Abstract:

The use of digital tools in the discipline of architecture is becoming more widespread day by day, and it contributes to the strengthening of this relationship between design and production by constantly questioning it. The use of digital technologies and tools has enabled new approaches in the creation of non-standard forms by pushing the boundaries of traditional form and structure understanding. With the increase in the digital thinking skills of designers, there has been a search for new materials and structures, as well as the handling of traditional materials with innovative tectonics. Brick, which is the subject of this article, also appears as a material whose potential is frequently experienced in this process. In this study, in which the potentials offered by the use of brick through digital design and production tools to the designer are investigated, the "search for original form, search for new structure, relationship with traditional solutions, algorithmic nature of design and manufacturing processes of designs” are discussed with the evaluation on five selected sample projects. In the light of the results obtained, it has been seen that the strong tectonic effect of the brick strengthened the form-structure-material relationship in the digitization process. Today, also, it is possible to say that brick is an important and effective material in contemporary architectural practice.

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