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DIESTE WALL 2018

  • Syllabus
  • Bibliography
    • Readings
    • Lectures
  • Student Work
    • PRECISION and REPRESENTATION
    • MATTER and MATERIALITY
    • SITE and SCAFFOLDING
  • Examinations
  • Assessment

The contemporary production of clay bricks highlights the conflict among post-industrial manufacturing, local material production, and automated forms of labor. In the second half of the 20th century, the late Uruguayan engineer Eladio Dieste combined a local traditional material like brick with the advent of steel. Dieste developed four structural ceramic innovations using steel reinforced brick masonry: Gaussian Vaults, Self-Supporting Vaults, Folded Plates, and Ruled Surfaces. Each innovation was based on resisting gravity through form by making double curvature geometries. Dieste Wall 3.0 focuses on the design, documentation, and material construction of Ruled Surfaces. This work highlights the relationship between low-precision construction methods and complex geometries.

Week 15: Exhibit Images

April 21, 2018 DoArchSDSULeave a comment

A few images from Wednesday's exhibit.

Week 15: Construction

April 16, 2018April 17, 2018 DoArchSDSULeave a comment

Image from Sunday construction session by Mahmoud.

Week 15: Sunday Construction is On

April 15, 2018 DoArchSDSULeave a comment

The streets have been plowed and we're ready to build. The session will start at 2:00pm today and end at 4:30pm. The wall is starting to take shape and I think we will be able to complete 6-8 courses today.

Week 15: No Saturday Construction

April 14, 2018 DoArchSDSULeave a comment

Stay home today. No construction session on Saturday afternoon because of blizzard. We will try to meet on Sunday. Stay tuned...

Week 14: Construction day 1

April 8, 2018 DoArchSDSULeave a comment

Images (by James and Mahmoud) from our first construction session. We will continue construction on Tuesday. Blake and Ali did a good job completing the scaffolding.

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