Rethinking Wood: Future Dimensions of Timber Assembly

Advances in the materials and the digitalization of architecture bring about new methods in design and construction. Whereas traditional timber construction consists of pre-cut and pre-assembled timber sections, modern timber buildings today consist of elaborate wood-based materials. Owing to their flexibility and good properties in terms of building physics and ecology, these wood-based materials are ideal for computer-aided building component production. Fifteen case examples from research, teaching, and practical applications provide inspiring insights into the potential of formable wood-based materials and digital design: Woven Wood, Wood Foam, Living Wood and Organic Joints, Timber Joints for Robotic Building Processes, Efficiencies of Wood, Designing with Tree Form.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: 06/01/2019
ISBN: 9783035616897
Pages: 296
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 10.80h x 7.20w x 1.00d