ARC341 Building 3 Spring 2019 - Lecture 3 - Vector-active - Chapter 2

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FUE - Future University in Egypt Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Department of Architectural Engineering

ARC 341: Building Construction and Materials (3) Spring 2019 Instructor: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub Vector-active - Chapter 2



Vector-active - Chapter 2


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Knowledge of vector-active structure systems therefore is not only basic to the designer of highrise buildings, but also for the planner of future three-dimensional city structures.

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With the development of clean, accentuated joints and simple, lean member sections, triangulated structure and truss systems in future building will be also mastered aesthetically and will play that formdetermining role which design potential and structural quality deserve.

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Biosphere 2, by Space Biospheres Venture. 1991.


West Edmonton Mall, by the Ghermezian Brothers (developers) and Maurice Sunderland (architect). 1981.





Videos • Space Frame Project - Abu Dhabi UAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHfbP0C bJ1o


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