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Illustrated description of remarkable aluminum roof structure, covering Congress building for 6th Congress (July 1961) of International Union of Architects at South Bank, London; roof being interesting example of aluminum stressed skin space grid, consists of 132 prefabricated aluminum pyramids; sheet pyramids, after interconnection, form not only main load-carrying structure, but act as roof covering; erection of roof. (see also French version in Rev de l'Aluminium v 38 n 289 July-Aug 1961 p 888-91)
Illustrated description of remarkable aluminum roof structure, covering Congress building for 6th Congress (July 1961) of International Union of Architects at South Bank, London; roof being interesting example of aluminum stressed skin space grid, consists of 132 prefabricated aluminum pyramids; sheet pyramids, after interconnection, form not only main load-carrying structure, but act as roof covering; erection of roof. (see also French version in Rev de l'Aluminium v 38 n 289 July-Aug 1961 p 888-91)
Aluminium sheet structure
Light Metals
Makowski, Z.S. (author)
Light Metals ; 24
1961
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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