Examines the aesthetics, design, and engineering of sculpture, installation, and public art. Through research presentations, readings, and field trips, students learn about the complexities of making ...

A synthetic biology game, an interactive map of Chicago, data-influenced jewelry — these are all innovative projects made this past Fall Quarter by artists and engineers in Northwestern’s Data as Art ...

Researchers have shown how to create morphing robotic mechanisms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper in a method reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.

At Northwestern Engineering, we do more than educate great engineers. We empower our students to become whole-brain engineers. This means integrating the elements of left-brain thinking — analysis, ...

Generative design helps engineers explore design, delivering 30-50% faster time-to-market, 10-50% weight reductions, and up ...

Sculpture fine art, painting fine art, graphic design, industrial design, art history … at the end of it, you repeat one. I did sculpture twice and loved it. I was torn. I love art, and the creation ...

Ben Shneiderman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The artist toiling in solitude has long been a romantic ideal. But it rarely holds in reality, especially for those who work at the civic scale, making pieces that straddle the blurry boundary between ...

The Design Studio is a nationally recognized academic makerspace dedicated to undergraduate engineering education. The Studio serves as the primary training ground for all undergraduate mechanical ...