Complex concrete structures Merging existing casting techniques with digital fabrication

• Published in: Computer aided design Vol. 60; pp. 40 - 49
• Main Authors: Lioret, Ena, Shahab, Amir R, Linus, Mettler, Flatt, Robert J, Gramazio, Fabio, Kohler, Matthias, Langenberg, Silke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Computer aided design; Computer aided manufacturing; Concrete construction; Concrete structures; Construction industry; Construction materials; Digital; Ecology

Over the course of the 20th century, architectural construction has gone through intense innovation in its material, engineering and design, radically transforming the way buildings were and are conceived. Technological and industrial advances enabled and challenged architects, engineers and constru...