Architected Structures
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 2025
248 pages
978-3-95553-651-0 (ISBN)
Description
Computational multifunctional architectural structures reflect a design approach that combines geometry, performance, material and aesthetics. The term 'architectural' in this context means that the structures are designed on a microscopic or macroscopic scale to achieve specific properties such as lightness, strength, flexibility, energy absorption or even energy generation.
The book deals with efficient polyhedral geometries and funicular, fabric-like structures. They extend the limits of existing systems in architecture and structural design, achieving sustainability and functionality. It presents design strategies that bridge the gap between science and applied technology and show the potential that has yet to be realised in architecture and construction.
The book deals with efficient polyhedral geometries and funicular, fabric-like structures. They extend the limits of existing systems in architecture and structural design, achieving sustainability and functionality. It presents design strategies that bridge the gap between science and applied technology and show the potential that has yet to be realised in architecture and construction.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Munchen
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
numerous illustrations and photos
numerous illustrations and photos
File size
141,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-95553-651-0 (9783955536510)
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Masoud Akbarzadeh
Architected Structures
Book
11/2025
1st Edition
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Person
Masoud Akbarzadeh, Associate Professor University of Pennsylvania
Content
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 STRUT-BASED FUNICULAR STRUCTURES
- 1.1 Spatial Concrete Column
- 1.2 Columns, Topology, Volume, Load Path
- 1.3 Saltatur: Composite Funicular Structure For Reassembly
- 1.4 Hedracrete: Self-Supporting Funicular Branching Concrete
- 1.5 Compression-Only Floors Spanning Columns
- 1.6 Prototyping 3D-Printed Compression-Dominant Funicular Floors Using Scaled Fabrication Models
- 1.7 Litekit House with Prefab Structure
- 1.8 Designing Airplane Wing Structures Using 2D Funicular Networks
- 2 FACE-BASED FUNICULAR STRUCTURES
- 2.1 Hollow Glass Unit Bridge
- Vitrum Leve
- 2.2 Multi-Layer Sheet-Based Lightweight Funicular Structures
- 2.3 Shellular Structures and Applications in Micro- and Macro-Scale Systems
- 2.4 Shellular Polyhedral Materials
- 2.5 Bio-Based Composite Spatial Shell Structures
- 2.6 Biomaterial Composite Design and Shellular Structures Development for Augmented Earthen Construction
- 2.7 Self-Healing of Fractured Shellular Metal Structures
- 2.8 Origami and Polyhedral Systems
- 3 HYBRID FUNICULAR SYSTEMS
- 3.1 Diamanti: 3D-Printed, Post-Tensioned Concrete Canopy
- 3.2 3D-Printed Carbon-Absorbing High-Performance Building Structure
- 3.2.1 Design Innovation
- 3.3 Prototyping
- 3.4 Application of Graphic Statics and Strut-and-Tie Models in Designing Innovative Timber Structures
- 3.5 Multi-Material 3D-Printing
- 3.6 Dove Wave
- 4 THE GENERATIVE POWER OF RECIPROCAL POLYHEDRONS
- 4.1 Future Airport Structure Typologies
- 4.2 Mass Timber Studio
- 4.3 Florrisant Fossil Beds National Park Lightweight Timber Structure
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- AUTHORS
- SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE
- IMPRINT
