This reading assignment was very informative. It was interesting to read a detailed account of the design and construction process of a large scale gridshell building. If i were to make a visual assessment of gridshell structures without any previous knowledge or exposure to them i would be inclined to believe that they were a very complex and difficult method of building construction. The intentions of this article seemed to be concerned with dispelling this conception, as well as illustrating the realities of collaborative gridshell design.
After reading this article I am a bit nervous for the rest of the studio (i have to be honest here). I am a perfectionist by nature, not to mention the fact that i am also a person consumed by conceptions of connection and construction (i also tend to write with alliterative phrases...not all that cool...) The complexity of creating feasible gridshell design could well dominate my process......I guess that i know what to watch out for...
I also have a hard time understanding how creating "improved oak laths" is an efficient process. Granted, Oak as a material possessed limited plasticitsy and greater bending strengths than coniferous counterparts, but the grain issue would seem to create more waste. This admitted waste was to be addressed through the reuse of trimmings as blocking at (finger joint) failure points and high shear stress nodes, but i still wonder if there was a better solution, how would a conventionally designed structure fare against the gridshell in terms of material use and waste?
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