Architectural geometry as design knowledge

The onset of digital design has enabled a new level of experimentation with freeform shapes in contemporary architecture, which has made geometry a fertile area of research over the last decade or so. Helmut Pottmann describes how geometry not only has the potential to inform a more exciting generative approach for architects, but can also make design much more construction aware for the whole design team, enabling a wholly digital workfl ow from design to fabrication.