TY - GEN
T1 - Modelling Alberti’s Column System Generative modelling and digital fabrication of classical architectural elements
AU - E Costa, Eduardo Castro
AU - Coutinho, Filipe
AU - Duarte, José Pinto
AU - Krüger, Mário
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is funded by FEDER Grants through COMPETE – Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade and by National Grants through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, as part of the “Digital Alberti” project (PTDC/ AUR-AQI/108274/2008 – FCOMP-01-0124-FED-ER-008842). The project is hosted by CES at the University of Coimbra and coordinated by Mário Krüger. Filipe Coutinho is funded by FCT with PhD grant SFRH/BD/66029/2009.
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PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The research presented further is part of the Digital Alberti research project, which aims to assess the influence of Leon Batista Alberti’s theory on Portuguese architecture, through the use of digital technologies. One of the project tasks implied computational and physical modelling of Alberti’s column system. Development of the computational model implied decoding Alberti’s treatise on architecture De re aedificatoria into a consistent set of parameters and relationships, and then implementing these into generative parametric computer programs through visual programming language Grasshopper. This computational model is able to automatically generate physical models of classical columns according to Alberti’s canons. These digital models were then materialized through production of physical models, through rapid prototyping and digital fabrication technologies. Special attention is given to the CNC stone milling of a Corinthian capital.
AB - The research presented further is part of the Digital Alberti research project, which aims to assess the influence of Leon Batista Alberti’s theory on Portuguese architecture, through the use of digital technologies. One of the project tasks implied computational and physical modelling of Alberti’s column system. Development of the computational model implied decoding Alberti’s treatise on architecture De re aedificatoria into a consistent set of parameters and relationships, and then implementing these into generative parametric computer programs through visual programming language Grasshopper. This computational model is able to automatically generate physical models of classical columns according to Alberti’s canons. These digital models were then materialized through production of physical models, through rapid prototyping and digital fabrication technologies. Special attention is given to the CNC stone milling of a Corinthian capital.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85052304978
SN - 9789491207037
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
SP - 469
EP - 477
BT - Digital Physicality
A2 - Achten, Henri
A2 - Pavlicek, Jirí
A2 - Hulín, Jaroslav
A2 - Matejovská, Dana
PB - Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
T2 - 30th International Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2012
Y2 - 12 September 2012 through 14 September 2012
ER -