Generative Design
Published on 1. February 2016
145 pages
978-1-78067-988-4 (ISBN)
Description
Generating form is one of the most fundamental aspects of architectural education and practice. While new computational tools are enabling ever more unpredictable forms, critics argue that this leads to a disconnection between architectural output and its context.
This attractive, pocket-sized book uses 11 different architectural projects to explore how generative design processes can integrate digital as well as physical design tools and techniques to produce innovative forms that cohere with structural and material principles, performance and context.
Illustrated with drawings, computer images and models, this stimulating, accessible handbook of ideas provides a guide for students as well as an inspiration for practising architects.
More details
Person
Asterios Agkathidis
Content
- Intro
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Contents
- 1.0. Introduction to Generative Design
- 1.1 Design methods in architecture: A brief review
- 1.2 Generative form-finding processes
- 1.3 The approach of this book
- 2.0. Continuous Surfaces
- 2.1 Soft mesh
- 2.2 Double-curved shells
- 2.3 Hyper paraboloids
- 3.0. Modularity and Accumulation
- 3.1 Interlocking units
- 3.2 Irregular units
- 4.0. Deformation and Subtraction
- 4.1 Twisted block
- 4.2 Porous space
- 5.0. Algorithmic Patterns
- 5.1 Tessellated planes
- 5.2 Voronoi surface
- 6.0. Triangulation
- 6.1 3D Penrose pattern
- 6.2 Faceted loft
- 7.0. Conclusion: The Digital vs Physical Debate
- Bibliography
- Index
- Picture Credits
- Acknowledgements
