Fabric[ated] (fabric Innovation And Material Responsibility In Architecture)

FABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.

FABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.

This book explores the ways in which research and development of fabric can, and historically has, influenced and revolutionized architecture, teaching and design. Responsive, flexible, impermanent, fluid and adaptive – fabric interacts with, and influences architecture, offering innovative solutions and increased material responsibility. Foundation and theory chapters establish clear precedent and futures for fabric’s position in architectural discourse. The case study section examines 14 international projects through three different threads: Veiling, Compression, and Tension. Case studies include a diverse range of projects from the HiLo unit at Nest and CAST’s fabric formed concrete projects to a discussion of the impact of fabric on SO-IL and Kennedy Violich Architect’s professional work, demonstrating new and fresh methods for addressing sustainability and social justice through the use of fabric in architecture. Through the work of the many authors of this book, we see fabric as drape, skin, veil, mold, concept and inspiration. Fabric, in its broadest definition, is an important and innovative material in the development of socially conscious architecture.

Offering readers pedagogical and practical models for international projects highlighting fabric’s use in architecture, this book will appeal to the novice and the expert, architecture students and practitioners alike.

1. Introduction 2. The Philosophy of Fabric Innovation in Architecture 3. Digital Fabrication and Fabric Innovation 4. The Sustainability of Tensile Structures 5. The Art and Science of Fabric Forming; 6 Case Studies: VEILING: Gender, Fabric and Woven Structures A. Seaming: The Fabrication of Keswa, B. Translation: Female Garment to Architecture Studio C. Pipeline Resistance and Feminist Spatial Practice D. GEO|TEXTILES: Weaving Restoration Ecology and Cultural Narratives E. Weaving a Home F. Communal Architecture: A More Finely Calibrated Set of Relationships 7. Case Studies: COMPRESSION: Fabric Formed Concrete and Dense Applications A. Spacer Fabric Pavilion - Advanced 3D Textile Applications in Architecture B. Lightweight cable-net and fabric formwork system for the HiLo unit at NEST C. The Flexible Way D. Joseph Sarafian and Ron Culver, Form-Finding the MARS Pavilion, USA 8. Case Studies: TENSION: Tensile Structures and Inflatables A. Fabric[ating] Act[ivat]ion B. Hollygrove Shade-Water Pavilion C. AirDraft D. PATCHWORKS: A Report from Three Fabricated Futures 9. Conclusion

Tolya Stonorov is a registered architect, Assistant Professor at Norwich University, Vermont, and co-founder of Stonorov Workshop, an architecture and building collaborative. She received an MArch from the University of California, Berkeley, and has practiced design-build since 2006. Among other honors, Stonorov was awarded the 2016 Vermont Women in Higher Education Peggy R. Williams Emerging Professional Award; her work has been widely published.