Textile Tectonics reveals how natural, ornamental and folkloristic patterns – from the veins of leaves to Gothic rose windows, from foam formations to traditional styles of hair braiding and from Celtic knotwork to knitting patterns – can be digitally elaborated into breathtaking, programmable and architecturally viable structures.
Internationally renowned architect and researcher Lars Spuybroek has been investigating the relationships between art, architecture and information technology. After a twentieth century dominated by standardization and mass production, contemporary digital technologies are now offering unprecedented possibilities. Textile Tectonics maps out this new territory. Spuybroek presents a theoretical framework and a detailed taxonomy of patterns and structures, followed by more than 100 richly illustrated pages with designs for skyscrapers and façades based on organizational principles ranging from rose windows to knitting patterns.
