Structural optimization as a constitutive design tool in architecture

p. 1187-1193The melting of arts and sciences, of the liberty of design and the discipline of technologies in architecture is one major subject in architecture teachings when it comes to the role of the structure in architecture. Whilst more and more sophisticated analysis tools are developed, the connection between design and analysis is often missing, and the tools hardly find their way into architectural teaching. This paper describes the application of a commercial software commonly used for the optimization of components in the car and aircraft industries into the design courses of the Biberach University of Applied Sciences.Lochner Aldinger, I. (2010). Structural optimization as a constitutive design tool in architecture. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/706