Thin Shell Concrete Structures

Name: Thin Shell Concrete Structures
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Modern Architecture

Created byFederico von Borstel

Last updated 9/2023

English

What you'll learn

At the end of this course students will gain an understanding and appreciation of architecture based on geometries.
The course enhances human development.
The course promotes self-learning.
The course seeks to enrich your life experience.

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 1h 3m total length

Introduction1:30
Explore thin shell concrete structures in this course, starting with hyperbolas and hyperboloid geometry, and examine the pioneering work of architects including Felix Candela.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 25:03
Explore hyperbolas and their rotation around the focal axis to form hyperboloids of one sheet or two sheets, built with straight concrete members.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 35:38
Explore hyperboloid and diagrid thin-shell concepts through towers and structures, highlighting diamond-shaped diagonally intersecting members in metal or concrete for lighthouses, rotundas, and stadium domes.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 44:43
Explore thin shell concrete structures, including flat plates and domes with ellipsoidal or cylindrical shapes, formed by spraying concrete onto a wire mesh and avoiding interior columns.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 52:30
Explore thin shell concrete roof and cable-stayed bridges, including a geodesic-dome-inspired form, and examine cable arrangements where a single main cable spans towers before cables descend.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 63:35
Explore thin shell concrete innovations, including long-span barrel vaults and the rebellious shell, showcased by catenary arches in the U.S. Air Force hangar and Hersheypark arena.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 73:18
Explore thin shell concrete structures through truss-based buttresses that shape hemispherical roofs, edge detailing, and fenestration patterns, with notable examples from early and refined designs.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 82:30
Examine how an influential engineer advanced thin shell concrete structures, including a dome with skylight and a cantilevered grandstand roof in Madrid, emphasizing the central element and weight distribution.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 97:39
Examine Felix Candela's thin shell concrete structures, featuring umbrella footings, groin vaults, and hyperbolic roofs across iconic Mexico buildings like the M.B.A. restaurant and the Cosmic Rays Laboratory.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 1010:00
Explore Felix Candela’s thin shell concrete structures—from Chapultepec Park’s museum grouping in Mexico City to Valencia’s oceanographic—featuring domes, catenary arches, and elegant fenestration.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 112:25
Work with thin shell concrete structures in lecture 11 of the thin shell concrete structures course.
Thin Shell Concrete Structures Lecture 124:56
Explore thin shell concrete structures, focusing on hyperbolic paraboloid saddle shapes and lightweight canopy designs showcased in Munich's stadium and expo pavilions by Felix Candela.
Course Catalog9:23
Explore the course catalog for thin shell concrete structures. See the available offerings and how they fit within this course.

Requirements

This course requires an interest in Architecture and particularly an interest in Thin Shell Concrete Structures.

Description

This is a course on the developments of Thin Shell Concrete Structures in Modern Architecture. The course traces the development of this unique and beautiful architecture from its origins to some of its most prolific architects and designers. The geometries used in this type of architecture are unique and substantially different from those of standard post and beam architecture. The forms achieved by these architects, engineers and designers have revolutionized modern architecture. I teach lecture courses and studios as I wish they would have been taught to me. Much of the graphic material in my lectures is taken or generated first hand directly by me on site. I teach to learn. I teach subjects as I wish they were taught to me. The Mission Statement. Education is a tool for the improvement of successive generations. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius

This course is designed under the premise that humans should be taught in a way that is modeled after the educational patterns of evolution.

The design, development and application of educational systems based on the educational principles of evolution generates a philosophy and methodology of education in synchrony with the evolutionary education system that is firmly and deeply rooted in each of us.

Education for evolution is an educational system designed to help propel humans forward in the natural course of evolution. The purpose of education for evolution is to enhance and strengthen the natural evolutionary process of humans through the mechanism of education. The means to achieve this objective is the design of a curricula based on the same educational techniques and strategies used by natural evolution, enhanced and guided by the application of conscious educational decisions.

Who this course is for:

This course if for anyone interested in Architecture and particularly Modern Architecture.