| Poly International Plaza by SOM, Beijing, China |
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| Poly International Plaza is a true collaborative effort between SOM's Structural Engineering and Architecture groups. The two disciplines worked closely to provide a design and interior environment that would be impossible with a conventional moment-frame system. An elliptical form typically requires the greatest overturning resistance at the narrow ends. The diagrid redirects high-demand lateral loads away from the ends of the building, making it possible to introduce open atriums at the building's narrow ends. >>> |
Posted by: 3D-Archive | 13/04/2017 06:07
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| Aequorea - futuristic city made of garbage (3D animation) |
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A Belgian Architect has designed a concept for a futuristic aquatic home that makes use of one of the present day's biggest boons: garbage. Vincent Callebaut's concept is called Aequorea, and consists of massive domes made from algae and garbage from the great Pacific garbage patch. >>> |
Posted by: 3D-Archive | 12/04/2017 06:37
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