Abstract

Solutions to the significant social, ecological and economic opportunities and problems of 21st century architecture and urbanism involve a vast number of variables. These solutions will require the use of data-driven technologies to acquire physical and social information of sites and consumer communities, digital technologies to design for the briefs so acquired and robotic manufacturing to deliver the designed solutions effectively. In this context, Architectural Geometry1 (AG) is a highly relevant design technology paradigm. AG focusses on the synthesis of shapes that guarantee structural and fabrication optimality. It is also closely aligned with and complementary to the development of robotic and digital fabrication (RDF).

Citation

Bhooshan, V. and Bhooshan, S., 2021. Cumulative, Collaborative, Disruptive; Architectural geometry in research, practice, and its imminent mainstream future.