Sunday, April 8, 2007

Grid Shell Response

This seems like a continuation of the conversation on Monday. How do you fit program elements within such an irregular shape, and can you justify the enormous amount of "custom labor" involved? The make-a-mat-then-bend-it-into-shape method isn't all that interesting to me.
The fact that you can bend pieces into place, then based solely on the geometry of the structure, they maintain their form is worth pursuing. Especially from a labor standpoint. All the parts could be prefabed with numbered joints then assembled by almost anyone.

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