This article has been originally published as part of the column FABBRICATION in XXI magazine, vol.162, July 2018. This article can be accessed here in Turkish. We have been critical of the architectural education regarding digital fabrication for so long and it is time we offer our resolution on the subject. The theme of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial – …
designEducationFabrication
This article has been originally published as part of the column FABBRICATION in XXI magazine, vol.159, May 2017. This article can be accessed here in Turkish. We are certain El Lissitzky would include our beloved “orange” if he were to compose his auto portrait in 2018. In an interview conducted by Demet Mutman, Derya Yorgancıoğlu and Mehmet Saner of the …
Corrupting Conscience
This article has been originally published as part of the column FABBRICATION in XXI magazine, vol.157, April 2017. This article can be accessed here in Turkish. Let us be clear, we have no divine aim as to put an end to bullshit. There will always be people who does not care, nor take the task at hand seriously and will …
Pseudo Methods
This article has been originally published as part of the column FABBRICATION in XXI magazine, vol.156, February 2017. This article can be accessed here in Turkish. Adnan Oktar, aka Harun Yahya the passionate advocate of biomimicry, and his “pussycat dolls” constructed with a Voronoi diagram. Our first, and last, use of Voronoi – developed specifically for the creation of this …
Tool Porn
This article has been originally published as part of the column FABBRICATION in XXI magazine, vol.156, February 2017. This article can be accessed here in Turkish. It is possible to find videos of robotic arms dancing to Ottoman military march and waving Turkish flags in the depths of Youtube. THAT is tool porn. We really do not like bullshitting. Thus, …
Architecture Ablaze
This article has been originally published as part of the column FABBRICATION in XXI magazine, vol.156, February 2017. This article can be accessed here in Turkish. ‘If cold, then cold as a block of ice. If hot, then hot as a blazing wing. Architecture must blaze.’ 1 The Blazing Wing, 1980 burcu+efe (fabb): Shall we set architecture ablaze? Wolf D. …