[Flex Form via]
"Typically, formwork is understood as a temporary building element, often being discarded and seen only as a construction tool, rarely a component of the final design. This proposal explores the opportunity of employing formwork as a permanent building element, thus incorporating the formal elements inherent in building within the final form itself," Adderley states
[A very 'textile' formwork principle for a permanent formwork principle, "Flex Form" via]
Some of Adderley's formwork principles are permanent, and some 'just' leaves a permanent, formal consequence of the construction principles behind the formwork structure. I share this interest with Adderley in practices of molding and the relation between the mold and that which is molded. Basically, what I like to call 'formwork tectonics.'
Adderley introduces her abstract and theoretical references, Gottfried Semper, Kenneth Frampton, and Gework Hartoonian, and how she uses these theories. In this sense, find inspiration in the blog as a nice way to present rigorous, experimental and poetic work.
Semper's theories of the transformation of textile principles to methods of 'weaving' and 'dressing' facades are evident in the above experiment.
There is also a nice gallery of photos from a visit to the laboratory of CAST at the University of Manitoba. Adderley is obviously inspired by the work at CAST but has found her own way of investigating the roles of the fabric in formwork for concrete.
[Formwork detail, Series3 - Permanent Fabric (Suspension) via]
[Casting Series3 - Permanent Fabric (Suspension) via]
A goal in the abstract is to end the thesis work with a full scale cast, so more appears to come on the blog.
Allison, I hope to see you at the ICFF2012 (World's Second International Conference of Fabric Formwork) in Bath, (UK) June 2012 :)
I look forward to meeting you as well at the conference. I am currently working on a technical paper for it. Thanks for the add.
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