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Soft Tolerance: An Approach for Additive Construction on Site
Author(s) -
MaléAlemany Marta,
Portell Jordi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1711
Subject(s) - studio , code (set theory) , computer science , soft materials , natural (archaeology) , construction engineering , engineering drawing , architectural engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , programming language , history , archaeology , telecommunications , nanotechnology , materials science , set (abstract data type)
Does high precision have to result in highly defined slick forms? Marta Malé‐Alemany and Jordi Portell of the FABbots research studio describe their unique approach that relies on the customisation of existing mechanical devices and the use of locally available materials. Though exacting in their execution of machine code, they maintain a delight in the natural characteristics of materials that are shaped with a ‘soft tolerance’.