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_id	caadria2021_162
id	caadria2021_162
authors	Yan, Chao and Yuan, Philip F.
year	2021
title	Beyond Embodiment - An Existential Project of Digital Tectonics in the Posthumanist Discourses
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 91-100
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.2.091
summary	The paper is a theoretical review on the nature of tectonic expressions in the context of digital design and construction. By investigating the origin of digital tectonics as a methodological exploration to dissolve the oppositional relationship between the digital and the tectonic, the paper identifies the lack of focus on the essential task of tectonic expression-constructing embodied experience on the building form. Therefore, the paper firstly reviews how tectonic expression is understood in its traditional sense, particularly within its indispensable relationship to human body in order to construct the empathic perception of structural dynamics. Then, the paper reveals the disassociation between human body and tectonic form in the posthumanist mode of design-to-construction of the digital age. Further, by articulating the dynamic nature of embodiment in the posthumanist scenario where the body is constantly reconstructed by the technocultural conext of the living environment, the paper proposes a theoretical model arguing for a reinterpretation of both the nature and the task of digital tectonics in order to reclaim the embodied experience in the digital age. Digital tectonics becomes an existential project that must be designed within its mutual determining relationship with the historical-cultural construction of the body-self.
keywords	digital tectonics; tectonic expression; embodiment; empathy; posthumanist body
series	CAADRIA
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_id	cdrf2021_117
id	cdrf2021_117
authors	Z. Feng, P. Gu, M. Zheng, X Yan, and D. W. Bao
year	2021
title	Environmental Data-Driven Performance-Based Topological Optimisation for Morphology Evolution of Artificial Taihu Stone
source	Proceedings of the 2021 DigitalFUTURES The 3rd International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2021)
doi	https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5983-6_11
summary	Taihu stone is the most famous one among the top four stones in China. It is formed by the water’s erosion in Taihu Lake for hundreds or even thousands of years. It has become a common ornamental stone in classical Chinese gardens because of its porous and intricate forms. At the same time, it has become a cultural symbol through thousands of years of history in China; later, people researched its spatial aesthetics; there are also some studies on its structural properties. For example, it has been found that the opening of Taihu stone caves has a steady-state effect which people develop its value in the theory of Poros City, Porosity in Architecture and some cultural symbols based on the original ornamental value of Taihu stone. This paper introduces a hybrid generative design method that integrates the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) techniques. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation enables architects and engineers to predict and optimise the performance of buildings and environment in the early stage of the design and topology optimisation techniques BESO has been widely used in structural design to evolve a structure from the full design domain towards an optimum by gradually removing inefficient material and adding materials simultaneously. This research aims to design the artificial Taihu stone based on the environmental data-driven performance feedback using the topological optimisation method. As traditional and historical ornament craftwork in China, the new artificial Taihu stone stimulates thinking about the new value and unique significance of the cultural symbol of Taihu stone in modern society. It proposes possibilities and reflections on exploring the related fields of Porosity in Architecture and Poros City from the perspective of structure.
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