the work of for instance Eike Schling & Jonas Schikore. https://eikeschling.com/2017/11/06/insideout/ Music: Call Me by LiQWYD is licensed under a Creative Commons License. CC BY 3.0 Free download: www.bit.ly/call-me-free-download The footage was recorded and edited by Emil Adiels, independently from any organization. © 2020 Emil Adiels

This video is a recorded summary from a 2-day workshop in June 2022 on building a hydrostatic masonry bridge model. The bridge design is based on the work by Emil Adiels and Chris Williams on utilising the earth fill in a bridge in the form finding. You can read more about the concept and background in the paper 'The construction of new masonry bridges inspired by Paul Séjourné' by Emil Adiels and Chris Williams. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354219913_The_construction_of_new_masonry_bridges_inspired_by_Paul_Sejourne The workshop is part of the course 'Virtual Tools in a Material Culture' at Chalmers University of Technology. The course aims to train the students in using computational design tools, such as Grasshopper3d, in the architectural design process. The participants were students in the Architecture and Engineering program. Workshop organisers: Emil Adiels, Erik Wigh, & Chris J K Williams Big thanks to Digital Twin Cities Centre at Chalmers, who supported the workshop. Also I would like to thank Mats Ander, Peter Lindblom, Klas Modin, Tabita Nilsson and Karl-Gunnar Olsson at Chalmers University. The video was recorded and edited by Emil Adiels in 2022. ©Emil Adiels