Professor Remo Pedreschi "Fabric Formed Concrete: Studies of a Disruptive Technology"
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ABSTRACT:
Disruptive technology relates to a technology that emerges from a non-traditional route that may evolve to supplant, challenge or ‘disrupt’ the original paradigm. Fabric formed concrete satisfies the criteria of DT, providing an entry to a technology that the conventional processes resist. Through a series of workshop studies and experiments the opportunities and the potential of the technology has been researched. Practical considerations such as such as repeatability, accuracy and precision are integral to the work. BIOGRAPHY: Remo Pedreschi holds the chair of Architectural Technology at the University of Edinburgh and is also Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange for the School of Arts, Culture Environment. He joined the University after a period in the construction industry. He is interested in the relationship between technology and design and was editor of the book series ‘The Engineer’s contribution to Contemporary Architecture’, to which he also contributed the monograph on the Uruguayan engineer, Eladio Dieste. He is currently working on novel systems for stone construction, steel and plywood composite systems and fabrics as formwork for concrete. The methodology often involves the interaction of formal research and student-led projects as a device for both detailed and exploratory study leading to full-scale prototype constructions. |
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| Created: | 2011-09-03 14:47 |
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Martin Centre Research Seminar Series - 2011 Easter Term
Martin Centre Research Seminar Series |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | R. Pedreschi - Martin Centre |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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