'Making: Gridshells' lecture series

Pennine Lecture Theatre, Shef eld Hallam University Level 2, Shef eld S1 1WB, 6pm nightly

This lecture series is organised by Gabriel Tang (Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University) and is part of SHEFFIELD 2016 YEAR OF MAKING.

Monday 31st Oct
The history and Future of Flexibly formed shells Diederik Veenendaal, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

Recent vaulted pavilions: complex geometry as a smart response to constraints
Edyta Augustynowicz, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

Tuesday 1st Nov
Simplifying for constructability: a case study of the computational design for two gridshells
Jack Bakker, ZJA (Zwarts and Jansma Architects), Amsterdam, Netherlands

Wednesday 2nd Nov

Lightweight Gridshells and Frei Otto
Jürgen Hennicke, Institute of Lightweight Structures, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Thursday 3rd Nov

Digital Design and Modular Construction of Timber Gridshells
Sergio Pone, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Friday 4th Nov
Form, Materials and Shells
Sigrid Adriaenssens, Princeton University, USA

Timber Gridshells: Architecture, Structure and Craft
John Chilton, University of Nottingham, UK Gabriel Tang, Sheffield Hallam University, UK 

Followed by reception at Long Gallery, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
Please book here.


For more info please contact:
G.Tang@shu.ac.uk

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