BIO

ELIF ERDINE is an architect and researcher.

Currently, she is a PhD Candidate at the Architectural Association (PhD in Design, Advisor: Patrik Schumacher).

She received her Master of Arch. & Urbanism degree from Architectural Association (2004-2006, Project Distinction). She received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Istanbul Technical University (2003, top 3rd).

Since 2006, she has been working for Zaha Hadid Architects in London.

She is the co-founder of YME, a design research collaborative of young architects.

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eerdine[at]elif-erdine[dot]com

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Smart Geometry 2008

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I’ve attended the Smart Geometry 2008 Workshop and Conference, which was held on February 27th- March 5th, in Munich.

The workshop structure was comprised of 5 different categories, namely Environment, Fabrication, Form, Computation, and Architecture.  I was part of the Computation group, looking into ways of scripting and manipulating mathematically defined forms in GC.  My goal was to develop YME’s proposal for the AADRL.TEN Pavilion, basically defining the underlying geometry, the mobius-klein nonmanifold, in a parametric manner inside GC and then populating this geometry with components of varying depths and openings. In GC script, it is possible to describe any geometry with an explicit formula. Thus, by defining the x, y, z parameters of the surface and inserting variables for its sub-domains in GC script, it was possible to visualize any part of the surface by changing the sub-domain variables. Afterwards, four types of simple components with different depths and openings were assigned to the UV coordinates to populate the 4 sub-domains of the mobius-klein nonmanifold.  

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Mobius-Klein nonmanifold scripted in GC.

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Sub-domain of the surface visualized by changing variables.

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Sub-domain populated with one type of component.

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My next intention for the future is to map coordinates of differing densities on the surface, since UV coordinates are sometimes not enough to emphasize the topological transformations in surfaces. Mapping denser coordinates on areas of the surface with more curvature and less coordinates in areas with less curvature would both enhance the visual effect and also be more beneficial for manufacturing purposes.

Posted: March 11th, 2008 under News, Parametric Design.
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“Digital Concrete” Dossier published in Betonart, Winter 2008 issue

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Elif Erdine and Ceyhun Baskin have been the guest editors of Betonart for its Winter 2008 issue, investigating the impact of concrete and digital technologies upon one another under the theme “Digital Concrete”. Their article “Towards a Paperless Architecture” have been published alongside with articles from Christos Passas (ZHA), Charles Walker (ZHA), Andrew Murray (AKT), and Wolfgang Rieder (Rieder FiberC).

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Posted: March 11th, 2008 under Architecture, News, Parametric Design.
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YME is a finalist in the AADRL.TEN Competition

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The AADRL.TEN Competition was organized in October by the AA Design Research Lab (DRL) to rethink and celebrate its 10th anniversary. More than 30 proposals were submitted by postDRL designers. YME has been selected as one of the 5 finalists with their parametrically generated pavilion.

 

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This proposal aims to capture 10 years of DRL explorations of new forms of design thinking in a realized tangible structure. The pavilion presents itself as a non-orientable manifold where there is no clear distinction between inside and outside. It offers a unique and intriguing spatial experience that will serve as a teaching instrument for the academic community. The design pushes the structural properties of fiber-C by proposing an innovative use of this material as a modular, self-supporting assembly.

 

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The shape of the pavilion is mathematically generated by combining the properties of two non-orientable manifolds, the klein bottle and mobius strip. The pavilion measures 10×7x4 meters and is intended to be a freestanding structure without anchoring to the ground.

 

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The curved surface of the manifold is constructed out of plannar fi ber-C panels that are folded into parallelepipeds forming ‘cells’ that are connected together to form the curvature. Paracloud software is used to populate the geometry with components. More information about the competition can be found at 

http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/aadrl/drlpavilion/ 

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Posted: December 4th, 2007 under News.
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