The Nuvola for the Nuovo Centro Congressi in Rome

The Nuvola for the Nuovo Centro Congressi in Rome

In the EUR district, in the city of Rome, a complex membrane project is built, different from known tensile projects. In more than 10 years the idea of a light floating cloud inside the glazed congress centre has been developed, and is now going to be realized. This article describes the design proc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Steel construction : design and research 2015-11, Vol.8 (4), p.230-236
1. Verfasser: Stimpfle, Bernd
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Design
form-finding
nurbs geometry
patterning
seam layout
silicone glass membrane
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Zusammenfassung:In the EUR district, in the city of Rome, a complex membrane project is built, different from known tensile projects. In more than 10 years the idea of a light floating cloud inside the glazed congress centre has been developed, and is now going to be realized. This article describes the design process of shape and detail, different trial assemblies and it shows the final layout and the details.
ISSN:1867-0520
1867-0539
DOI:10.1002/stco.201510031