Multihalle in Mannheim, wooden gridshell structure designed with Frei Otto.
A gridshell is a structure which derives its strength from its double curvature (in the same way that a fabric structure derives strength from double curvature), but is constructed of a grid or lattice. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1344x1792, 751 KB) Description: public park Herzogenriedpark in Mannheim, Germany Source: own photography --Immanuel Giel 08:22, 6 March 2006 (UTC) Other versions: none File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1344x1792, 751 KB) Description: public park Herzogenriedpark in Mannheim, Germany Source: own photography --Immanuel Giel 08:22, 6 March 2006 (UTC) Other versions: none File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Mannheim is a city in Germany. ... The worlds first steel tensile structure by Vladimir Shukhov (during construction), Nizhny Novgorod, 1896 The Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Kings Domain, Melbourne A tensile structure is a construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending. ...
The grid can be made of any material, but is most often wood (similar to garden trellis) or steel.
Gridshells were pioneered in the 1940s by Frei Otto, later resulting in the construction of the Mannheim Multihalle in Germany. 1972 Munich Olympic Stadium West Germany Pavilion at Expo 67, Montreal Canada Multihalle in Mannheim Frei Otto (31 May 1925) is a German architect and research engineer. ...
Gridshell Buildings
Mannheim Multihalle by Frei Otto and Buro Happold[1], a very large exhibition space constructed in 1975.