sean hanna
research and design

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RESEARCH
 

Microstructure Optimisation
engineering and fabrication by computer
Spatial Design
learning and optimisation algorithms
DESIGN
  PAN_07 chair
(with Timothy Schreiber)
  Body / Space / Frame
(with Antony Gormley)
  Body expansions
(experiments for Antony Gormley)
  Cable truss enclosure
(with Foster and Partners)
Light control roof
(with Foster and Partners)
Fibonacci spiral roof
sketch for the Eden project (with Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners)
SPECULATION
  House of multiple dimensions
a home that rebuilds itself over the seasons

Territories of interwoven genetic design
a living landscape
Psychopodia: limbs of the soul
Manhattan hotel
Camera home
Manhattan penthouse

Parco degli aquadotti
public park and urban redevelopment on Rome's urban edge
Drive-in motel
quick stop on the motorway
Chair experiments
a walking chair and one with more legs
PERFORMANCE / INTERACTION / VIRTUAL REALITY
  Experiments in interactive genetic form
a genetically engineered garden in virtual reality
Fractal architecture
mutating ornamentation in VRML
Restless Earth
violent geology in computer generated animation
Experiential map of Manhattan
projections into space
Violent Futurist dinner party
performance for all the sences, violating modernist purity
PUBLICATIONS
 

Research papers
design, artificial intelligence, engineering
Press reviews
selected reviews of my work
ABOUT ME
 

CV
Inspiration
miscellaneous images