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technology1 month ago•17 min saved

Gaudí's Sagrada Família: from ancient arches to the world's tallest church

Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona—still unfinished—has become the world’s tallest church at 172.5m thanks to a catenary-arch design and cutting-edge engineering: tree-like load-bearing columns, internal steel-tendoned pre-stressed stone panels to replace flying buttresses, and an Arup-led approach that lightens weight and improves wind resistance; the project also uses drones and AI to monitor cracks as it nears completion, with a centenary inauguration of the central tower.

via BBC|

#arup #catenary-arch #gaudi

architecture3 years ago•2 min saved

"Istanbul's Modern Museum: A Collaboration of Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Arup"

Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Arup have completed the new Istanbul Modern Museum, which features 10,500 square meters of usable space across five levels, including large exhibition galleries, multifunctional spaces, dedicated zones for education, offices, and spaces for commercial activity. The circular columns and round mechanical funnels form an architectural landscape at ground level, while a glass fence underneath the main volume of the building provides protected areas for an outdoor sculpture terrace as well as educational spaces for children. The second floor has 3,300 square meters of exhibition space that house permanent and temporary exhibition galleries.

via ArchDaily|

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