Start Date | Week | Structural Study | Assignments Due |
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Thursday, January 24 | Getting Started: Introduction Week 1: The German Tradition of Vaulted Forms |
Learning the Vocabulary Basics of Structural Analysis |
Monday, February 4 |
Thursday, January 31 | Week 2: Pier Luigi Nervi & the Italian Tradition of Ribbed Vaults | Spherical Domes I: Shape, Loads, and Supports | Monday, February 11 |
Thursday, February 7 | Week 3: The Spanish Tradition of Vaulted Structures | Horizontal Cantilevers Roofs | Monday, February 18 |
Thursday, February 14 | Week 4: Felix Candela and the Hyperbolic Paraboloid | Hyperbolic Paraboloid Umbrellas | Monday, February 25 |
Thursday, February 21 | Week 5: Heinz Isler and "Natural" Forms for Shells | Graphic Statics: Hanging Cable Roofs | Monday, March 4 |
Thursday, February 28 | Week 6: Contemporary Vaults: New Tools, New Materials, New Forms | Spherical Domes II: Meridonial and Hoop Forces | Monday, March 11 |