alicia knight

Hyper human exhibition design

Client: Technical Museum Stockholm
With and for Monica Förster Design Studio
2020

Hyper human exhibition design

Client: Technical Museum Stockholm
With and for Monica Förster Design Studio
2020

The Stockholm Technical Museum’s exhibition Hyper Human offers an immersive exploration of humanity’s evolving relationship with technology. Our goal was to create an enveloping, artificial world by designing a three-dimensional grid system interspersed with fragmented architectural elements like arches, windows, and niches—concepts rooted in artificial intelligence technology.

Throughout the exhibition, the rigid forms of technological creation intersect with organic structures that evoke nature, yet are the product of human designers collaborating with AI.

Generative design was central to our process. Using software that adds and subtracts material to generate multiple solutions, we focused on creating efficient structures with minimal material use while maintaining necessary strength and functionality. This approach resulted in dynamic forms, as AI tends to generate organic shapes over traditional engineered ones, adding a unique layer to the exhibit’s narrative.

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This project was developed at Monica Förster Design Studio, where I played an integral role from start to finish. My involvement spanned various phases, from conceptualizing and researching the spatial design to developing structures and technical solutions for the exhibitors. Additionally, I translated AI-generated files into 3D-printable elements such as the benches for the exhibition.