The fabrication and construction of curved beams along freeform skins pose many
challenges related to their individual and complex geometry. One strategy to simplify the …

This paper presents a novel design approach for doubly curved façade structures, based on
isothermal networks on minimal surfaces. It combines theories from differential geometry …

Complex freeform surfaces and structures are increasingly designed and used in the
product and building industry due to the advances in mathematics and digital design tools …

Fabrication and assembly of freeform shells can be simplified significantly when controlling
the curvature of structural elements during the design phase. This approach has produced …

We study the design and optimization of statically sound and materially efficient space
structures constructed by connected beams. We propose a systematic computational …

This paper presents a theoretical framework of repetitive structures and illustrates its
potential for the design and construction of strained gridshells. Throughout the history of …

Doubly-curved grid structures pose great challenges in respect to planning and construction.
Their realization often requires the fabrication of many unique and geometrically-complex …

Motivated by applications in architecture, we study surfaces with a constant ratio of principal
curvatures. These surfaces are a natural generalization of minimal surfaces, and can be …

The manufacturing of double curved surfaces in architecture is a time consuming and
laborious process. There are many ways to fabricate double curved surfaces, however, most …

Advances in architectural geometry and computation have created strategies to rationalize
complex building envelopes. This paper presents techniques to identify paths on freeform …