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Partners
Discovery Grant :: Indiana Limestone Research
Discovery Grant :: Indiana Limestone Research

i.M.A.D.E was recently awarded a Discovery Foundation Grant for continuing research on integrating digital technologies with the Indiana Limestone industry. Our proposal, entitled  “Smart Stone”, will apply emerging digital design technologies to increase efficiencies and minimize waste in the manufacturing of limestone building components. We aim to address a very old, but persistent problem in [...]

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

As a part of the College of Architecture and Planning’s Master of Architecture degree program, a six-week architecture design studio project included proposing a hypothetical renovation and expansion of the existing Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum. The intentions were to spark a discussion about how architecture can align with the legacy of innovation inspired by the [...]

RTKL
RTKL

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Kevin Frank and Alexi Karavokiris, designers from RTKL Associates in Chicago, for being guest critics during the SpeedwayStudio.

CASE Design
CASE Design

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank CASE Design founders David Fano, Federico Negro, and Steve Sanderson for each personally visiting Ball State to lead workshops and roundtable discussions, critique student work, and advise us on future projects and curriculum offerings. Dave, Fed, and Steve have smart ideas and run a smart business, and we look forward to [...]

Lighting Design Competition :: MorphoLuminescence
Lighting Design Competition :: MorphoLuminescence

Morpholuminescence recieves the Citation for Innovative Concept in the Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.

Philip Beesley Architect Inc.
Philip Beesley Architect Inc.

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Philip Beesley and his team at Philip Beesley Architect Inc for conducting the Arcus Animus workshop at Ball State. Philip’s tireless energy, knowledge, and help was greatly appreciated.

Pratt
Pratt

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Brad Rothenberg from Pratt for helping lead the Arcus Animus workshop. His tireless energy, knowledge, and help was greatly appreciated.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and Shai Yeshayahu in particular, for hosting a rhino scripting workshop and lecture.

IaaC
IaaC

i.M.A.D.E thanks IaaC for inviting and hosting Kevin Klinger for a lecture on Manufacturing Material Effects.

Buente | Buente Architects, PC
Buente | Buente Architects, PC

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank sponsor Buente | Buente Architects for their generous sponsorship of Morpholuminescence.

LHI Lighting
LHI Lighting

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank sponsor LHI Lighting for their generous sponsorship of Morpholuminescence.

VPS Architecture
VPS Architecture

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank sponsor VPS Architecture for their generous sponsorship of Morpholuminescence.

The Estopinal Group
The Estopinal Group

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank sponsor Estopinal Group for their generous sponsorship of Morpholuminescence.

Ridout Plastics
Ridout Plastics

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank sponsor Ridout Plastics for their generous sponsorship of Morpholuminescence.

Capstone Real Estate
Capstone Real Estate

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank sponsor Capstone Real Estate for their generous sponsorship of Morpholuminescence.

Arrowhead Plastic Engineering, Inc
Arrowhead Plastic Engineering, Inc

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Arrowhead Plastic Engineering for their generous contributions and support of the MMFX Exhibition. i.M.A.D.E students gained valuable experiences working with Arrowhead on the design and fabrication of vacuum formed acrylic panels. This collaboration, along with Arrowhead’s willingness to share some of their production space for our CNC mill and other equipment [...]

David R Webb
David R Webb

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank David R Webb Co for their generous contribution of Indiana hardwood veneer to the MMFX Exhibition.

Laird Plastics
Laird Plastics

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Laird Plastics for their generous contribution to the MMFX Exhibition.

Digital Corps
Digital Corps

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank the Digital Corps at Ball State University for design and development of the MMFX Exhibition website.

Amos Hill Associates
Amos Hill Associates

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank Amos Hill Associates for the generous contribution to the MMFX Exhibition.

Muncie Parks Department
Muncie Parks Department

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank the City of Muncie Parks Department for their support of the reBarn project.

inModern
inModern

i.M.A.D.E wishes to thank inModern for their generous donation of furniture-grade plywood along with letting students visit for a tour.

RMIT Faculty Visit and Consult with i.M.A.D.E
RMIT Faculty Visit and Consult with i.M.A.D.E

Andrew Maher and Gregory More, research fellows in the Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology visited i.M.A.D.E as consultants to help prepare research strategies for the Graham Foundation sponsored SmartScrap project.
SmartScrap is the digital cataloguing of waste products from the building industry -specifically the Indiana limestone industry- and developing computational means to [...]

McGraw Hill Construction Group
McGraw Hill Construction Group

Thanks to the McGraw Hill Construction Group for their generous support of the MMFX Symposium.


i.M.A.D.E INFO
i.M.A.D.E acts as a catalyst of digital design and fabrication techniques for both industry and education related to architecture and allied arts. Through immersive projects deploying interdisciplinary, applied design and fabrication research, the institute is a conduit between students, design professionals, and the manufacturing sector.
As an institute within Ball State University, i.M.A.D.E supports curricular components offering expertise with state-of -the-art software and devices using simulation, analysis, fabrication, and a rigorous examination of the craft inherent in digital design and production. With strategic industry partners, students test knowledge through team-based projects dealing with the translation of bits into atoms, shifting scales between models, prototypes, 1:1 construction, and the development of solutions to real problems by managing a complex set of design constraints.