Gridshell roofing constructions are favored in modern engineering and architecture for their
capacity to produce expansive, lightweight roofs using slender main structural elements, yet …

We introduce the new concept of C-mesh to capture kinetic structures that can be deployed
from a collapsed state. Quadrilateral C-meshes enjoy rich geometry and surprising relations …

Throughout history, people have constructed simple timber lattice shelters such as the tepee
or yurt, covered with animal skins, leaves, grasses and woven fabrics. Over the last fifty …

Résumé We introduce a computational pipeline for simulating and designing C-shells, a
new class of planar-to-spatial deployable linkage structures. A C-shell is composed of …

Double-curved surfaces are increasingly being designed and fabricated in contemporary
architecture and engineering. However, the fabrications are always time-consuming and …

Bending active structures involve the deformation of originally flat structures during the
erection process. These structures offer a promising approach to enhance design …

Strained gridshells are reticulated shell structures that are erected from a flat grid of initially
straight laths. The structural efficiency of a gridshell is determined by its shape, which is …

Elastic gridshells offer the possibility to create complex shapes with efficient structures in
terms of structural performance and material consumption. The pattern of the spatial …

Elastic gridshells are efficient structures covering large spans with little material. They are
fabricated using a network of straight members deformed into doubly curved shapes …

The geometry-architecture relationship, which plays a limiting role in the building
construction process, is an important concept in determining the identity of the buildings …