Konrad Wachsmann's Architecture Machine

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Published by Birkhäuser Verlag Gmbh Sep 2026, 2026

3035630046 / 9783035630046

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Neuware -Konrad Wachsmann's Local Orientation Manipulator (LOM) was a visionary step toward the automation of architectural construction. Developed in 1969 with John Bollinger and Xavier Mendoza at the University of Southern California, the LOM was conceived as a mechanical system capable of positioning and orienting building components freely in space, enabling their precise assembly. More than a machine, the LOM represented Wachsmann's radical belief that architecture could evolve through industrialized processes and intelligent systems. By anticipating robotic fabrication decades before it became common, the project bridged architecture, engineering, and emerging automation technologies. This book investigates the development of the LOM, contextualizes it and documents a reconstruction.2026 is the 125th-year anniversary of Konrad Wachsmann (1901 1980), the pioneer of prefabricated building systemsNew research on Wachsmann s mysterious LOM machineRichly illustrated and with several simulations 224 pp. Englisch.…

Title
Konrad Wachsmann's Architecture Machine
Author
Marcus Shaffer
Publisher
Birkhäuser Verlag Gmbh Sep 2026
Publication year
2026
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Language
English
ISBN 10
3035630046
ISBN 13
9783035630046
Item weight
657 grams
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240x170x36 mm

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