Basento viaduc
Basento viaduc
gridshell form-finding
gridshell form-finding
Simple form-finding
Simple form-finding
(Adriaenssens et al., 2014)
(Adriaenssens et al., 2014)
(Block et al., 2017)
(Block et al., 2017)
(Construction manual for polymers +membranes, 2011)
(Construction manual for polymers +membranes, 2011)
Lokhandwala, 2018
Lokhandwala, 2018
Arc Table
Arc Table
Basento Viaduc
Basento Viaduc
In biology material is expensive but shape is cheap. As of today the opposite was true in the case of technology.
In biology material is expensive but shape is cheap. As of today the opposite was true in the case of technology.
Julian Vincent
The characteristic form results from the organisation of matter in space, the arrangement of elements according to a number of embedded rules
The characteristic form results from the organisation of matter in space, the arrangement of elements according to a number of embedded rules
[One must not] fear that the adoption of forms and volumes closely following natural laws must lead to a monotonous and unsupportable uniformity of products.
[One must not] fear that the adoption of forms and volumes closely following natural laws must lead to a monotonous and unsupportable uniformity of products.
The resistant virtues of the structure that we make depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable and not because of an awkward accumulation of materials. There is nothing more noble and elegant from an intellectual viewpoint than this; resistance through form.
The resistant virtues of the structure that we make depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable and not because of an awkward accumulation of materials. There is nothing more noble and elegant from an intellectual viewpoint than this; resistance through form.
The Engineer’s Contribution to Contemporary Architecture