Catenary Compression

School Of Science

‘Catenary compression’ was originally developed by Boston-based architectural studio NADAAA as a rese-arch project — pairing up unlikely structural properties to work together for extraordinary circumstances.

Working with light block construction that conventio-nally operates in compression, the design team set out to build an structural catenary — a curve or chain that hangs freely from two or more points — relieving the ground from any physical contact.

Contributed by: Nader Tehrani & Katie Faulkner

Complete Article and Images are available in the Jan 2018 Issue of Building Giants

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