Thirty years later digital technologies facilitate the design and construction of buildings such as 30 St. Mary Axe in a fraction of the time it would have taken in the 1970s.’ (Foster and partners Website) Of these so-called digital technologies, Parametric Modeling stands out. This form of modeling which is ideal for the study of complex double curvature shapes was originally developed in the aerospace and automotive industries. The parametric modeling allows curved surfaces to be rationalized into flat panels thus enabling an economic construction. >>>
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