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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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15th Venice Architecture Biennale (2016): Arsenale Exhibit (ETH Zurich)
Work_PrefTitle
15th Venice Architecture Biennale (2016): Arsenale Exhibit (ETH Zurich)
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Alternate Title:
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Beyond Bending
Work_AltTitle
Beyond Bending
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Image View:
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View of the top finished surface, which resembles an armadillo shell
Image_Title
View of the top finished surface, which resembles an armadillo shell
Image View
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Creator:
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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich) (Swiss university, founded 1854)
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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich) (Swiss university, founded 1854)
Creator
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Location:
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exhibition: Venice, Veneto, Italy
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
exhibition: Venice, Veneto, Italy
Location
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Location Note:
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Giardini della Biennale; Arsenale
Work_LocationNotes
Giardini della Biennale; Arsenale
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.429167 12.356944
GPS
45.429167 12.356944
GPS
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Date:
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2016 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
2016 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Swiss
Work_Culture
Swiss
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Twenty-first century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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compound vault
Work_Worktype1
compound vault
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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traveling exhibition
Work_Worktype2
traveling exhibition
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Architecture and City Planning
Work_Classification
Architecture and City Planning
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Material:
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limestone, steel base
Work_MaterialDisplay
limestone, steel base
Material
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
construction (assembling)
Technique
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Measurements:
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16 m (length, main span)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
16 m (length, main span)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); engineering and industrial design; manufacturing; structural engineering; Armadillo Vault
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); engineering and industrial design; manufacturing; structural engineering; Armadillo Vault
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Description:
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ETH Zurich's Block Research Group worked with engineering firm Ochsendorf DeJong & Block and masonry specialist The Escobedo Group to create the Armadillo Vault, a canopy using 399 slabs of limestone, showcasing a "milestone for stone engineering". The curving canopy features structural spans of up to 16 meters, but is supported entirely through compression rather than with the use of adhesives or fixings. The main span is only five centimeters thick where it touches on top. This means it is an extremely thin shell; compared to an eggshell, it is half the thickness proportionately. The project was developed using RhinoVAULT, a digital design plugin that is licensed by ETH Zurich and has over 16,000 users. It demonstrates that, with detailed knowledge of how compressive forces affect architectural structures, buildings can be constructed more efficiently using sustainable materials rather than steel. Block's team chose to work with limestone, one of the most difficult materials to use structurally. The Beyond Bending exhibition also included four "vaulted" floor prototypes (slabs that use less material) and a series of graphical force diagrams. (Source: Dezeen [website]; https://www.dezeen.c om/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
ETH Zurich's Block Research Group worked with engineering firm Ochsendorf DeJong & Block and masonry specialist The Escobedo Group to create the Armadillo Vault, a canopy using 399 slabs of limestone, showcasing a "milestone for stone engineering". The curving canopy features structural spans of up to 16 meters, but is supported entirely through compression rather than with the use of adhesives or fixings. The main span is only five centimeters thick where it touches on top. This means it is an extremely thin shell; compared to an eggshell, it is half the thickness proportionately. The project was developed using RhinoVAULT, a digital design plugin that is licensed by ETH Zurich and has over 16,000 users. It demonstrates that, with detailed knowledge of how compressive forces affect architectural structures, buildings can be constructed more efficiently using sustainable materials rather than steel. Block's team chose to work with limestone, one of the most difficult materials to use structurally. The Beyond Bending exhibition also included four "vaulted" floor prototypes (slabs that use less material) and a series of graphical force diagrams. (Source: Dezeen [website]; https://www.dezeen.c om/)
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Image Description:
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To speed up the construction time, each piece of limestone was left unfinished on the underside. This created a canopy that looks similar to an armadillo shell on top, but has a rough, stripy underside.
Image_Description
To speed up the construction time, each piece of limestone was left unfinished on the underside. This created a canopy that looks similar to an armadillo shell on top, but has a rough, stripy underside.
Image Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Twelve
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module Twelve
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A2-I-VE-VB16-49-A05
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A2-I-VE-VB16-49-A05
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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