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Fibrous Tectonics
Living nature is characterised by ubiquitous and all‐pervading diversity. Over the course of evolution, highly differentiated and infinitely varied systems have emerged in biology. Given the vast range of natural variation, it may come as a surprise that almost all load‐bearing biological structures are fibrous composites. Guest‐Editor Achim Menges, Director of the Institute for Computational Design (ICD), and Jan Knippers, Director of the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE), both at the University of Stuttgart, have conducted several research projects exploring how the principles of biological fibre systems can be transferred to architecture. Based on advanced design computation, simulation and robotic fabrication, these explorations not only open up a new approach to fibre‐reinforced composite structures, but also enable the discovery of novel fibrous tectonics.
Fibrous Tectonics
Living nature is characterised by ubiquitous and all‐pervading diversity. Over the course of evolution, highly differentiated and infinitely varied systems have emerged in biology. Given the vast range of natural variation, it may come as a surprise that almost all load‐bearing biological structures are fibrous composites. Guest‐Editor Achim Menges, Director of the Institute for Computational Design (ICD), and Jan Knippers, Director of the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE), both at the University of Stuttgart, have conducted several research projects exploring how the principles of biological fibre systems can be transferred to architecture. Based on advanced design computation, simulation and robotic fabrication, these explorations not only open up a new approach to fibre‐reinforced composite structures, but also enable the discovery of novel fibrous tectonics.
Fibrous Tectonics
Menges, Achim (author) / Knippers, Jan (author)
Architectural Design ; 85 ; 40-47
2015-09-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) , ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2012 , silks , chitin , Julian Vincent , Fibrous composites , Monsanto House of the Future , biomimetic design , University of Tübingen , cellulose , Charles Eames , computer‐numerically controlled (CNC) mould production , ‘black metal’ , Fibre‐reinforced plastics (FRP) , Anni Albers , collagen , Institute of Computational Design (ICD) , University of Stuttgart , George Jeronimidis , ‘moving fibre into the realm of self‐expression’
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