Growing Cities Like Plants

A collaboration with the Sainsbury Laboratory of Cambridge University and the Cambridge University North West Cambridge development - Growing Cities LIke Plants was a research project in which we attempted to develop an algorithm that simulated the development of cities using metaphors from plant biology. The final exhibition consisted of a drawing robot that slowly drew the unfolding development of a fictional city.

Collaborators

 

Lise Autogena

artist

Joshua Portway

artist, programming

Tom Riley

programming

North West Cambridge development

The project was developed through a series of walks and discussions with members of the North West Cmabridge development team - thanks to everyone there for sharing their ideas with us

The Sainsbury Lab

The amazing researchers at the Sainsbury lab were the inspriation for this project. Thanks to all of them for their time, enthusiasm and amazing thoughts. Special thanks to Professor. Ottoline Leyser, Mirela Domijan for putting up with all our questions.

The Contemporary Art Society

Thanks to Sam Wilkinson, Maeve Polkinhorn and Fabienne Nicholas for facilitating the project

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