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A Developmental Route to Local Specificity. Nested Catenaries
Author(s) -
Hensel Defne Sunguroğlu,
Bover Guillem Baraut
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1886
Subject(s) - catenary , architecture , context (archaeology) , masonry , architectural engineering , engineering , civil engineering , computer science , history , archaeology , structural engineering
Architect Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel and engineer Guillem Baraut Bover describe the Nested Catenaries design and construction system they have developed as part of a research project at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO). They explain how their innovative development of an unreinforced masonry shell structure made up of a single layer of bricks is informed by ancient building traditions and has been further evolved to be attuned to local context.