| Description |
1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: shells with holes -- Early gridshells. Deubau, Essen, Germany, 1962 -- Montreal Expo, Canada, 1967 -- The S.T.I. experimental model at IL, Stuttgart, Germany, 1973 -- Multihalle and restaurant, Bundesgartenshau, Mannheim, Germany, 1975 -- Second-generation deployable gridshells (post-Mannheim) Earth Centre, near Doncaster, UK, 1998 --The Japan Pavilion, World Expo, Hanover, Germany, 2000 -- The Weald and Downland gridshell, Singleton, UK, 2002 -- The Savill Garden gridshell, Berkshire, UK, 2005 -- The Chiddingstone Castle Orangery gridshell, Kent, UK, 2007 -- Ribbed gridshells. Shell German Federal Garden Exhibition, Dortmund, Germany, 1969 -- Waste recycling facility, Vienna, Austria, 1981 -- Expodach, World Exhibition, Hanover, Germany, 2000 -- Law Court Building, Antwerp, Belgium, 1998-2005 -- Alternative materials and systems. Silk Road Exhibition, Nara, Japan, 1988 -- Mermaid Bowl, Exposition of Sea and Island, Hiroshima, Japan, 1989 -- Naiju Community Center and Nursery School, Fukuoka, Japan, 1994 -- Uchino Community Center, Fukuoka, Japan, 1995 -- Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre, Kent and Sussex Borders, UK, 1999 -- Beatfuse!, New York, USA, 2006 -- Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Centre, Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand, 2010 -- Hermès store, Rive Gauche, Paris, France, 2010 -- KREOD Pavilions, London, UK, 2012 -- Heydar Aliyev International Airport Terminal, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2014 -- Ahuriri Valley Lodge, New Zealand, under construction in 2016 -- Recent small-scale projects and research experimentations. The Kupla gridshell, Helsinki, Finland, 2002 -- Alishan Bridge, Taiwan, 2003 -- The Swells gridshell, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK, 2011 -- Toledo gridshell, Naples, Italy, 2012 -- Woodome, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy, 2012 -- Trio entrance roof, Lecce, Italy, 2010 -- Jukbuin Pavilion, Barcelona, Spain, 2012 -- The Almond, Catalunya, Spain, 2013 -- Singapore University of Technology and Design gridshell, Singapore, 2013 -- Made to measure: digital fabrication. Solemar Therme, Bad Dürrheim Brine Baths, Germany, 1987 -- Toskana Thermal Springs, Bad Sulza, Germany, 1999 -- Toskana Thermal Springs, Bad Orb, Germany, 2009 -- Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, France, 2010 -- Clubhouse for the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Resort, Yeoju, South Korea, 2010 -- Metropol Parasol, Seville, Spain, 2010 -- Current practice. Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf, London, UK, 2015 -- The Malaysia Pavilion, Expo' 2015, Milan, Italy, 2015 -- The Tree of Life, Expo' 2015, Milan, Italy, 2015 -- The France Pavilion, Expo' 2015, Milan, Italy, 2015 -- Île Seguin 'Cité Musicale', Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France, under construction, expected 2016 -- New headquarters for Swatch/Omega, Biel (Bienne), Switzerland, under construction in 2016 -- Postscript |
| Summary |
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 structurally expressive form of architecture. Recent developments in digital design, 3-D modelling software, timber fabrication technologies as well as trends towards low-carbon construction have further reinforced architects' interest in the use of lightweight timber grids and lattice structures. This timely book charts the origin and evolution of the timber gridshell and its relation to timber lattice architecture. Drawing on a range of international case studies, the authors trace the effect advances in technology have had on design and construction in this field, providing a clear understanding of the structure, morphology, design process, and construction technology, and examining both the application and constraints of timber gridshells in architectural design. 'Timber Gridshells' is a highly illustrated, up-to-date resource which provides detailed answers and inspires new ideas. As such, it is essential reading for students of architecture as well as professional architects |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Building, Wooden.
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Grillages (Structural engineering)
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grillages.
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Building, Wooden
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Grillages (Structural engineering)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tang, Gabriel, author.
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| ISBN |
9781317682721 |
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1317682726 |
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1138775290 |
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9781138775299 |
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1317682734 |
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9781317682738 |
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9781315773872 |
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1315773872 |
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