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Zainab Tariq

Ai Enhanced Pavilion

Project draws inspiration from Gothic arches and heritage of the Arkwright Building. Based on the inside-outside spatial concept, the pavilion features a lightweight, modular rib system made of GFRP, enabling easy disassembly, relocation, and reconfiguration across various campus locations. Its intelligent ETFE skin adapts throughout the day, shifting from a transparent canopy to a glowing pink structure at night subtly reflecting NTU's visual identity. Parametrically designed using Grasshopper and prototyped with an Arduino Uno board, the structure explores digital fabrication and on-site assembly, making it a mobile, sustainable, performance driven, and spatially responsive design.

School of Architecture, Design & Built Environment
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ

0115 941 8418

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