Electric vehicles could be a significant aid in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Even
though extensive study has been done on the features and traits of electric vehicles and the …

Double-curved surfaces are increasingly being designed and fabricated in contemporary
architecture and engineering. However, the fabrications are always time-consuming and …

Structural optimization has gained popularity in modern structural design, helping to reduce
material consumption while maintaining the structural performance of buildings. This …

Foldable shape-changing structures such as origami, deployable, and 4D printed structures
have potentials for enhanced packaging, adaptability, and motion capabilities. Distinct …

Gridshells are a paradigmatic example of the intricate concept and analysis of building
structures. Their design should simultaneously take into account different goals and meet …

This paper addresses the design of surface shells as assemblies of tileable, flat geometric
patterns with predictable performance in response to mechanical stimuli. We design a family …

The computational fabrication community is developing an increasing interest in the use of
patterned surfaces, which can be designed to show ornamental and unconventional …

We introduce a new method for designing reinforcement for grid shells and improving their
resistance to out-of-plane forces inducing bending. The central concept is to support the …

Mesostructured patterns are a modern and efficient concept based on designing the
geometry of structural material at the meso-scale to achieve desired mechanical …

Alignable lamella gridshells are 3D grid structures capable of collapsing into a planar strip.
This feature significantly simplifies on-site assembly and also ensures compactness for …