Very interesting fractal like objects, built by layers of cardboard or plastic, this is the link to his web site:
http://www.michael-hansmeyer.com/projects/projects.html?screenSize=1&color=1Introduction
Architecture stands at an inflection point. The confluence of advances in both computation and fabrication technologies offers architects the possibility of designing and constructing hitherto unimaginable forms.
With increases in processing power, the roughly triangulated geometries and simple blobs of the early 2000's have given way to the possibility of complex geometries at multiple scales with details approaching the threshold of human visibility. In parallel, advances in additive manufacturing technologies have put us at the verge of printing any form. Recent machines with print spaces of many cubic meters make it possible to print not only small architectural models, but full-scale architectural components. As a result, a form with a few million surfaces is as easy to print as a form with a few dozen.
For the first time, complexity is not an impediment to design and fabrication. Rather, it is an opportunity that is waiting to be explored. For years, it was information technology that constrained architects. Arguably, this relationship has reversed: it is now architects who are constraining the possibilities of information technology. This development raises the questions: How can we best explore the opportunities that information technology offers us? How can we understand the possibilities?
A Ted talk from the author explaining the colums:
http://www.youtube.com/v/dsMCVMVTdn0&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1