Gallery: A Strange Peanut-Shaped Building Designed by Algorithms

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    The Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, was shaped by algorithms and fabricated by robots. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    The building was a project from the team at University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Computational Design. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    The 2,700 sq. foot hall has a beech wood shell that’s made up of 243 unique geometric plates that latch together via more than 7,600 finger joints, which you can see from the interior. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    Laga-430-Exterior-Detail

    The joints are invisible from the outside. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    Each of the plates was computationally designed. They were then fabricated by a 7-axis robot. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    Laga-211-Robotic-Fabricaiton

    This gives the robot enough flexibility to manufacture the intricate teeth of the plates. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    A closer look at the teeth, which give the building its structural integrity. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    Laga-214-Robotic-Fabrication

    Each of the plates is 50 milimeters thick. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    Laga-230-Assembly

    Though the shape of the exhibition hall was the result of algorithms, the team at ICD was quick to clarify that even algorithms need to be designed.![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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    Laga-232-Assembly

    Computational design then, is really about enhancing the skillset of both humans and computers. ![](https://stag4.wired.com/wp-content/vendor/condenast/pangea/themes/wired/assets/images/[email protected])Roland Halbe
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