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# Project Description GRIDCLAST Zifeng Tan Summary Final work Iconoclast, data obsessed, studying functional chaos. Iconoclast, data obsessed, studying functional chaos. College Camberwell College of Arts Course MA Interior And Spatial Design Graduation year 2024 Modern city is getting so boring, isn’t it? Well-organized blocks, standard architecture, brilliant planning—do they truly make our lives better? Humanity has mastered combating entropy, perhaps too well, to the point where many of us have lost our connection to the natural chaos. This relentless pursuit of order has stripped modern cities of their most precious quality: vitality. While the huge demands of dynamic human activities are put into static, predetermined patterns, cities are like caged creatures, incapable of responding to the complex and ever-changing demands of contemporary life. This traditional approach to urban design, while aiming to eliminate chaos, also erases humanity and vitality, leading to a conflict between spatial order and human dynamism. In this case, I find myself an iconoclast who breaks free from constraints, attempting to propose a disruptive urban design methodology that seeks to strike a balance between order and chaos. By combining the aperiodic patterns of 'Hat Polykite' with the '15-minute city theory,' I have developed a unique urban development prototype. In this prototype, the fractal patterns of Hat Polykite provide mathematically controlled chaos, enabling the possibility of free-form urban growth. Meanwhile, the 15-minute city theory ensures that this freedom does not lead to functional disorder, but instead creates truly livable and accessible urban spaces. The research has developed into "The Sphere"—a theoretical model of a complex urban environment designed with three-dimensional feasibility. It demonstrates how organic urban growth can be achieved in a three-dimensional space, creating communities that maintain high levels of complexity while ensuring sustainability and accessibility. To clarify, the model requires zero-gravity or low-gravity settings due to the limitations imposed by Earth’s current gravity conditions, which restrict its direct application, particularly in terms of vertical accessibility, as this conflicts with the principles of the 15-minute city theory. "The Sphere" represents a major leap in understanding how cities can transcend traditional constraints and evolve, providing valuable insights for the development of future urban environments both on Earth and beyond. Final work Research and process Share this project Modern city is getting so boring, isn’t it? Well-organized blocks, standard architecture, brilliant planning—do they truly make our lives better? Humanity has mastered combating entropy, perhaps too well, to the point where many of us have lost our connection to the natu... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Community Data Futures Nature & Environment Places & Spaces
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