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This is the title of a paper that we have recently submitted to ICSA 2013. The authors are: O.Baverel, A.Pugnale. You can read the full article on ResearchGate. Abstract This paper deals with the design of reciprocal spatial configurations based on the use of planar elements, which are investigated and classified…
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We have recently submitted a paper to the conference: ICSA 2013. The authors are A.Liuti, A.Pugnale, A.Erioli. Abstract This paper deals with a multi-objective design/optimization grid-shell problem. Structural behavior and light absorption/shading have been selected as fitness functions. Such performance criteria can separately lead to different and divergent optimal solutions…
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This article was recently published (in Italian) in BLOOM n°14. Wilfing Architecture has kindly republished the text online, correcting a few errors and inserting images for a better comprehension of the precedents and references. I am proposing below an English translation of the original article in Italian. ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE (English translation by…
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A few images of the Atelier Design: “Ombrière modulaire”, led by Olivier Baverel and Alberto Pugnale (12-16 March 2012 – Paris). The students were called to explore new configurations of reciprocal structures made with planar elements.
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A few images of a design workshop on structural reciprocity, which took place in Aalborg, during the fall semester 2011. The subject was coordinated by Alberto Pugnale and Dario Parigi. See more details here. Related publications: PUGNALE A., PARIGI D., Approaching technical issues in architectural education, Proceedings of the “IASS Symposium…
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I am going to defend my PhD thesis on 9 April 2010 at Politecnico di Torino. The core of my research regards the development of Genetic Algorithms for the solution of structural, acoustic and geometric issues of shell and gridshell structures. You can read it here. In the appendix, you will…
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We have completed a paper on the history of construction of the Church of Longuelo. The authors are: Carlo Deregibus and Alberto Pugnale. The paper will be published on the “Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2009: Evolution and Trends in Design, Analysis and Construction…
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With reference to an article on the IAACBlog (now removed), I replied to the author request: “I was forced to use the workbench environment because i was unable to achieve the same contact results with Ansys classical version, ultimately ending the potential to have a fully automated program. I am still working…
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This paper was recently presented at the IASS-IACM 2008 (Ithaca NY, USA). The authors are Mario Sassone, Tomàs Mendez and Alberto Pugnale. You can read the full text on ResearchGate. Abstract In this paper a computational morphogenesis process is applied to the design and the optimization of the shell roof of…
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Mutsuro Sasaki gave a speech at Politecnico di Torino on Tuesday, 6 November 2007. He presented his recent projects and book “Flux Structures”. After the presentation, Mario Sassone and I had the opportunity to interview Mutsuro Sasaki for “Il Giornale dell’architettura”. Click here to read the interview (in Italian). Below, the flyer…
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This is my first paper. It was presented at the Special Workshop on the “Advanced Numerical Analysis of Shell-like Structures”, which was held in Zagreb (26-28 September 2007). This was actually my first attempt to apply a Genetic Algorithm to optimise a simple hypar shell. The code was entirely written from…
