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 ...
A "remarkable" concrete building inspired by hanging cloths has been granted protected status on the centenary of its Swiss architect's birth. The former Norwich Sports Village, which opened in ...
The concrete shell structure of the Norwich Sports Village designed by Swiss engineer Heinz Isler in Norfolk, UK, has been Grade II-listed. According to heritage body Historic England, the structure ...