Glossary · F
Form-finding
Also called form finding, form-active
Deriving a structural form by physical or digital experiment (hanging chains, soap films, loaded nets) so that it carries its loads in pure tension or compression.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Frame and Skin, The Contemporary.
Nearby in the glossary
Flute · Flying buttress · Foil · Folly · Four-centred arch · Four-iwan plan · Free façade · Free plan