Design and construction of three-dimensional lightweight timber grid structures explored through a mass-customised approach

• Published in: Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture and Construction pp. 105 - 113
• Main Author: Larsen, Olga Popovic
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2013
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Buro Happold; Timber Gridshell; Robust Process Design; BIM; Capa Bility; IAC; RF Structure; Cam Technique; Grid Structures; Multi-criteria Decision Support System; Gridshell Structures; FEMA; RF; FEMA Trailer; Mass Customisation System; Capa Bilities; Business Process; Taiwan's Housing Industry; Mass Customisation Environment; Mass Customisation; Build Approach; Full Scale Physical Models; Product Service Systems; Delayed Product Differentiation

Mass customisation has successfully been applied in the product industries and in recent years is also finding application in the built environment. Examples of how to enhance the building processes and architectural practice by applying mass-customisation principles are becoming more evident. We ar...