The Hornet's Nest pavilion - learning the challenges of full-scale construction from a digital model

Author: Alejandro Niklison, Sabine Mueller and Florian Foerster

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3 March 2020

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The Hornet's Nest pavilion - learning the challenges of full-scale construction from a digital model

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Alejandro Niklison, Sabine Mueller and Florian Foerster
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3 March 2020
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Alejandro Niklison, Sabine Mueller and Florian Foerster

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 98, Issue 3, 2020, Page(s) 4

Date published

3 March 2020

Author

Alejandro Niklison, Sabine Mueller and Florian Foerster

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 98, Issue 3, 2020, Page(s) 4

Price

Standard: £10 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

In 2018, BuroHappold Engineering and Studio X of the Hochschule Anhalt Graduate School of Architecture in Dessau, Germany, collaborated on the design and construction of the Hornet's Nest, a parametrically designed, temporary, timber pavilion assembled without the use of mechanical connections.

The collaboration was part of the graduate school’s approach to teaching design, combining virtual three-dimensional (3D) modelling with full-scale building projects to foster understanding of the challenges of full-scale construction from a digitally designed model.

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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Timber Temporary & Demountable Arch Digital Parametric Project Focus Issue 3

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