Making the Invisible Visible

Research background: The research exhibited contributes to developing examples and exemplars of multi-disciplinary collaboration across Architecture, Industrial Design and Information Technologies. The piece not only explores how Ceramic production can be utilised to develop Building Skins for adapting to climate change but uses new technologies such as Augmented Reality to visualise how temperature and moisture react across the ceramic installation. Research contribution: My role was to develop and produce the ceramic tiles to be utilised as the Building skins installation. While the production method of slip-cast ceramics is not new the work utilises emerging technologies such a Parametric CAD modelling to be able to create new forms and structures not previously achievable. The use of Hololens Augmented technology visualisation takes this further by allowing the viewer to 'see' the micro-climates created around the installation through the use of airflow and mist across and around the ceramic tiles. This furthers the work of previous collaborations between current team members by developing new methods of data visualisation. It enables the viewer to see previously unseeable effects of dynamic airflow, moisture and temperature. Research significance: This installation was part of a major group show called "Dynmaics of Air" at the RMIT Gallery in 2018. The show was curated by Professor Jane Burry (current Dean of Swinburne Architecture and Design School) and Malte Wagenfeld a senior lecturer at Industrial Design RMIT. The exhibition was a mixture of invited local and international artists, designers and engineers all exploring the dynamics of air on their creative and technical works, research and collaborations. The exhibition was supported by organisations such as the British Council, Goethe Institute, Austrian Embassy and the UN National Institute for Culture. The catalogue has been produced with the ISBN of 9780648422631.