Henry R. Drayton
Hardware & Integration Engineer
U.S. / AUS Dual Citizen
The Royal College of Art (MA)
Innovation Design Engineering 2026
Frankfurt Airport
Studio Julius von Bismarck
July - September 2025
Berlin
The First, the Last, Eternity - Studio Julius von Bismarck, Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 (2025)
Assembled and tested three large-scale levitating torus-shaped kinetic sculptures destined for the terminal hall of Frankfurt Airport's new Terminal 3. Each torus features a continuously rotating aluminium disc surface engineered to slowly invert, turning inside out through an internal mechatronic drive system. Work involved mechanical assembly of the rotating surface components, functional testing of the drive mechanisms, and quality checking prior to shipment and final installation on site.
Assembled and tested three large-scale levitating torus-shaped kinetic sculptures destined for the terminal hall of Frankfurt Airport's new Terminal 3. Each torus features a continuously rotating aluminium disc surface engineered to slowly invert, turning inside out through an internal mechatronic drive system. Work involved mechanical assembly of the rotating surface components, functional testing of the drive mechanisms, and quality checking prior to shipment and final installation on site.