Form & Structure

In the seminar "Form and Structure” special topics within structural design, such as form finding, optimization and complex geometries will be treated. The students will be introduced to the various topics through lectures, however the focus will lie on the digital tools used to handle these topics. Throughout the seminar, students will work individually or in groups of two, where they will be asked to develop a structure that demands both geometric and structural analysis, as well as considerations for its performative aspects. Previous knowledge in Rhino3D and Grasshopper is asked of the students.

 

Examples

Segmented shell - Yaomin Lin

 

Developable strips - Sarah Schlindwein

 

Asymptotic gridshell - Diehm, Ebner

 

Asymptotic gridshell - Álvaro Sánchez, Sauco Barceló, Laura Cecilia