Folded structures in modern architecture

ORIGAMI – Folded Plate Structures, Architecture

This research proposes new methods to generate rapidly complex folded plate structures that can be built with cross laminated timber panels. Composition and dimensions of these panels as well as the possibility to mill them by Computer Numerically Controlled machines, show a great potential for surface structures. The aim of this research is to reveal this potential in the domain of folded plat...

Curved Folded Plate Timber Structures

Current research at the laboratory for timber construction IBOIS at EPFL focuses on shell structures. Two main families are investigated: shells made of linear elements, as timber rib shells, and shells made of surface elements, typically folded plate structures. With regard to timber rib shells, bent linear timber elements are used to create the shape of a shell. With folded plate structures, ...

Modern Architecture in Barcelona

Folded Architecture for Modular All-optical Switch

Optical switches are necessary for achieving reliable, fast and flexible modular communication means in future systems. Free space approaches are advantageous since they fully use the two dimensions optics offer. A folded architecture based on a polarization code is proposed for optical switching. The suggested system is compact and appropriate for both intraand intercomputer communication. The...

The Architecture Aspect of Arise from Emmanuel Levinas' Philosophy Compared to Modern and Postmodern Architecture

The present-day architecture of the present era represents the emergence of ethical issues arisingfrom the ideas of the " Modern individual-oriented" and "Pos tmodern being oriented", such as the consideration of personal interes ts and the reduction of human relations. Therefore, the exis tence of such shortcomings requires the identification of an architecture that considers the individ...