3D-Printed Body Architecture (Paperback)

Some architects dream of 3D-printing houses. Some even fantasise about 3D-printing entire cities. But what is the real potential of 3D printing for architects? This issue focuses on another strand of 3D-printing practice emerging among architects operating at a much smaller scale that is potentially more significant. Several architects have been working with the fashion industry to produce some exquisitely designed 3D-printed wearables. Other architects have been 3D-printing food, jewellery and other items at the scale of the human body. But what is the significance of this work? And how do these 3D-printed body-scale items relate to the discipline of architecture? Are they merely a distraction from the real business of the architect? Or do they point towards a new form of proto-architecture - like furniture, espresso makers and pavilions before them - that tests out architectural ideas and explores tectonic properties at a smaller scale? Or does this work constitute an entirely new arena of design? In other words, is 3D printing at the human scale to be seen as a new genre of 'body architecture'? This issue contains some of the most exciting work in this field today, and seeks to chart and analyse its significance. Contributors include: Paola Antonelli/MoMA, Francis Bitonti, Niccolo Casas, Behnaz Farahi, Madeline Gannon, Eric Goldemberg/MONAD Studio, Kyle von Hasseln/3D Systems Culinary Lab, Rem D Koolhaas, Julia K rner, Neil Leach, Steven Ma/Xuberance, Neri Oxman/MIT Media Lab, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, Gilles Retsin, Jessica Rosenkrantz/Nervous System, and Patrik Schumacher/Zaha Hadid Architects.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	N. Leach
Dimensions:	285 x 210 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-119-34018-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Computer modelling & simulation Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Technical design > Computer aided design (CAD) Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer graphics software > General
LSN:	1-119-34018-7
Barcode:	9781119340188

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