TY - GEN
T1 - 3D printing architecture
T2 - 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Learning, Prototyping and Adapting, CAADRIA 2018
AU - Raspall, Felix
AU - Banon, Carlos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 and published by the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) in Hong Kong.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In architecture, the use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies has been primarily limited to the production of scale models. Its application for functional buildings components has been typically undermined by the long production time, elevated cost to manufacture parts and the low mechanical properties of 3D printed components. As AM becomes faster, cheaper and stronger, opportunities for architectures that make creative use of AM to produce functional architectural pieces are emerging. In this paper, we propose and discuss the application of AM in complex space frames and the theoretical and practical implications. Three built projects by the authors support our hypothesis that AM has a clear application in architecture and that space frames constitutes a promising structural typology. In addition, we investigate how AM can be used to resolve architectural systems beyond structure and enclosure, such as data and power transmission. The paper presents background research and our contribution to the digital design tools, the manufacturing and assembly processes, and the analysis of the performances of the building components and the final built pieces.
AB - In architecture, the use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies has been primarily limited to the production of scale models. Its application for functional buildings components has been typically undermined by the long production time, elevated cost to manufacture parts and the low mechanical properties of 3D printed components. As AM becomes faster, cheaper and stronger, opportunities for architectures that make creative use of AM to produce functional architectural pieces are emerging. In this paper, we propose and discuss the application of AM in complex space frames and the theoretical and practical implications. Three built projects by the authors support our hypothesis that AM has a clear application in architecture and that space frames constitutes a promising structural typology. In addition, we investigate how AM can be used to resolve architectural systems beyond structure and enclosure, such as data and power transmission. The paper presents background research and our contribution to the digital design tools, the manufacturing and assembly processes, and the analysis of the performances of the building components and the final built pieces.
KW - Additive Manufacturing
KW - Digital Design
KW - Space frames
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055974395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85055974395
T3 - CAADRIA 2018 - 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Learning, Prototyping and Adapting
SP - 215
EP - 224
BT - CAADRIA 2018 - 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
A2 - Alhadidi, Suleiman
A2 - Crolla, Kristof
A2 - Huang, Weixin
A2 - Janssen, Patrick
A2 - Fukuda, Tomohiro
PB - The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
Y2 - 17 May 2018 through 19 May 2018
ER -