Architectural geometry

Frank Gehry: Disney Concert Hall

LAB Architecture Studio: Federation Square, Melbourne

Herzog & Demueron: Bird's Nest Stadium

Foster and Partners: Swiss Re Building

Architectural geometry is an area of research which combines applied geometry and architecture,^[1] which looks at the design, analysis and manufacture processes. It lies at the core of architectural design^[2] and strongly challenges contemporary practice, the so-called architectural practice of the digital age.^[3]

Architectural geometry is influenced by following fields: differential geometry, topology, fractal geometry, cellular automata...

Actual topics:

• Freeform curves and surfaces creation
• Developable surfaces
• Discretisation
• Generative design
• Digital prototyping and manufacturing

See also

• Geometric design
• Computer-aided architectural design
• Mathematics and architecture
• Artificial Architecture
• Fractal geometry
• Blobitecture

References

1. H. Pottmann, A. Asperl, M. Hofer and A. Kilian (2007). Architectural Geometry. Bentley Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-934493-04-5.
2. H. Pottmann, M. Hofer and A. Kilian (Ed.) (2008). Advances in Architectural Geometry 2008, Conference Proceedings. Vienna University of Technology. ISBN 978-3-902233-03-5.
3. Branko Kolarevic (2003). Architecture in the Digital Age. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-27820-1.

External links

Theory

• Charles Jencks: The New Paradigm in Architecture

Institutions

• Geometric Modeling and Industrial Geometry
• Städelschule Architecture Class
• SIAL - The Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory

Companies

• Evolute Research and Consulting

Events

• Smart Geometry
• Architecture in a Parametric Age
• Advances in Architectural Geometry,( Conference Proceedings, 80MB)

Resource collections

• Geometry in Action: Architecture

Tools

• K3DSurf — A program to visualize and manipulate Mathematical models in three, four, five and six dimensions. K3DSurf supports Parametric equations and Isosurfaces
• JavaView — a 3D geometry viewer and a mathematical visualization software.
• Generative Components — Generative design software that captures and exploits the critical relationships between design intent and geometry.
• ParaCloud GEM— A software for components population based on points of interest, with no requirement for scripting.
• Grasshopper— a graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhino’s 3-D modeling tools.