Form – Matter- Fabrication – Performance: From Control to Uncertainty and Back

Recorded at CDFAM Computational Design Symposium, NYC 2024Presentation AbstractThe talk is about the on-going research efforts at ForMat (Form and Matter) Lab at Penn State University, directed by Benay Gürsoy. Benay and her team explore the relationship between matter and form, fabrication and performance mediated through the use of digital technologies. Current research in the lab includes work on adaptive robotic fabrication, and the design and sustainable production of mycelium-based building parts and structures.Benay Gürsoy is an Assistant Professor of Architecture and the founder and director of ForMat (Form and Matter) Lab at Penn State. Her research and teaching focus is on computational making, digital fabrication, biofabrication, and shape studies. Benay completed her PhD studies in Architectural Design Computing Program at Istanbul Technical University in 2016 and was awarded the Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award by The Graduate School of Science, Engineering, and Technology. She has published and presented her research internationally and received awards, including the 2010 Young CAADRIA Award, and 2015 CAAD Futures Best Paper Award, 2021 and 2022 AIA UpJohn Research Initiatives and 2022 SOM Foundation Research Prize.CDFAM Computational Design Symposium series brings together leading experts in computational design from industry, academia and software development for two days of knowledge sharing and networking. Visit CDFAM.COM to learn about upcoming events around the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designforam.com