TY - GEN AU - Agkathidis, Asterios TI - Generative design : form + technique SN - 9781780676913 U1 - 741.60285 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Laurence King Pub. KW - N1 - CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction to Generative Design 6 1.1 Design Methods in achitecture : A brief review 8 1.2 Generative form-finding process 14 1.3 The Approach of this book 19 2.0 Continuous Surfaces 22 2.1 Soft mesh 25 2.2 Double curved shells 30 2.3 Hyper paraboloids 38 3.0 Modularity and Accumulation 46 3.1 Interlocking units 49 3.2 Irregular units 58 4.0 Deformation and Subtraction 70 4.1 Twisted block 75 4.2 Porous space 80 5.0 Algorithmic Patterns 90 5.1 Tessellated planes 93 5.2 Voronoi surface 100 6.0 Triangulation 116 6.1 3D Penrose pattern 118 6.2 Faceted loft 129 7.0 Conclusion : The Digital VS Physical Debate 146 Bibliography 154 Index 155 Picture Credits 158 Acknowledgements 159 ER -