Main entry:

Agkathidis, Asterios, 1974- author.

Title & Author:

Generative design / Asterios Agkathdis.

Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Laurence King Publishing, [2015]

Description:

159 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm.

Series:

Form + technique

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to generative design : Design methods in architecture: a brief review ; Generative form-finding processes -- Continuous surfaces : Soft mesh ; Double-curved shells ; Hyper paraboloids -- Modularity and accumulation ; Interlocking units ; Irregular units -- Deformation and subtraction : Twisted block ; Porous space -- Algorithmic patterns : Tessellated planes ; Voronoi surface -- Triangulation : 3D Penrose pattern ; Faceted loft -- Conclusion : The digital vs physical debate.

Summary:

Generating form is one of the most fundamental aspects of architectural education and practice. While new computational tools are enabling ever more unpredictable forms, critics argue that this leads to a disconnection between architectural output and its context. This attractive, pocket-sized book uses 11 different architectural projects to explore how generative design processes can integrate digital as well as physical design tools and techniques to produce innovative forms that cohere with structural and material principles, performance and context. Illustrated with drawings, computer images and models, this stimulating, accessible handbook of ideas provides a guide for students as well as an inspiration for practising architects.

ISBN:

9781780676913 (paperback)
1780676913 (paperback)

Subject:

Architectural design Data processing.
Architectural design Computer simulation.
Design architectural Informatique.
Design architectural Simulation par ordinateur.
House and Home.

Added entries:

Form + technique.

Generative design : form-finding techniques in architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 292502
Call No.: BIB 236820
Status: Available