An assembly refers to a collection of parts joined together to achieve a specific form and/or
functionality. Designing assemblies is a non‐trivial task as a slight local modification on a …

We present a method for automated generation of building layouts for computer graphics
applications. Our approach is motivated by the layout design process developed in …

3D printing technology is rapidly maturing and becoming ubiquitous. One of the remaining
obstacles to wide-scale adoption is that the object to be printed must fit into the working …

The use of 3D printing has rapidly expanded in the past couple of years. It is now possible to
produce 3D-printed objects with exceptionally high fidelity and precision. However, although …

Around 2005 it became apparent in the geometry processing community that freeform
architecture contains many problems of a geometric nature to be solved, and many …

This dissertation presents Thrust Network Analysis, a new methodology for generating
compression-only vaulted surfaces and networks. The method finds possible funicular …

Imbalance suggests a feeling of dynamism and movement in static objects. It is therefore not
surprising that many 3D models stand in impossibly balanced configurations. As long as the …

We introduce a compact, intuitive procedural graph representation for cellular
metamaterials, which are small-scale, tileable structures that can be architected to exhibit …

The emergence of large-scale freeform shapes in architecture poses big challenges to the
fabrication of such structures. A key problem is the approximation of the design surface by a …

Geometric modeling and the physical validity of shapes are traditionally considered
independently. This makes creating aesthetically pleasing yet physically valid models …