The paper is deals with Glass Structures, used as a component of nonlinear shaping architectural ... more The paper is deals with Glass Structures, used as a component of nonlinear shaping architectural forms in historical urban environment. These forms are treated as a city-event per analogies to Bernard Tschumi's theory of "event cities". In this theory, the essence of space is to animate the movement and actions, which strengthens the social and ecological or political dimension of architecture. In the first part of the paper the possibilities of glass technology now and historically is discussed. Buildings with non-linear shape force relationships between geometry and material which are different than before. Virtual free surface imposes such technical solutions which question the traditional thinking about glass components in architetcure. A few selected examples glass city-events will be presented and discused. The second part presents of the academic research program undertaken at West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin by Krystyna Januszkiewicz. The program was focused on designing an city-event with using freely curved glass panels (3D). This is an innovative spatial product invented in Poland. In conclusion it is emphasized that when dealing with transparent surfaces, is not only rooted in the geometrical definition of the surface, but depends on the correct coupling of the glazing technology with the structural constraints. Curvilinear glass technologies opened into the new territories for the study of the cognitive form, its tectonics and space, changing the existing axioms design.
In the 21st Century, new geometrical forms in architecture and ecological concerns created the en... more In the 21st Century, new geometrical forms in architecture and ecological concerns created the environment for search for new materials and new structural solutions. The use of curved shapes in a method of design grows enormously. The lack of appropriate materials for creating non-standard surfaces has led to the use of traditional materials in a new way. At the center of interest the architects specializing in the design non-linear shaped buildings was found glass panels New technologies allow fabricators to produce flat and curved glass more economically, while simultaneously expanding its design possibilities. Nowadays digital tectonics provide a new approach to structural design in which the essential elements of the structure are digitally represented, generated and modulated in digital morphogenetic processes. Digital technologies CAD / CAM have radically changed conceptual approach not only in architectural but also in the structural and material design. Computer generated form by using parametric tools of design will be the result of matching material characteristics with their respective environmental constraints and function as a load-bearing envelope. The final form will then be only a by-product derived from a natural way the form operates as a whole. The paper focused on the release a new method of panelization and subdivision of surfaces for creating nondevelopable freeform surfaces without being limited by facetted solutions, to realise freely curved architectural forms.
The paper is focusing on glass, used as a component of nonlinear shaping of envelopes in the arch... more The paper is focusing on glass, used as a component of nonlinear shaping of envelopes in the architecture of the 21st century. Buildings with curvilinear geometry force new relationships between geometry and materials then it was before. The curvilinear, glazed envelopes are a new technical challenge. The paper deals with the rationalization strategies for curvilinear glazed surfaces using the flat and bend glass panels. The work incorporates several examples, including: British Museum Great Court (1998-2000), Golden Terraces (2000-2007) and Strasbourg Train Station Extension (2006-2007).
The paper is deals with Glass Structures, used as a component of nonlinear shaping architectural ... more The paper is deals with Glass Structures, used as a component of nonlinear shaping architectural forms in historical urban environment. These forms are treated as a city-event per analogies to Bernard Tschumi's theory of "event cities". In this theory, the essence of space is to animate the movement and actions, which strengthens the social and ecological or political dimension of architecture. In the first part of the paper the possibilities of glass technology now and historically is discussed. Buildings with non-linear shape force relationships between geometry and material which are different than before. Virtual free surface imposes such technical solutions which question the traditional thinking about glass components in architetcure. A few selected examples glass city-events will be presented and discused. The second part presents of the academic research program undertaken at West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin by Krystyna Januszkiewicz. The program was focused on designing an city-event with using freely curved glass panels (3D). This is an innovative spatial product invented in Poland. In conclusion it is emphasized that when dealing with transparent surfaces, is not only rooted in the geometrical definition of the surface, but depends on the correct coupling of the glazing technology with the structural constraints. Curvilinear glass technologies opened into the new territories for the study of the cognitive form, its tectonics and space, changing the existing axioms design.
In the 21st Century, new geometrical forms in architecture and ecological concerns created the en... more In the 21st Century, new geometrical forms in architecture and ecological concerns created the environment for search for new materials and new structural solutions. The use of curved shapes in a method of design grows enormously. The lack of appropriate materials for creating non-standard surfaces has led to the use of traditional materials in a new way. At the center of interest the architects specializing in the design non-linear shaped buildings was found glass panels New technologies allow fabricators to produce flat and curved glass more economically, while simultaneously expanding its design possibilities. Nowadays digital tectonics provide a new approach to structural design in which the essential elements of the structure are digitally represented, generated and modulated in digital morphogenetic processes. Digital technologies CAD / CAM have radically changed conceptual approach not only in architectural but also in the structural and material design. Computer generated form by using parametric tools of design will be the result of matching material characteristics with their respective environmental constraints and function as a load-bearing envelope. The final form will then be only a by-product derived from a natural way the form operates as a whole. The paper focused on the release a new method of panelization and subdivision of surfaces for creating nondevelopable freeform surfaces without being limited by facetted solutions, to realise freely curved architectural forms.
The paper is focusing on glass, used as a component of nonlinear shaping of envelopes in the arch... more The paper is focusing on glass, used as a component of nonlinear shaping of envelopes in the architecture of the 21st century. Buildings with curvilinear geometry force new relationships between geometry and materials then it was before. The curvilinear, glazed envelopes are a new technical challenge. The paper deals with the rationalization strategies for curvilinear glazed surfaces using the flat and bend glass panels. The work incorporates several examples, including: British Museum Great Court (1998-2000), Golden Terraces (2000-2007) and Strasbourg Train Station Extension (2006-2007).
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