Heuristic Lightweight Crafting
Mohammad Hassan Saleh Tabari
Supervisor: Prof. Günther H. Filz
Abstract. In this project, we target weaverbirds' nesting, in which the design search process is based on construction and evolutionary learning. Inspired by weaverbirds’ nest-building strategies and variation in pattern topology, we seek to create a construction-based design method for complex bending-active structures. Our proposed method aims to increase influence and flexibility in the early design process of bending-active structures and pave the way for increased variations in patterns and final forms.
Papers related to this research project:
1. Cognitive multi-pattern gridshell design: a method inspired by weaverbirds' nest building strategies
2. Parametric thinking for decision-making in elastic gridshell design
3. A review on the curvature and geometrical patterns of elastic gridshells: exploring structural and architectural potentials