Gridshell
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A gridshell is a structure which derives its strength from its double curvature, but is constructed of a grid or lattice.
The steel gridshell by Vladimir Shukhov (during construction), Vyksa near Nizhny Novgorod, 1897
Multihalle in Mannheim, a wooden gridshell structure designed by Frei Otto
Interior of the gridshell Savill Building
Solidays Forum: a 350 m2 glassfibre composite material elastic gridshell, Paris, France, 2011
Diagrid
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A diagrid is a framework of diagonally intersecting metal, concrete, or wooden beams that is used in the construction of buildings and roofs. It requires less structural steel than a conventional stee
Base of 30 St Mary Axe, London, UK
The world's first diagrid hyperboloid structure in Polibino, Russia
MyZeil, Frankfurt, Germany
CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China