Design, analysis and fabrication of expressive, efficient shell structures: a prototype exploring synergy between architecture, engineering and manufacture

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Design, analysis and fabrication of expressive, efficient shell structures: a prototype exploring synergy between architecture, engineering and manufacture

Vazquez, A.N., Bhooshan, S., Sondergaard, A., Inamura, C., Zabel, J. and El–sayed, M.

2014

computational design, parametricism, tectonism

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Abstract

The research-prototype is a 4 x 5 x 2m, “topologically optimized” concrete shell that was designed and built in ten days. The prototype and this ensuing paper aim to extend the rich legacy of form-finding to adequately represent the complexities of scale, digital design systems and delivery mechanisms of contemporary architectural practice. They explore synergies in early design between architecture, structural engineering, and manufacturing.

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Vazquez, A.N., Bhooshan, S., Sondergaard, A., Inamura, C., Zabel, J. and El–sayed, M., 2014, September. Design, analysis and fabrication of expressive, efficient shell structures: a prototype exploring synergy between architecture, engineering and manufacture. In Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia (Vol. 2014, No. 11, pp. 1-12). International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS).