Timber gridshells architecture, structure and craft

"Throughout history, people have constructed simple timber lattice shelters such as the tepee or yurt, covered with animal skins, leaves, grasses and woven fabrics. Over the last fifty years, more sophisticated webs of wood have emerged, with timber gridshells in particular becoming a structura...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chilton, John (-)
Otros Autores: Tang, Gabriel, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge 2017
Edición:1st published
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Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991009338269708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: shells with holes
  • early gridshells
  • Second generation deployable gridshells (post-Mannheim)
  • Ribbed gridshells
  • Alternative materials and systems
  • Small scale projects and experimentation
  • Made to measure - digital fabrication
  • Current and future projects under construction.