Kneu-crete aims to interrogate and establish a material dialogue between CNC-knitted inflatable formworks and concrete, attempting to redefine the role of concrete within formwork— where it acts as an active contributor rather than a passive one. The resulting data-material and formwork- concrete dialogs become driving agents for form-finding and slumping control within the casting process as opposed to traditional shaping of concrete with rigid molds.
Advisor: Glenn Wilcox
Team: Shan Chun Wen, Maryam Aljomairi & Misri Patel
Collaborator: Tracy Weisman
Recognition: Exhibited, Published in ACADIA 2019, Certificate of Award & Rackham Research Grant.