Weald_and_Downland_Gridshell

Weald and Downland Gridshell

Weald and Downland Gridshell

Museum in West Sussex, England

The Weald and Downland Gridshell (2002) is a building designed by Buro Happold and Edward Cullinan Architects for the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum: it was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2002.[1] The building is a structural wooden gridshell, constructed of oak sourced from Normandy, and cladded with local cedar.[2] Before constructing the gridshell, members of Buro Happold and the Cullinan practice-built a prototype during their own time on weekends. This was also a self-supporting gridshell, and was used as a temporary entrance canopy on the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

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References

  1. [1]
    Don Barker (29 January 2003). "Cullinan Throws a Curve". Architecture Week. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    "The Weald and Downland Gridshell". Institution of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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