Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions

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    • The constrained geometry of structures : optimization methods for inverse form-finding design 

      Cuvilliers, Pierre(Pierre Emmanuel) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
      This dissertation aims to improve form-finding workflows by giving more control on the obtained shapes to the designer. Traditional direct form-finding allows the designer to generate shapes for structures that need to ...

    • Optimization of Patterned Surface Structures 

      Rivera, Diego Alfonso. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
      This thesis advances a recent work on the optimization of patterned surface structures used for architecture and structural engineering. On their own, well-designed surface structures--such as plates and shells--can be ...

    • Topology optimized hemispherical shell under asymmetric loads 

      Melcher, Grace(Grace E.) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
      Domes are an efficient way to span long distances and resist gravity loads. The two kinds of classical domes prevalent in architecture are continuous shells and grid shells. Continuous shells are monolithic concrete or ...