Overview
- Addresses engineers, architects and designers interested in lightweight structural systems
- Explores the use of flexible moulding methods to realize fluid architecture
- Includes several real-life case studies
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This book on flexible formwork for fluid architecture is a multi-faceted research that covers a broad field: from design to material and technology, and from history to future developments. It offers a pragmatic approach that can be extended with more cases, materials, techniques and methods for fluid architecture, and provides a better understanding of the main aspects of fluid architecture and to help them find the most suitable combinations of all aspects.
The book is a challenging experience with many new discoveries, including two patents: one on moulding of fluid surfaces and one on 3D printing of fibre–reinforced ice. It also features two world records: the larges span (30 meters) and the highest thin shell structure (30,5 meters) in ice as well as a method for the construction of a fully laminated shell structure in insulated glass.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Arno Pronk is assistant professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. His research interests focus on creating and designing curved surfaces using (inflatable) moulds. Working as an independent architect he realized many buildings characterized by an innovative use of materials and systems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Flexible Forming for Fluid Architecture
Authors: Arno Pronk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71551-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-71550-2Published: 12 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-71553-3Published: 13 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-71551-9Published: 11 October 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 582
Number of Illustrations: 149 b/w illustrations, 498 illustrations in colour
Topics: Light Construction, Steel Construction, Timber Construction, Structural Materials, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Building Materials