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  Tyler Van Kirk is a computational designer and creative technologist based in Chicago IL. Tyler has held positions at both Turf Design and Sabin Lighting, as Computational Designer and Computational Design Leader respectively. He has led development of both internal and client facing computational driven tools as well as products leveraging on design and technology. Tyler’s holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Michigan where his thesis “Synergy” explored the potential relationship between neural networks and the creation of architectural form. Throughout his time at university Tyler participated in research projects led by faculty as well as self-led research with ceramic extrusion printing and other newly developed fabrication techniques. His personal work exploring the relationships of image and form as well as his explorations sampling 17th century textiles have been featured in both DigitalFUTURES and Data Aided Design Magazine.

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Email: tmvk@umich.edu


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Brushing up on some scripting techniques while in quarantine. #parametricdesign #circles #blackandwhite #design
Older material studies for thesis done with partners @jingege_z and @kk__jj. Still exploring the hyper primative in which form is seen both futuristic and archaic simultaneously #architecture #nextarch #superarchitects #rendering #neuralnetworks #ar
Throwback images of thesis model done with partners @jingege_z and @kk__jj. Looking forward to doing more work exploring neural networks and self organizing maps. Going to try and start posting more often! #architecture #neuralnetworks #architecture
Close up of hot wire cut mold for stool designed through use of self organizing maps. WIP. Fabrication project done with partner @mgreenert #hotwire #scale #architecture #taubmancollege #digitalfabrication #nextarch #superarchitects #neuralnetworks
Plywood acoustic panel milled. Next up finishing! WIP #taubmancollege #architecture #acoustics #reactiondiffusion #digitalfabrication #plywood #wip
Generating furniture using neural networks and self organizing maps. Continued thesis work with partners @jingege_z @kk__jj #architecture #voxel #neuralnetworks #furniture #algorithmicdesign #concrete #nextarch #superarchitects #taubmancollege
Neon in Akihabara, Tokyo #architecture #neon #tokyo #akihabara #moo #japan
Some elaboration on the process used to produce earlier posts. Starting with chosen training points the neural network navigates among the training points scaling volumes based on proximity to the points. The massing of rectangles is then differenced
Corner condition. Continued thesis work exploring neural networks to carve out space with partners @jingege_z and @kk__jj #architecture #nextarch #superarchitects #taubmancollege #neuralnetworks #machinelearning #concrete #light
Continued thesis work with partners @jingege_z and @kk__jj looking at lighting, proportions. #architecture #machinelearning #neuralnetworks #light #taubmancollege #concrete #nextarch #superarchitects
Further exploration of using self organizing neural networks to carve out space and utilizing what conditions present themselves. Looking at scale and lighting. Thesis work with @jingege_z andd @kk__jj #architecture #nextarch #superarchitects #taubm
Using self organizing artificial neural networks to carve out space. Thesis research with partners @kk__jj and @jingege_z #taubmancollege #machinelearning #superarchitects #nextarch #architectureape #blackandwhite #voxel #neuralnetworks
Design I did earlier this summer for Sukkah x Detroit Compeition. The sukkah is a temporary structure used during the Jewish holiday Sukkot in which the participants dwell in sukkahs for prayer, meals, and other festivities. My design implements the
Fire station + church concept from fall semester 2017. Revisiting old projects and getting ready to finish my final year of grad school. #architecture #rendering #vray #architectureschool #taubmancollege #nextarch #architectureape
Some renderings from my latest studio project. Exploring the idea of the hyper-primative in which form can seem both futuristic and archaic. #architecture #taubmancollege #stone #light #renderings #vray
Another shot of one of the final lamps from my advanced lighting elective. The left side has over a 60% higher light intensity value than the right. #lamp #light #porcelain #ceramic3dprinter
Lamp shades I made for my advanced lighting course. Massive thanks to @asaleland and his clay extrusion tool and #taubmancollege college fab lab as well as @tnealceramics and @zibes for allowing me to start investigating ceramic extrusion in the firs
Exploring the interaction of light with older ceramic 3D prints. Capitalizing on the translucent property of porcelain #ceramics #light #porcelain #lamp #architecture #ceramic3dprinter