GenerativeComponents in Practice

Take a look at the outstanding work created by Bentley GC users.

Many of our users have been benefiting from GC on some truly wonderful projects. It's not easy to improve the world. These are some of the best at it.

Case Studies

 
arup melbourne rectangular stadium
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Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Organization:
Arup
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Project Objective: Create a new sports complex for the city of Melbourne to host soccer and rugby matches.

Fast Facts:

  • Seating for 31,000
  • Unobstructed sight lines for fans
  • 50% less steel in roof vs. conventional stadium roof
  • Bio Frame roof based on the inherent structural efficiencies of the Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome
  • Structure will be clad in a triangular panelized façade made up of a combination of glass, metal, and louvers
  • Rain water harvesting system
  • Project completion date December 2009

 

the lagoons
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The Lagoons 
Organization: Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates
Location: Dubai, UAE
Project Objective:Mixed-use development

Fast Facts:

  • Site development consists of 7 islands
  • 70 million sq ft of building space
  • The four towers:
    • Ranging from 54 to 97 floors designed to represent the movement of candlelight
    • Over 6 million sq ft of office, hotel, and residential space
    • Base podium of the business district can hold 35,000 automobiles
    • Each floor plate is unique to itself

 

Point B Design
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Point B Design 
Organization: Point B Design
Location: Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, United States
Project Objectives:
  • House private art collection in an environment that responds to changes in the interior and the exterior environment
  • Design a system of display components that deploy throughout the gallery’s lifecycle
  • Design a programmable lighting system that can shift over periods ranging from seconds to 16 days
  • Generate an expanded set of design considerations to explore legitimate constellations of building solutions
  • Analyze numerous changes in each design iteration

Fast Facts:

  • Point B Design employed multiple design strategies to accomplish primary objective
  • The building and surroundings were analyzed for levels of permanence and adaptability
  • An emergent display system interweaves new configurations and experiences that are responsive to the environment
  • The display system is based on a kit of parts
 

Additional Case Studies

 
AA Component Membrane

 

AA Component Membrane
Canopy for the Architectural Association in London
Marina Bay Bridge

 

Krakow Stadium Hills Business Park Stadium

 

Krakow Stadium
David Kosdruy and Eike Schling
Seton

 

Wayne
 

Case Study Videos

 
hugh whitehead
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Enabling Collective Visions  
Hugh Whitehead
Foster + Partners
steve downing
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Realistic Optimism 
Mark Burry
RMIT University

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