TY - JOUR
T1 - Tree-inspired dendriforms and fractal-like branching structures in architecture
T2 - A brief historical overview
AU - Rian, Iasef Md
AU - Sassone, Mario
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Higher Education Press Limited Company.
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - The shapes of trees are complex and fractal-like, and they have a set of physical, mechanical and biological functions. The relation between them always draws attention of human beings throughout history and, focusing on the relation between shape and structural strength, architects have designed a number of treelike structures, referred as dendriforms. The replication and adoption of the treelike patterns for constructing architectural structures have been varied in different time periods based on the existing and advanced knowledge and available technologies. This paper, by briefly discussing the biological functions and the mechanical properties of trees with regard to their shapes, overviews and investigates the chronological evolution and advancements of dendriform and arboreal structures in architecture referring to some important historical as well as contemporary examples.
AB - The shapes of trees are complex and fractal-like, and they have a set of physical, mechanical and biological functions. The relation between them always draws attention of human beings throughout history and, focusing on the relation between shape and structural strength, architects have designed a number of treelike structures, referred as dendriforms. The replication and adoption of the treelike patterns for constructing architectural structures have been varied in different time periods based on the existing and advanced knowledge and available technologies. This paper, by briefly discussing the biological functions and the mechanical properties of trees with regard to their shapes, overviews and investigates the chronological evolution and advancements of dendriform and arboreal structures in architecture referring to some important historical as well as contemporary examples.
KW - Architecture
KW - Branching structures
KW - Dendriforms
KW - Fractal geometry
KW - Technology
KW - Tree
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923177177&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.foar.2014.03.006
DO - 10.1016/j.foar.2014.03.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84923177177
SN - 2095-2635
VL - 3
SP - 298
EP - 323
JO - Frontiers of Architectural Research
JF - Frontiers of Architectural Research
IS - 3
ER -