Design-friendly strategies for computational form-finding of curved-folded geometries: a case study

The built-prototype described in this paper explores synergies between contemporary architecture, engineering and robotic fabrication technologies. The fabrication technology and process used is a scaled and numerically controlled version of the 'scoring-paper and manual folding' method used to find feasible geometries. The essential contribution of the paper is a case-study of a digital-design strategy that enabled multi-displinary and novel solutions to address the difficulties in the design and manufacture of architecture-scale assemblies of curve-crease-folded panels.

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