Today's technology is being used in different fields, including architecture and design, to explore possibilities beyond what the human mind can conceive. In this video, Brad Bell examines how new tools and technology were used in the design process of three unique projects and describes how modernism has influenced contemporary architecture. For each of the three projects, he highlights the purpose of the project, the structural details, and the fabrication process. According to Bell, computers can provide solutions to architectural challenges and design complex structures that would be too complicated to create any other way. Finally, he emphasizes the importance of using precise software in order to accurately create and simulate structures.
Brad Bell
Brad Bell is professor and director of the digital fabrication laboratory at the School of Architecture of University of Texas at Arlington. Previously, he was a professor at Tulane University and University of Colorado. He founded the firm BBS, which has been involved in residential and other projects. Bell has given lectures on digital fabrication and its impact on architecture at several U.S. universities. He holds a MArch from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.
Friedrich A. Hayek Auditorium Universidad Francisco Marroquín Guatemala, November 16, 2009
A New Media - UFM production. Guatemala, Janurary 2010 Camera: Joni Vasquez, Manuel Alvarez; digital editing: Adrián Méndez; index and synopsis: Sergio Bustamante; content reviser: Jennifer Keller; publication: Mario Pivaral/Carlos Petz
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 License Este trabajo ha sido registrado con una licencia Creative Commons 3.0
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Initial credits
Introduction
Partial understandings of architecture
Tools
Design process
Geometry
Modernism
Complex organizational systems
Points + Lines, Stan Allen
Phenomena observation
Controlled environment
Accumulation of components
Properties of the module
Images of repetitive systems
Density
Pattern design
Three dimensional space
Fabric-formed concrete work
Memorial project
Body movement
Ergonomics of the body
Fabrication process
Landscape project
Project site
Project requirements
Control of the geometry
Project pieces
Inner ring
Night view
Museum project
Interactive components
Software
Flat-screen TV
Fabric-formed concrete
Wall structure
Building process
Fabric texture
Duality of the materials
Structure depth
Layering
New technology and new architecture
Question and answer period
What is your opinion of the importance of detail in architecture?
What role does gravity play in the design of these structures?
Is the development of new materials keeping up with the technology and tools we now have to create new forms?
What is the relationship between detail, visual culture and the use of computers to represent architecture?
Final credits
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