Research & design : the architecture of variation
Title:
Research & design : the architecture of variation
Author:
Spuybroek, Lars, editor.
ISBN:
9780500342572
Physical Description:
194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
General Note:
"In this book, theory, history and research are integrated with digital design techniques and computer-based fabrication technologies to give us a first peek into what the future of architecture may look like"--P. [4] of cover.
Contents:
Foreword: Research & Design -- Essays on Uniformity and Variety -- Material Evolvability and Variability / The Moire Effect in Architecture / Variations in Evolutionary Biology / The Radical Picturesque / Uniformity and Variability in Architectural Practice / Variability, Variety and Evolution in Early 20th-Century Bioconstructivisms / Figure-Configuration Taxonomies -- Pattern Indexing: William Morris Wallpapers -- Pattern Indexing: Art Nouveau S-Curves -- Catalog of Variations: Poodles -- Catalog of Variations: Roses -- Textile Catalog Houses -- Textile Computing / Textile Catalog -- Bubble Stitch House / Stacked and Packed House / Knot House / Form + Mold House / Bespoke House / Balloon House / Vertebrate House / Tangled Surface House / Split House / Carpet House
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