@inproceedings{9a92268549b04d5d8bdde433ba5a42ec,
title = "From geometrically to algebraically described hyperbolic paraboloids: An optimisation-based analysis of the Philips Pavilion",
abstract = "In this paper, we present a procedure to derive algebraic parameters from geometrically described truncated hyperbolic paraboloid surfaces. The procedure uses parametric modelling and optimisation to converge on close algebraic approximations of hyperbolic paraboloid geometry through a successive breakdown of vast search spaces. We illustrate this procedure with its application to the surfaces of the 1958 Philips Pavilion designed by Le Corbusier and Iannis Xenakis. This application yielded previously unavailable parametric data of this building in algebraic form. It highlights the power of the parametric design and optimisation toolkit, both in terms of automated search and epistemological enablement.",
keywords = "Geometry reconstruction, Hyperbolic paraboloid, Optimisation, Parametric analysis, Ruled surfaces",
author = "Thomas Fischer and Thomas Wortmann",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 and published by the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong.; 25th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2020 ; Conference date: 05-08-2020 Through 06-08-2020",
year = "2020",
language = "English",
series = "RE: Anthropocene, Design in the Age of Humans - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2020",
publisher = "The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)",
pages = "435--444",
editor = "Dominik Holzer and Walaiporn Nakapan and Anastasia Globa and Immanuel Koh",
booktitle = "RE",
}