Beyond bending : Reimagining compression shells
- Author
- Block Research Group
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Publisher
- Detail
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Arts & Architecture
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The examination of old construction principles in combination with the development of new digital graphic construction methods leads to unusual ways in the design of self-supporting structures. Based on its Armadillo Vault, which was awarded at the Venice Biennale 2016, the Block Research Group of ETH Zurich describes development processes and visions of resource-saving, refined load-bearing structures without steel. The intensive examination of principles is fundamental.
Keywords: Architecture / Coques (Ingénierie) / Decke / Formes/ Gewölbe / Optimisation des structures / Schale / Shapes / Shells (Engineering) / Structural optimization / Shell structures
