Topology and construction.

Degree: Bachelor in Architecture Subject: Construction Systems 1 Group: 2A Practice: Each group will design a small construction piece. It may be both based on the topology exercises developed during the past year, or completely new. The piece should be combinable, allowing you to create small structures. The exercise will consist of a precise geometrical definition of the piece, a study of building materials in which it is feasible to build, and an analysis of the types of construction that allows for each of these materials.

Date of proposal: Sept 18, 2009

Delivery date: Sept 25, 2009

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Documents to submit: Each group will deliver a single digital document, which must include a precise geometrical definition of the piece, and a study that should analyze the possibilities of the types of construction that the piece allows for each material.

Be submitted basic information only. All drawings and details will be properly defined. The study will justify the appropriateness of the strategies adopted.

Bibliografy: In addition to chapters on design of pieces in Deplazes 2009 (pages 38-39, for example) the following books and articles are recommended:

Hensel, M. Morpho-Ecologies. Architectural Association. London, 2008. Killian, A. Design Innovation Through Constraint Modelling, in International Journal of Architectural Computing, Issue 01, vol 04. (on www.designexplorer.net)