Informing Material Specification

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    Abstract

    Architecture is entering a radical rethinking of its
    material practice. Advancements in material science
    and more complex models of material simulation as
    well as the interfaces between design and fabrication
    are fundamentally changing the way we conceive
    and design our built environment. This new technological platform allows an unprecedented control
    over the material. Creating direct links between the
    space of design and the space of fabrication, the
    idea of the hyper specified material developed in direct response to defined design criteria calls upon a
    new material practice in which designers of artifacts
    are also designers of materials. In this practice materials are seen as bespoke composites, differentiated and graded, and whose particular detailing is a
    central part of a projects overall solution.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDigital Aptitudes : + other openings
    EditorsMark Goulthorpe, Amy Murphy
    Number of pages7
    PublisherACSA Press, Washington DC
    Publication date2012
    Pages677-683
    ISBN (Print)978-0-935502-81-7
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventDigital Aptitudes: ACSA 100th Annual Meeting - ACSA, Boston, United States
    Duration: 1 Mar 20124 Mar 2012

    Conference

    ConferenceDigital Aptitudes
    LocationACSA
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityBoston
    Period01/03/201204/03/2012

    Artistic research

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