In this paper structures that actively use bending as a self-forming process are reviewed. By
bringing together important material developments and various historical as well as recently …

The evolution of elastic grid shells has observed significant progress in the fields of
computational form-finding, structural analysis and to some extent buildability since their …

Grid shells are efficient structural systems covering large open spaces with relatively small
amount of materials. Also, post forming techniques allow realization of geometrically …

Applications in which composite materials are used as bearing structural elements are rare
and generally copy structural solutions that have been optimized for steel for years …

The paper describes the design and construction of the roof of the Savill Building. The
structure is a timber gridshell, a technique presented at previous WCTE Conferences (2002 …

Timber gridshell structures, such as the Multihalle for the federal garden festival in
Mannheim or the Downland Museum, have been the result of a creative–generative process …

Strained gridshells are reticulated shell structures that are erected from a flat grid of initially
straight laths. The structural efficiency of a gridshell is determined by its shape, which is …

Composite materials are well known for their low density, high strength and high resistance
against corrosion and fatigue; but so far only few constructions have been built with these …

This paper describes timber gridshell design methods and building techniques. The authors'
experience with such projects is used to highlight the advantages of timber gridshells …

Gridshells are defined as structures that have the shape and rigidity of a double curvature
shell but consist of a grid instead of a continuous surface. This study concerns those …