Chuck Hoberman
“Transformable Strategies for Adaptive Building Performance”
March 4 2009
Website: Hoberman Transformable Design
Selected Articles
Rappaport, Nina. “Chuck Hoberman wants buildings to change”. Architectural record, 2007 Dec., v.195, n.12, p.154-155, photographs, computer drawings. Summary: Hoberman's work with Foster + Partners.
Kucharek, Jan-Carlos. “Folding universe [Chuck Hoberman].” RIBA journal, 2006 July, v.113, n.7, p.58-59, photographs, models.
Summary: On the work of New York designer Chuck Hoberman, who creates building structures that are capable of changing their form through retraction. Examples include the Olympic Arch at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City; a model for a shelter that changes form in response to climatic conditions; and the German Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hannover.
"Olympischer Bogen". Arch plus, 2002 May, n.159-160, p.108-111, photographs.Summary: Retractable ceremonial arch for the Medals Plaza at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, designed by Chuck Hoberman. Engineer: Buro Happold.
Teague, Matthew; Dawson, Susan; Slavid, Ruth. “MetalWorks: major structures [Spring 2002]. Architects' journal, 2002 Mar.28, v.215, n.12, suppl., p.[1]-16, photographs, aerial photographs, portraits, computer drawings, sections, elevations, isometric drawings, diagrams. Summary: Spring 2002 is a 16p. supplement to AJ on metalwork. Features four projects.
Barrett, Claer. “Hoberman's Olympic effort.” World architecture, 2002 Feb., n.103, p.10, photographs
Summary: Retractable ceremonial arch for the Medals Plaza at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, designed by Chuck Hoberman.
Whitehead, Ingrid. “Steel mesh and engineering wizardry unfold into a dome.” Architectural record, 2000 Oct., v.188, n.10, p.79-80, photographs. Summary: Retractable dome at the German Pavilion is an 'unfolding structure', an object that changes size and shape. Designer: Chuck Hoberman.
Hoberman, Chuck. “Faltstrukturen für temporäre Gebäude = Temporary unfolding structures.” Detail, 1996 Dec., v.36, n.8, p.1184-1185, drawings, portraits, photographs. Summary: In German and English; French summary, p.1253. Mechanical engineer and inventor Chuck Hoberman is working on a number of folding structures for practical constructional applications, including a folding tent and folding geodesic dome.
Hoberman, Chuck. “Kunst und Wissenschaft der Faltungen = The art and science of folding structures.” Arch plus, 1996 Apr., n.131, p.77-78, computer drawings, details, photographs. Summary: Technology for objects and structures that change their size and shape.
Davidson, Cynthia C.; Nordenson, Guy; Raman, Mahadev; Hoberman, Chuck. “ 3 engineers (sitting around talking.” Any, 1995, n.10, p.50-55. Summary: Engineers Guy Nordenson, Mahadev Raman and Chuck Hoberman met with Davidson to talk about their concepts of the mechanical.
Tomei, Elena. “Una struttura espandibile: The Iris Dome.” Arca, 1993 July-Aug., n.73, p.[54]-57, models. Text in Italian and English. Model for a retractable roofing structure. Engineer: Charles Hoberman.
Hoberman, Chuck. “Unfolding architecture.” Architectural design, 1993 Mar.-Apr., v.63, n.3-4, p.[56]-59, illustrations, models, photographs. Summary: On technology for objects and structures that change their size and shape.
Nordenson, Guy. “An inventive nature.” Sites, 1992, n.24, p.31-33, drawings. Summary: On the engineering theories of Chuck Hoberman.
Hoberman, Chuck. “The art and science of folding structures: New geometries of continuous multidimensional transformations.” Sites, 1992, n.24, p.34-53, models, drawings, photographs, portraits.