| Author(s): |
Hilka Rogers
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|---|---|
| Medium: | thesis |
| Language(s): | German |
| Publisher: | Universität der Künste Berlin |
| Published in: | Berlin, Germany |
| Page(s): | 199 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Notes: |
One of the most intrinsic mutual interests of architect and engineer is the concept of form. For the architect, form does not only allow the arrangement of function but is also fundamental to his artistic expression. To the engineer, the form has a considerable impact on the load bearing behaviour of a structural system. For both, buildability and functionality are basic concerns affected by the shape of a building. After an introduction into the systematisation of structural systems, an overview over the use of form in architectural history is given. Geometrical, physical, and free forms are part of today's architectural repertoire. Whereas the use of elementary geometrical and physical forms has a long history, the deliberate design of free forms has evolved only in the 2oth century. lt gained momentum with the use of the new digital medium, through which the depiction and communication of any simple or complex geometry is significantly facilitated. At the core of this research lies the consideration of the design process in architecture with a focus on the design of free forms. Various working methods and design goals of architects and engineers are described. All designers have impulses for and individual methods of evolving a shape. Finally, a range of built projects and their chosen structural solutions gives an insight into the realisation of free forms. The objective of this work is the study of free forms in architecture and their positioning in the organisation of form families. |
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