Digital Tectonics - Softcover

 
9780470857298: Digital Tectonics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0470857293 ISBN 13: 9780470857298
Publisher: Academy Press, 2004

Synopsis

The old opposition between a digital culture of sensuous, ephemeral images and a tectonic culture of pragmatic building has given way to a new collaboration between the two domains, a 'digital tectonics'. Computer linked fabrication techniques of many kinds have become an integral part of the design process, while new digital tools are allowing engineers and architects to understand in far more detail the behaviour of load carrying surfaces, and to generate new architectural forms. 

Digital and computer-linked design techniques is one of the hottest topics in architecture and in an ever-expanding world of digital technology this book tackles the practical elements of the field.

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About the Author

Neil Leach, Professor Architectural Theory, University of Bath

David Turnbull, Professor of Architecture, University of Bath

Chris Williams,Senior Lecturer in Engineering, University of Bath

From the Back Cover

Digital Tectonics outlines an emerging paradigm in architectural design – a renewed interest in structure and a growing synergy between architects and engineers. This has been facilitated by the use of digital technologies, which are affording ever greater insights into the structural behaviour of buildings and enabling the fabrication and assembly of increasingly complex forms. Digital Tectonics charts this new development, with contributions from some of the world’s leading architects, engineers and theorists.

Contributors:

Alisa Andrasek
Mark Burry
Bernard Cache
Mike Cook
Manuel DeLanda
Mark Goulthorpe/dECOi
Michael Hensel/OCEAN NORTH
Neil Leach
Greg Lynn/FORM
Kristina Shea
Lars Spuybroek/NOX
David Turnbull
Ben Van Berkel & Caroline Bos/UN Studio
Chris Williams

From the Inside Flap

Digital Tectonics outlines an emerging paradigm in architectural design – a renewed interest in structure and a growing synergy between architects and engineers. This has been facilitated by the use of digital technologies, which are affording ever greater insights into the structural behaviour of buildings and enabling the fabrication and assembly of increasingly complex forms. Digital Tectonics charts this new development, with contributions from some of the world’s leading architects, engineers and theorists.

Contributors:

Alisa Andrasek
Mark Burry
Bernard Cache
Mike Cook
Manuel DeLanda
Mark Goulthorpe/dECOi
Michael Hensel/OCEAN NORTH
Neil Leach
Greg Lynn/FORM
Kristina Shea
Lars Spuybroek/NOX
David Turnbull
Ben Van Berkel & Caroline Bos/UN Studio
Chris Williams

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Publisher
Academy Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0470857293
ISBN 13 
9780470857298
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
152
Editor
Leach Neil, Turnbull David, Williams Chris