Drawing Fields: Prototyping public space with semi-autonomous robots. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Herrmann, Erik W; Bigham, Ashley
• Other Names: Yablonina Maria guest-editor.; Papanikolaou Dimitris guest-editor.; Beaman Leighton guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of architectural computing. Volume 19:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 612
• Page End: 617
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: Context -- culture -- ecology -- ethics -- places -- awareness; Architecture -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Virtual reality in architecture -- Periodicals; Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Data processing; Periodicals; 720.2840285536
• DOI: 10.1177/14780771211025143
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-0771

Abstract

This paper is a concise report of Drawing Fields, a temporary performance venue on the campus of Ragdale, a nonprofit artists' community just north of Chicago. Drawing Fields utilizes GPS-controlled field marking robots to draw site-specific, building-scale drawings on the Ragdale campus. Each drawing in the series explores a different theme with Drawing Fields 1 probing robotic kinetics, Drawing Fields 2 delineating socially-distanced zones for a scattered audience, and Drawing Fields 3 saturating the campus with colorful patterns. The report discusses the project implementation and includes a brief discussion of the project's cultural, ecological and technological resonances.