Through a course taught by Dr. Joe Zinter at Yale, we were able to partner with the Guggenheim Museum of NYC to design a tool to ease wayfinding in Frank Lloyd Wright's unique and complex Guggenheim.

Intensive CAD modeling in Rhino 3D, and manufacturing with 3D printing and lasercut acrylic was done to realize a 1:80 scale model of the Guggenheim. This scale model offers a simple and effective way to allow visitors of the Guggeheim to develop a more intuitive sense of the building's unconventional architecture. In addition to the transparent acrylic walls, this model features a linear actuation and targeted internal LED lighting to further assist visitors as a wayfinding tool.

Partners: Nayan Birnbach, Willa Hawthorne, Laura Zeng