Heather Roberge

Fabricating Plasticity in Aluminum (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues for the value of the material prototype as a critical site of design innovation, through a series of design and architectural case studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317932185
• Artikelnr.: 72844167

Autorenporträt

Heather Roberge is an architect and educator based in Los Angeles, California. She is the founder and principal of design practice murmur and Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA. Professor Roberge's research and professional work investigates the spatial, structural, and atmospheric potential that digital technologies have on the theory and practice of building. Her teaching emphasizes innovative approaches to material, computation, and manufacturing to expand the formal vocabulary and spatial implications of building envelopes and assemblies.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. On the Uses of
Aluminium in Architecture 2. On the Material Plasticity of Aluminium 3. On
Contemporary Theories of Plasticity 4. The Form: Applications of heat and
pressure to shape aluminium (including case studies in industrial design
and architecture) 5. The Superplastic Forming Process 6. The Part:
Tessellation 7. The Mold: Tooling 8. The Seam 9. The Finish: Post
processing. Conclusion. Notes. Resources. Appendix. Image Credits. Index