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Morphfaux

Recovering architectural plaster by developing custom robotic tools

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Rob | Arch 2012

Abstract

Plaster encourages multiple types of tooling because it undergoes a number of material transformations during its curing process. Many traditional approaches to shaping plaster deploy a constellation of tools and techniques (both additive and subtractive) as plaster transitions from liquid, to paste, to a fully-cured solid.

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Bard, J., Mankouche, S., Schulte, M. (2013). Morphfaux. In: Brell-Çokcan, S., Braumann, J. (eds) Rob | Arch 2012. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1465-0_13

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