Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014
This book contains 24 technical papers presented at the fourth edition of the Advances in Architectural Geometry conference, AAG 2014, held in London, England, September 2014. It offers engineers, mathematicians, designers, and contractors insight into th
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vances in Architectural Geometry 2014
Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014
Philippe Block Wenping Wang
Jan Knippers
Niloy J. Mitra
Editors
Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014
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Editors Philippe Block ETH Zurich Inst. for Technology in Architecture Zurich Switzerland
Niloy J. Mitra University College London Dept. of Computer Science London United Kingdom
Jan Knippers University of Stuttgart Inst. of Building Structures and Structural Design Stuttgart Germany
Wenping Wang The University of Hong Kong Dept. of Computer Science Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
ISBN 978-3-319-11417-0 ISBN 978-3-319-11418-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957535 Mathematics Subject Classification (2010): 00A67, 97M80 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover illustration: “Constructing Complex Geometries: A Case Study on the Cité des Civilisations du Vin in Bordeaux, France” by B. Soquier, R. Mizzi, D. Dureisseix and JB. Valette with kind permission by XTU architects 2013, Paris. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Architectural geometry lies at the core of the architectural design process, playing important roles from the initial fo
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