2024-11-08T20:39:57-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150141608/brazilian-architect-m-rcio-sequeira-s-latest-mola-structural-kit-makes-understanding-the-structural-behavior-of-buildings-fun Katherine Guimapang 2019-06-17T11:19:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c9a127f5a596474a7b7d322d7f39ca4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Before launching the Mola Structural Kit 1 in 2014, Brazilian architect M&aacute;rcio Sequeira spent ten years developing the Molar design model before it hit the market. He initially came up with the <a href="https://molamodel.com/pages/info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mola Structural Model</a>&nbsp;while he was a postgraduate student in architecture school. Since then, Mola has not only become Brazil's most successful crowdfunded campaign, it has found its way into classrooms and major universities across like <a href="https://archinect.com/mitarchitecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIT</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/14027592/cole-polytechnique-f-d-rale-de-lausanne-epfl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&Eacute;cole Polytechnique F&eacute;d&eacute;rale de Lausanne (EPFL)</a>, and Technical University Madrid (UPM). In 2016, Sequeira and his team launched a second campaign, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149980650/the-toy-like-mola-structural-kit-allows-architects-to-experiment-with-structural-engineering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mola 2</a>. The goal was to help fund the production of additional products and expand the line.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f99d2dd5b2dad4fefbc52e30fdfa054d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f99d2dd5b2dad4fefbc52e30fdfa054d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Mola Structural Kit 1 launched in 2014 and Kit 2 launched in 2016. Image &copy; Mola Structural Model</figcaption></figure><p>Now the company releases its latest model, the&nbsp;<a href="https://molamodel.com/products/mola-structural-kit-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mola Structural Kit 3</a>. According to the Mola team, the kits are used as"a learning tool with a modular construction system that allows those interested in architecture to easil...</p>