The Silk Pavilion was created at the Mediated Matter Research Group at the MIT Media Lab. This lab “explores on the relationship between digital and biological fabrication on product and architectural scales” (1). The primary structure consists of 26 polygonal panels that are silk threads. A computer numerically controlled machine places these silk threads down. After the primary structure was established a swarm of 6,500 silkworms spun flat-non woven silk patches on the CNC silk fibers creating a secondary structure.
Silk Pavilion was inspired by the silkworm’s ability to create a 3D cocoon out of 1km multi-property silk threads (2).
This project has been considered to be “Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the Silk Pavilion is the way it connects the dots between the world of information technology and biology”(3).
I am not quite sure if I would consider this a societal win. Although I think that this a great information that has been discovered, and in that aspect it is a win, but to what extent is this discovery beneficial? I am not really sure. I also would be a little iffy to call this project bioinspired due to the fact that the silkworms are the ones creating most of the structure.
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