A System of Digital-Botanic Architecture

Looking to historical precedents in Louis Sullivan's "System of Architectural Ornament" (1924) and to botanic inspiration derived from the Tumble Truss Project, the author aims to explain how visual biomimetics and digital production can present ways to conceive, visualize, generate,...

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Published inLeonardo (Oxford) Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 15 - 21
Main Author Dollens, Dennis L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 238 Main St., Suite 500, Cambridge, MA 02142-1046, USA MIT Press 01.01.2005
The MIT Press
Subjects
Architectural control
Architectural design
Architectural models
Architecture
Artists' Articles
Biomimetics
Computer software
Plant growth
Plants
Seeds
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Summary:Looking to historical precedents in Louis Sullivan's "System of Architectural Ornament" (1924) and to botanic inspiration derived from the Tumble Truss Project, the author aims to explain how visual biomimetics and digital production can present ways to conceive, visualize, generate, draw and model physical forms from natural elements such as shells, seeds, plants, rocks, etc. In particular, the author explains how designs "grown" in plant-generating software can be deployed in other software and built as stereolithography (STL) models to illustrate a new system of architectural and sculptural design and production.
Bibliography:February, 2005
ISSN:0024-094X
1530-9282
DOI:10.1162/leon.2005.38.1.15