The self-supporting, doubly curved shell roof has multiple layers: the heating and cooling coils and the insulation are installed over the inner concrete layer. A second, exterior layer of the ...

Concrete has been around for millennia, but that doesn't mean we can't cook up new ways to build with the world's favorite construction material. It's been electrified to melt snow and used as an "ink ...

KnitCandela is a curved concrete shell consisting of an ultra-light steel cable net and knitted formwork. The knitted fabric panels were transported to the construction site in just two cases. The ...

This article discusses historical examples of concrete structural systems along with various possibilities and uses of folded and curved beams, as well as textile-reinforced concrete shell structures ...

A prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods has been designed and built by researchers from the ETH Zurich. The shell is part of a roof-top ...

This Ahmedabad house by Shikha Parmar and Ashish Parmar of Achyutam Designs was designed as a new family home for a long-time client. Two structures, each apparently formed from a ribbon of concrete, ...

Let's think of a paper sheet. If we tried to stiffen it from its primary state, it couldn't support its own weight. However, if we bend it, the sheet achieves a new structural quality. The shells act ...