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Elytra Filament Pavilion
Inspired by beetles and fabricated by a robot, this striking garden pavilion kicked off the Engineering Season
This Garden installation by architects and engineers at the University of Stuttgart was inspired by the forewing shells of flying beetles known as elytra and constructed using a novel robotic production process.
This installation is now closed at V&A South Kensington
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Volkswagen Group is proud to support the V&A’s Engineering Season. As a leading technology and sustainable focused automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen is convinced that the arts and culture are integral elements of a vibrant society. We believe in the power of the arts to inspire creativity worldwide.
Installation highlights
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Fabrication hall, Stuttgart, Germany, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion cells, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Kuka robot weaving Elytra Filament Pavilion cell fibres, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Kuka robot weaving Elytra Filament Pavilion cell fibres, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion cells, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Close up of the cell fibres, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion arriving at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion arriving at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion at the V&A, 2016. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Elytra Filament Pavilion visitor movement map, 27 May 2016. © Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH -
Elytra Filament Pavilion thermal comfort map, 7 June 2016. © Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH
Features
About the Elytra Filament Pavilion
The pavilion explored the impact of emerging robotic technologies on architectural design, engineering and making
Construction of the Elytra Filament Pavilion
This timelapse film captures the construction of the pavilion in the V&A garden
Data mapping: Sensors in Elytra Filament Pavilion
Elytra Filament Pavilion is not just a pavilion, it is a responsive shelter
Engineers in focus
Elytra Filament Pavilion
Elytra Filament Pavilion has been made possible with the support of numerous sponsors
With additional support from
