Advances in Architectural Geometry

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First Symposium on Architectural Geometry (Vienna, Austria, September 13-16, 2008). Conference Proceedings. — 2008. — 134 p.Geometry lies at the core of the architectural design process. It is omnipresent, from the initial form-finding stages to the final construction. Modern geometric computing provides a variety of tools for the efficient design, analysis, and manufacturing of complex shapes. On the one hand this opens up new horizons for architecture. On the other hand, the architectural context also poses new problems to geometry. Around these problems the research area of Architectural Geometry is emerging. It is situated at the border of applied geometry and architecture.A research area being so interdisciplinary as Architectural Geometry and involving fields as diverse as art and design, computer science, engineering and mathematics, needs scientific exchange. Advances in Architectural Geometry 2008 is our first attempt in bringing together researchers from these fields to discuss recentadvances in research and practice and to identify and address the most challenging problems. We aim at connecting researchers from architectural practices and academia.AAG 2008 received 56 submissions which have been reviewed by the members of the Scientific Programme Committee. The specific cultures in the involved scientific communities often resulted ina high variation of grades the same paper received by reviewers from different areas. This made the selection process particularly difficult.