How to dress a column: An architect's method for designing with 3D printed clay

Suzi Pain, Ee Pin Choo, Nitsan Bartov, Jack Young

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Abstract

The development of paste-based additive manufacturing processes between craft
and industrial practice has meant that ceramic systems in architecture have seen great development in recent years. 3D print technology and advanced computational design spaces have allowed architects to rethink the formation of this highly plastic material free from the constraints of formwork and moulds. What has been partially lost through various digital evolutions and revolutions are some of the more traditional design principles and methods that may contribute
to equally innovative ways to design using these materials and fabrication technologies. Taking a research by design approach, this paper presents a hybrid method for designing with 3D printed clay that combines craft-based and theoretical ways of thinking with simple computational procedures. The method is described through the design and fabrication of an experimental ceramic cladding system for structural steel that allows the architect to consider how to
dress a column with clay.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStructures & Architecture: A Viable Urban Perspective? : Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA 2022)
EditorsMarie F. Hvejsel, Paulo J. S. Cruz
Number of pages8
Place of PublicationLeiden, The Netherlands
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Publication dateJul 2022
Pages237-244
ISBN (Print)9780367902810
ISBN (Electronic)9781003023555
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2022
EventICSA2022: 5th International Conference on Structures and Architecture - CREATE, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Duration: 6 Jul 20228 Jul 2022
Conference number: 5
https://www.icsa2022.create.aau.dk/

Conference

ConferenceICSA2022
Number5
LocationCREATE, Aalborg University
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityAalborg
Period06/07/202208/07/2022
Internet address
SeriesStructure and Architecture
Number2
ISSN2643-6698

Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • ceramics
  • tectonics

Artistic research

  • No

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