TY - JOUR
T1 - Connecting architecture and engineering through structural topology optimization
AU - Beghini, Lauren L.
AU - Beghini, Alessandro
AU - Katz, Neil
AU - Baker, William F.
AU - Paulino, Glaucio H.
N1 - Funding Information:
The first author gratefully acknowledges the support from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) and the SOM Chicago Office. The authors also acknowledge the support of NSF through Grants #1234243 and #1335160 (Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division). The information presented in this paper is the sole opinion of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring agencies.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - One of the prevalent issues facing the construction industry in today's world is the balance between engineering and architecture: traditionally, the goal of the architect has focused more on the aesthetics, or "form" of a structure, while the goal of the engineer has been focused on stability and efficiency, or its "function". In this work, we discuss the importance of a close collaboration between these disciplines, and offer an alternative approach to generate new, integrated design ideas by means of a tailored structural topology optimization framework, which can potentially be of benefit to both the architectural and structural engineering communities. Several practical case studies, from actual collaborative design projects, are given to illustrate the successes and limitations of such techniques.
AB - One of the prevalent issues facing the construction industry in today's world is the balance between engineering and architecture: traditionally, the goal of the architect has focused more on the aesthetics, or "form" of a structure, while the goal of the engineer has been focused on stability and efficiency, or its "function". In this work, we discuss the importance of a close collaboration between these disciplines, and offer an alternative approach to generate new, integrated design ideas by means of a tailored structural topology optimization framework, which can potentially be of benefit to both the architectural and structural engineering communities. Several practical case studies, from actual collaborative design projects, are given to illustrate the successes and limitations of such techniques.
KW - Architecture
KW - Geometrical patterns
KW - High-rise buildings
KW - Layout optimization
KW - Manufacturing constraints
KW - Topology optimization
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U2 - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.10.032
DO - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.10.032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84890963310
SN - 0141-0296
VL - 59
SP - 716
EP - 726
JO - Engineering Structures
JF - Engineering Structures
ER -