The DigiTile Project. Conceiving, Computing and Creating Contemporary Tiling Prototypes

The DigiTile Project. Conceiving, Computing and Creating Contemporary Tiling Prototypes

Breen, J.L.H.
Stellingwerff, M.C.

Architecture

2007

The influx of computer-based design and presentation platforms, particularly in conjunction with computer aided physical modelling and manufacturing techniques, has stimulated a renewed focus on imaginative, innovative architectural product design. Essentially, the ambition of the DigiTile exercise was to stimulate the development of individual proposals for new kinds of surface articulations on the basis of a tile-like unit, or set of units. Inspirations varied widely: from precedents ranging from history to nature, as well as from contemporary design practice and graphic imagery. The prevailing freshness and technical inquisitiveness amongst the participants contributed to the generation and concretisation of distinctive tiling concepts, many of which have arguably not been seen before. The findings and conclusions are based upon the array of outcomes from the programme so far, as well from a very recent session. Furthermore, the paper highlights the kinds of opportunities for hands-on education-based compositional studies that we foresee in the near future.

Computer aided manufacturing and modelling
composition
prototyping
tiling
ornamatics
education-based research.

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:96805d5d-05c0-42c3-9350-ef63529c19ea

eCAADe (Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe) and FH Wiesbaden/FH Frankfurt

978-0-9541183-6-5

Predicting the Future.Proceedings of the 24th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe September 26-29, 2007 Frankfurt am Main, Germany FH Wiesbaden and FH Frankfurt, pp. 59-66.

Institutional Repository

conference paper

(c) 2007 J.L.H. Braan en M.C. Stellingwerff