Zawidzki, Machi. <br/><br/>
Discrete Optimization in Architecture  Building Envelope /  [electronic resource] : 
by Machi Zawidzki. 
 - 1st ed. 2017. 
 - XIV, 121 p. 118 illus., 35 illus. in color.  online resource. 
 - SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology,  2199-5818 .
 - SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology, .
<br/><br/>The skin of a building -- Cellular Automaton-based Shading System (CASS) -- Polarized Film Shading System in regular grids -- Prototypes -- Static solar shading of a free-form building with Shade-Z. 
<br/><br/> This book explores the extremely modular systems that meet two criteria: they allow the creation of structurally sound free-form structures, and they are comprised of as few types of modules as possible. Divided into two parts, it presents Pipe-Z (PZ) and Truss-Z (TZ) systems. PZ is more fundamental and forms spatial mathematical knots by assembling one type of unit (PZM). The shape of PZ is controlled by relative twists of a sequence of congruent PZMs. TZ is a skeletal system for creating free-form pedestrian ramps and ramp networks among any number of terminals in space. TZ structures are composed of four variations of a single basic unit subjected to affine transformations (mirror reflection, rotation and combination of both). . 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789811013911 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-981-10-1391-1  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buildings—Design and construction.<br/>Computer-aided engineering.<br/>Mathematical optimization.<br/>Mechanics, Applied.<br/>Solids.<br/>Human geography.<br/>Building materials.<br/>Building Construction and Design.<br/>Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.<br/>Discrete Optimization.<br/>Solid Mechanics.<br/>Human Geography.<br/>Structural Materials.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TH1-9745 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>690