Editors:
Details recent advances in the emerging area of architectural geometry with a focus on the role of computation and geometry
Introduces novel computational algorithms and tools in architectural design
Reveals new design and fabrication possibilities to both newcomers to the field as well as advanced practitioners
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Table of contents (24 papers)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book contains 24 technical papers presented at the fourth edition of the Advances in Architectural Geometry conference, AAG 2014, held in London, England, September 2014. It offers engineers, mathematicians, designers, and contractors insight into the efficient design, analysis, and manufacture of complex shapes, which will help open up new horizons for architecture.
The book examines geometric aspects involved in architectural design, ranging from initial conception to final fabrication. It focuses on four key topics: applied geometry, architecture, computational design, and also practice in the form of case studies. In addition, the book also features algorithms, proposed implementation, experimental results, and illustrations.
Overall, the book presents both theoretical and practical work linked to new geometrical developments in architecture. It gathers the diverse components of the contemporary architectural tendencies that push the building envelope towards free form in order to respond to multiple current design challenges.
With its introduction of novel computational algorithms and tools, this book will prove an ideal resource to both newcomers to the field as well as advanced practitioners.
Editors and Affiliations
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BLOCK Research Group, ETH Zürich, Institute for Technology in Architecture, Zürich, Switzerland
Philippe Block
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University of Stuttgart, Inst. of Building Structures and Structural Design, Stuttgart, Germany
Jan Knippers
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University College London, Dept. of Computer Science, London, United Kingdom
Niloy J. Mitra
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The University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Computer Science, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Wenping Wang
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014
Editors: Philippe Block, Jan Knippers, Niloy J. Mitra, Wenping Wang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-11417-0Published: 14 January 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35242-8Published: 24 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-11418-7Published: 26 December 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 385
Number of Illustrations: 199 b/w illustrations, 135 illustrations in colour
Topics: Applications of Mathematics, Simulation and Modeling, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design, Differential Geometry, Civil Engineering, Mathematics in Art and Architecture