Advancing wood architecture : a computational approach / edited by Achim Menges, Tobias Schwinn, and Oliver David Krieg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krieg, Oliver David, editor.

Menges, Achim, editor.

Schwinn, Tobias, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building, Wooden--Technological innovations.

Building, Wooden.

Building, Wooden--History--21st century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 232 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2016.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"In light of environmental challenges architecture is facing, wood is no longer regarded as outmoded, nostalgic, and rooted in the past, but increasingly recognized as one of the most promising building materials for the future. Recent years have seen unprecedented innovation of new technologies for advancing wood architecture. Advancing Wood Architecture offers a comprehensive overview of the new architectural possibilities that are enabled by cutting-edge computational technologies in wood construction. It provides both an overarching architectural understanding and in-depth technological information through built projects and the works of four leading design research groups in Europe. The projects presented include large scale, permanent buildings such as the ETH Arch-Tec Lab Building in Zurich, the Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall near Stuttgart and the Boiler House in Hooke Park, UK, as well as, built research prototypes investigating additive robotic fabrication, folded plate structures and meteorosensitive building skins. Illustrated in full colour, the book showcases the latest technological developments in design computation, simulation and digital fabrication together with an architectural, engineering and manufacturing perspective, offering an outlook towards novel spatial and constructional opportunities of a material with unrivalled ecological virtues"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

pt. 2. IBOIS Laboratory for Timber Construction, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland

pt. 3. Institute for Computational Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany

pt. 4. Design & Make Hooke Park, Architectural Association, England

pt. 5. Perspectives.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 06, 2020)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781315678825

9781317392330

9781317392347

9781317392323

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.