Walking in the Wake: Exploring the Dynamics of Vortical Structures
Pari Riahi, Erica DeWitt, Cami Quinteros, Fey Thurber, Pieter R. Boersma, Adrian Carleton, and Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi

Proceedings of Bridges 2023: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Culture
Pages 267–274
Regular Papers

Abstract

This interdisciplinary research project investigates the methods and processes of visualizing a natural phenomenon, Vortex-Induced Vibration, a subfield in Fluid Dynamics, through a collaboration among fluid dynamicists and architects. Over the course of two years, a body of drawings, models, videos and installations were created to capture the variety of ways in which a phenomenon can be visualized. Furthermore, the project made relevant representations for different fields as well as the general public. Starting with a series of architectural drawings and models that aimed at depicting the experiments conducted at a Fluid Dynamics lab, the project evolved into an augmented investigation that shed light on the scientific finding, while also proliferating to offer formal and spatial possibilities for architecture.

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