Lithic Tree

A Search for Natural Stereotomy

Giuseppe Fallacara

164 pages, parution le 12/12/2014

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"So we continue our attempts; although imperfect, the will demonstrate that there is still so much do in the art of construction and that there is still so much do in the art of construction and that architecture will not take on a new form if she doesn't honestly submit to the new processes of our age. (...) We have demonstrated in what manner the vault thrusts could be removed through a system of steel tie rods,(...) This is nothing more that the application of iron in the ancient way of building".
Viollet-le-Duc, Entretiens, 1863.

These basic principles gave birth to the Lithic Tree, a tribute to the fossilization process and lithic transformation, a careful observation of natural phenomena and human modeling and adaptation, an experimental project aimed at the creation of a pattern element suitable for the creation of vaulted spaces and/or diaphanous. Lithic Tree refers to a tree-like strcuture with a cantilevered lithic crown, made up of separated stone elements held together with a special steel reinforcement, favouring an optimal working compression dynamic between the voussoirs.
The common thread that has guided the design of Lithic Tree is based on the fundamental dialectic about the opposites terms lightness of the forms to which the project aims.
The project approach can be considered as a synthesis between the sculptural soul of the Doric fluted column and the spatial impulse of the Gothic vault, mediated through technological innovation that translates meaning and significance on a different language level compared with the historical condition.

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Lithic tree, a search for natural stereotomy
The lithic tree as a "new generation of branched structures"
From conception to finished product: digital fabrication and architectural techniques of stone prototype
Parametrization of form
Structural simulation of the lithic tree behavior
Workshop: stereotomy, new and old practices
Practical experiences in other school of stereotomy

The sexpartite vault in the Architecture School of Madrid
Didactic experiences about stone: Mecastone

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Éditeur(s)	Presses de l'école nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Auteur(s)	Giuseppe Fallacara
Parution	12/12/2014
Nb. de pages	164
Format	24 x 26
Couverture	Broché
Poids	496g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9782859784843
ISBN13	978-2-85978-484-3