Deployable Structures
Published on 7. September 2015
160 pages
978-1-78067-795-8 (ISBN)
Description
Deployable structures can expand and contract due to their geometrical, material and mechanical properties - offering the potential to create truly transforming environments. This book looks at the cutting edge of the subject, examining the different types of deployable structures and numerous design approaches.
Filled with photographs, models, drawings and diagrams, Deployable Structures is packed with inspirational ideas for architecture students and practitioners.
Filled with photographs, models, drawings and diagrams, Deployable Structures is packed with inspirational ideas for architecture students and practitioners.
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Persons
Esther Rivas Adrover
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Forewords
- Preface
- 1.0 Introduction
- Deployable Typologies
- Tree Diagram
- 2.0 Structural Components
- 2.1 Rigid
- Latticework
- Scissors
- Solid Surface
- 2.2 Deformable
- Inflatables
- 2.3 Flexible
- 2.4 Combined
- Tensegrity
- 3.0 Generative Technique
- 3.1 Origami-Paper Pleat
- 3.2 Biomimetics
- Animals
- Plants
- 4.0 Syntegration
- 4.1 Responsiveness
- 4.2 Geometric Syntegration
- Sources
- Index
- Picture Credits & Acknowledgements
