Behind SANAA's illusion of weightlessness.
The article discusses the construction of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. The design by architectural firm SANAA uses diagonal braces and perimeter trusses created by engineering firm Simpson Gumpertz and Heger (SGH) to support the building without the use of columns. The design...
| Published in: | Architectural Record Vol. 196; no. 3; pp. 46 - 47 |
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Mar2008
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