Author: Sheida Shakeri

Sheida Shakeri is a Ph.D. candidate in the landscape architecture field at Istanbul Technical University. She has a background in interior design and architectural engineering from the University of Tabriz. Her interest in technology and computer-aided design led her to pursue her passion through different publications. Hence, she focused on the topics of data-driven design, robotic fabrication, metaverse, and recently bio-fabrication. Complementary to her academic studies, she has the pleasure of working for the Kozalak Yangin, an award-winning company for the early detection of wildfires. Additionally, she works as an architectural editor at Parametric Architecture, a renowned media company researching art, architecture, and design.

The Bolt is a temporary showroom built by Giles Miller for Detroit-based watch brand Shinola in the heart of St. John’s Square, London. The pavilion demonstrated neoteric louver-generated façade notions, exhibiting how a surface might manage visual and light permeability to create curiosity around a structure. The design merges Shinola’s character and philosophy with material compositions and surface experimentations. The whole building was made of 8,000 lightning-bolt-shaped pieces of plywood, as a direct translation of the Shinola motif. Each pixel is inspired by Shinola’s lightning bolt design, which represents the manufacturing accuracy inherent in all of the company’s products. Indeed, the…

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