AMBS international Summer School

The main goal of AMBS is to use a mathematical approach to design efficient building structures. This includes skillful parameterizations of certain surfaces suitable for architectural design. The essential tools used to harness such surfaces are parametric modeling and geometric transformations.

Important but so far hardly noticed are the surfaces with negative constant Gaussian curvature (e. g. Dini), They allow special networks, having correspondences between asymptotic and principal networks. Benefits from combining those are explored during AMBS, since their properties allow the elegant creation of braced, piece-wise developable surfaces or/and planar quadrilateral panels. 

Geometrical characteristics enhance design possibilities and we will explore this hands on with bamboo structures. The good reason for using bamboo is its sustainability and its structural capacity. The organic material will also challenge the precision of the parametric setup. This part will be guided by international bamboo experts.

AMBS is both a summer school to enhance knowledge and abilities of the participants, and a design space exploration of mathematics and architecture, especially applied to bamboo construction.

AMBS interacts with the exhibition Plant Fever currently on display at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Pillnitz. The bamboo sculpture, which will be created during the workshop, will be displayed in context with »Plant Fever«.

The strategies combining a mathematical approach with the requirements of architectural design will be presented during the upcoming AAG conference in Stuttgart.

If you want to apply, please go to application to find the relevant documents.

Program

The main focus of the core program is on design projects that you will develop in small cross-disciplinary working groups during the first week of the summer school. In the second week you will apply your fresh knowledge in a prototypical project: a large sculpture made of bamboo. The sculpture is called »La Fleur Mathématique«, is said to be over 4 meters high and will hopefully be set up in the garden of Pillnitz Castle at the end of the workshop. Yes, this is an adventure!

The support program will lead you to local research institutes as well as to some of Dresden’s famous cultural institutions. Additional tours into the surrounding beautiful countryside provide opportunities for relaxing and hiking.

Schedule

The following schedule is preliminary and will be refined on the fly.

First week

Second week

 

Acknowledgment

The summer school is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the SPP 2187. Additional funding is made possible by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Application

Please send this Application PDF filled out to: AMBS-2023@tu-dresden.de
Deadline for applications is Wednesday, 21st of June, 2023.

Acceptance letters will be sent until Friday, 23th of June, 2023.
With the notification of acceptance we will inform you to what extent we can support you financially. We assume that we can cover all costs for travel and accommodation. Further information can be found online. https://tud.link/e6t0