Advances in Architectural Geometry 2012

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Front Matter....Pages 1-22 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Spatial Information Modeling of Buildings Using Non-Manifold Topology with ASM and DesignScript....Pages 25-36 A Stretcher Bond with Defects Applied to a Hyperboloid....Pages 37-42 Vision to Reality — the Materialization of the Emirates Air-Line (London Cable Car)....Pages 43-55 Ruled Free Forms....Pages 57-66 Thinking Topologically at Early Stage Parametric Design....Pages 67-76 Concurrent Geometric, Structural and Environmental Design: Louvre Abu Dhabi....Pages 77-90 Architectural Caustics — Controlling Light with Geometry....Pages 91-106 From Nature to Fabrication: Biomimetic Design Principles for the Production of Complex Spatial Structures....Pages 107-122 Linkage Fabric Behavior Modeling: A Case Study of Chainmail....Pages 123-134 Compression Support Structures for Slabs....Pages 135-146 Topology Optimisation of Regular and Irregular Elastic Gridshells by Means of a Non-linear Variational Method....Pages 147-160 Realisation of Complex Precast Concrete Structures Through the Integration of Algorithmic Design and Novel Fabrication Techniques....Pages 161-174 Pre-defined Open Linear Folded Stripes....Pages 175-184 Self-Detailing and Self-Documenting Systems for Wood Fabrication: The Burj Khalifa....Pages 185-198 Nuit Blanche Pavilion, Using the Elasticity of Polymers to Self-stabilize a Structure....Pages 199-204 Bitmap-driven Parametric Wall for Robotic Fabrication....Pages 205-212 Architectural Geometry from Research to Practice: The Eiffel Tower Pavilions....Pages 213-228 Multiple Nature — Taiwan Tower....Pages 229-236 Cladding Freeform Surfaces with Curved Metal Panels — a Complete Digital Production Chain....Pages 237-242 Quasiisothermic Mesh Layout....Pages 243-258 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Interactive Freeform Design of Tensegrity....Pages 259-268 Interlocking Manifold Kinematically Constrained Multi-material Systems....Pages 269-278 How Irregular Geometry and Industrial Process Come Together: A Case Study of the “Fondation Louis Vuitton Pour la Création”, Paris....Pages 279-294 Euclid: An Open, Cross-Platform, Cloud Geometry Optimizer and Library....Pages 295-304 Intuitive Design Exploration of Constrained Meshes....Pages 305-318 Variational Tangent Plane Intersection for Planar Polygonal Meshing....Pages 319-332 Back Matter....Pages 333-343