The other gridshell

By Nic Pople 2002-08-06T00:00:00

The diary of the Goethean Science Centre workshop reads more like a boy's own adventure than a high-powered construction project, from its barely-there budget and low-tech modelling to the courageous volunteers who tested the shell's resilience by climbing onto it

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