TIMBER GRIDSHELLS ARCHITECTURE, STRUCTURE AND CRAFT

• Main Authors: Chilton, John (Author), Tang, Gabriel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London New York Routledge 2017
• Subjects: Building, Wooden; Grillages (Structural engineering)
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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 underst...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction : shells with holes
• Early gridshells
• Second-generation deployable gridshells (post-Mannheim)
• Ribbed gridshells
• Alternative materials and systems
• Recent small-scale projects and research experimentations
• Made to measure : digital fabrication
• Current practice