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Building better, building beautiful: Novel method allows more architects to design attractive gridshell structures

A researcher from the University of Tokyo and a U.S.-based structural engineer developed a new computational form-finding ...

New Algorithm Lets Architects Design Stunning Curved Structures in Minutes

A new NURBS-based algorithm is revolutionizing gridshell design by enabling faster, smoother, and more flexible shape-finding ...
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KS2 Design and Technology skills: How to make a structure stronger

How can we make our structures stronger – so they don’t fall over? We could give our structures strong foundations. Like Isabel here. She's building her tower wide and thick at the bottom. Nice work, ...
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Translators for Design Guidance of Joints in Automotive Structures

SAE Transactions, Vol. 104, SECTION 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS, Part 2 (1995), pp. 2010-2019 (10 pages) A methodology is presented for developing two tools for design guidance of joints in car ...
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Design and Technology KS2: How to create a structure with angled walls

LAUREN:'Today's Dengineer is nine-year-old Maddie from Birmingham.' MADDIE:I really need your help Dengineers 'cause I love sport and I really want to win gold at the Paralympics. OLGA:I came up with ...