Advanced timber structures : architectural designs and digital dimensioning

Ungenutzte Potenziale von Holz entdecken Wood is usually perceived as a "traditional" material. However, the properties of this material have now for some time made it possible to design free shapes and highly complex structures. Today, the wood laboratory of the EPF Lausanne, which was or...

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Main Author Weinand, Yves
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel Birkhäuser 2017
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Birkhauser
Edition1
Subjects
ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials
Building, Wooden
Structural frames
Technological innovations
Timber
Wooden-frame buildings
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Summary:Ungenutzte Potenziale von Holz entdecken Wood is usually perceived as a "traditional" material. However, the properties of this material have now for some time made it possible to design free shapes and highly complex structures. Today, the wood laboratory of the EPF Lausanne, which was originally founded by Julius Natterer, is testing the production of origami structures, ribbed shells, fabric structures and curved panels under the guidance of Professor Weinand using digital calculation and computer-aided processing methods. The research results are tested in prototypes, which demonstrate the potential applications in large-scale timber buildings. By exploring the hitherto unused potential of wood as a construction material, this book provides an exciting and inspiring outlook on a new generation of timber buildings.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:3035605610
9783035605617
DOI:10.1515/9783035604900