Strength and beauty.

The article discusses the shell lace single-surface structural technique developed in 2009 by the architectural firm Tonkin Liu. Topics covered include shell lace structures' formal principles such as curvature, corrugation and distortion, shell lace structure's reassertion of the direct relationshi...

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Publicado en:RIBA Journal Vol. 122; no. 12; pp. 46 - 47
Autor principal: Liu, Anna
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: RIBA Enterprises Ltd Dec2015
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Sumario:The article discusses the shell lace single-surface structural technique developed in 2009 by the architectural firm Tonkin Liu. Topics covered include shell lace structures' formal principles such as curvature, corrugation and distortion, shell lace structure's reassertion of the direct relationship between structure and form, and the firm's shell lace structure projects such as Rain Bow Gate and the Salford Meadows Bridge.