Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age
An Oregon State University and University of Oregon Collaboration
Exploring kit-of-parts construction, the Timber Tectonics team designed and prototyped an emergency shelter using modular stressed-skin panels, facilitating building expansion and sustainable reuse in alternative configurations. The prefabricated stressed-skin wood box modules can be rapidly assembled, disassembled and repurposed into new configurations with little to no modification. The class enjoyed having the sponsorship of the... Continue Reading →
Jerry Jin-wei Chu puts finishing touches on screen wall for the HOPES conference. After constructing and deconstructing the arched pavilion at two Oregon State University locations, we were curious about how the flat plywood components could be reused. The Fall 2023 Timber Tectonics students imagined alternative designs and then Nancy Cheng worked with assistants and... Continue Reading →
OVERVIEW: Exploring Design for Deconstruction and Reuse of panel materials, the Fall 2023 Timber Tectonics project centers on the adaptable nature of reciprocal frame construction, in which mutually supporting small members join to create a larger span than the length of individual members.The University of Oregon (UO)-Oregon State University (OSU) small groups generated several ideas... Continue Reading →
Five-Point Gridshell Girih Folded Plate Canopy A-team Canopy Triangulated Diagrid
These images show how to ensure that support and load points are on a mesh used as a Karamba shell element. They build on Jeana Ripple and team's UVA 1-2 Surfaces as Shell example. Download the Rhino and Grasshopper domedemo and images. A few keys to success. Make sure all the supports and loads are targeted... Continue Reading →
VoiceThread allows multiple users to speak or write about an image. Diigo is a social bookmarking tool for saving and sharing favorite weblinks. Its Outliners can be used as a Wiki for group brainstorming and writing, and it facilitates sharing Webpage markup and sharing. Zotero is a reference manager that makes instant bibliographies with a research markup and... Continue Reading →
Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age 