Overview
- A new method for the design and engineering of complex façades and their requirements needs to be explored and applied
- This method utilizes the file-to-manufactory concept, which explores the opportunities of parametric design approaches and additive manufacturing
Part of the book series: Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im Bauwesen (MWKB, volume 56)
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About this book
This book discusses a new method for the design and engineering of complex façades. Based on the file-to-factory concept, the method combines parametric design approaches and additive manufacturing.
Parametric design and additive manufacturing are both growing trends that open up new possibilities. Parametric design approaches change how planners / designers perceive building details. Further, new engineering concepts are needed to cope with the increasing complexity of architectural geometries due to the rapid developments in areas such as façade systems, modeling software and digital manufacturing techniques.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Alamir Mohsen received his bachelor degree in Architecture in 2007. From 2007 to 2012, he worked as a technical architect and designer at various international companies in Cairo, Egypt, where he planned and designed several projects in the Middle East. From 2012 to 2014, he completed his master's degree in Façade Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold, Germany. From 2014 to 2018, he worked as a façade engineer at Bollinger und Grohman Ingenieure in Frankfurt, Germany. From 2014 to 2019, he was a research assistant and lecturer at the Technical University Darmstadt. In 2018, he found his startup Lithium Architects GmbH in Frankfurt, and since then has served as company’s CEO.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Design to Manufacture of Complex Building Envelopes
Book Subtitle: Single Layer Envelopes: Mullion-Transom Systems + 3D printed Metal Nodes
Authors: Alamir Mohsen
Series Title: Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im Bauwesen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-30204-7
Publisher: Springer Vieweg Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-30203-0Published: 15 May 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-30204-7Published: 14 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2512-3238
Series E-ISSN: 2512-3246
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 230
Topics: Construction Management, Building Construction and Design, Computer Applications