[PDF][PDF] Animate Concrete (Materialization of Discrete Kinetic Element Assemblies)

S Mehdizadeh, O Tessmann - 2023 - easychair.org
Animate Concrete informs building elements for motion and future reuse. This paper gives
technical insight into strategies to reconfigure building systems with lightweight and movable …

Walking assembly: a method for craneless tilt-up construction

T Swingle, D Zampini, B Clifford - … Design With All Senses: Proceedings of …, 2020 - Springer
The mysterious knowledge surrounding the transportation and placement of megaliths used
by ancient societies eludes contemporary building practices. The construction of massive …

Exploring the Aesthetic Applications of Expanded Polystyrene: An Interdisciplinary Review

E Awodi, KC Adewumi - African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary …, 2024 - journals.dut.ac.za
Some researchers contend that repurposing and reuse of EPS for artistic and aesthetic
purposes represents a meaningful step in addressing the environmental challenges …

[PDF][PDF] Roll-Locks: A Fabrication to Self-Assembly Design-Framework for Reusable Discrete Concrete Elements

S Mehdizadeh, O Tessmann - Also of interest, 2023 - library.oapen.org
Roll-Lock is a research project in which building elements are informed for motion and future
reuse. This paper gives technical insight into systematically investigating lightweight, hollow …

Out of Scope: How Megaliths Challenge Architecture's Role

B Clifford - Interdisciplinary Design Thinking in Architecture …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
The role of the architect is often relegated to producing scale representations of architectural
intent: drawings. The architect is not conventionally involved in material extraction …

[PDF][PDF] Buoy Stone: A Megalithic Simulation of Buoyancy

B Clifford - researchgate.net
Megalithic civilizations held tremendous knowledge surrounding the deceivingly simple task
of moving heavy objects. Much of this knowledge has been lost to us from the past. It is …

[PDF][PDF] As experiment, this research tackles the ancient problem of transporting and standing heavy elements of architecture. Building upon the knowledge gained in a …

B Clifford, J Lobdell, T Swingle, D Zampini - 2018 - researchgate.net
57 massive concrete object without the reliance on external lifting devices. The challenge
involves casting an object in a vertical position that can be repositioned in order to demold …

[PDF][PDF] Quarra Cairn

W McGee, L Zayas - researchgate.net
Recent advances in integrating physical logic into computation strategies have brought the
mastermakers mentality back to the forefront of the digital era, yet a long-standing problem …