Diagrid structures : systems, connections, details / Terri Meyer Boake.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Basel : Birkhäuser, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783038215646
  • 3038215643
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 724.6 B59 2014
LOC classification:
  • TA684 .B59 2014
Other classification:
  • ZH 4500
Diagrids are load-bearing structures made of steel diagonal grids. They were first used in the great buildings of the turn of the millennium, such as the Swiss Re Tower in London ("The Gherkin") and the Hearst Magazine Tower in New York City. Dagrids owe their ensuing popularity not only to their stunning aesthetic value, but also to their very tangible benefits: lateral loading capacity, a massive saving of material, a significant gain in open, usable floor area, and increased flexibility in accommodating geometries.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 178) and indexes.

Diagrids are load-bearing structures made of steel diagonal grids. They were first used in the great buildings of the turn of the millennium, such as the Swiss Re Tower in London ("The Gherkin") and the Hearst Magazine Tower in New York City. Dagrids owe their ensuing popularity not only to their stunning aesthetic value, but also to their very tangible benefits: lateral loading capacity, a massive saving of material, a significant gain in open, usable floor area, and increased flexibility in accommodating geometries.

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