Media Architecture Biennale '23 Awards

The Design + Technology LAB had the opportunity to design and produce both the digital and physical awards for the 2023 Media Architecture Biennale. 

The award design began with the development of many small maquettes to explore forms, techniques, materials and processes. These pieces informed a brainstorming session with Dave Colangelo, the General Chair of the MAB organizing committee. At this meeting we landed on an overall direction and style that brought together the best of the smaller samples.

The final award design was 3D modeled. This model was used for both the digital award animations and to produce the physical awards.

The final physical awards were 3D printed with a FormLabs Fuse SLS printer. Each award incorporates laser cut acrylic as well as UV printed acrylic components. 

The digital awards were initally modeled in Blender. They were then rendered and composited in After Effects.