Framing a work of art

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Designers used a steel frame for the geometrically-based, curvilinear form of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The building, which opened in Oct 1997 at a cost of $100 million, has 12,000 square meters of exhibition space, most of which is free from columns. The frame of the flowing form consists entirely of straight bars of steel of a few different sizes. Fabricators made the steel pieces off-site and joined them on-site at nodal intersections. These nodes have bearing plates to permit changes of angle to produce curves. Computer-aided design was a vital part of the project.

Evaluation, Buildings and facilities, Art museums, Bilbao, Spain, Building, Iron and steel, Steel construction, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

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Steel exoskeleton defines architecture

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Fire engineering exposes exoskeletal structures with X-braced, structural steel frames in tall buildings, such as in Hotel de las Artes in Barcelona, Spain. The exoskeleton is resistant to earthquakes, wind gravity forces, fire, corrosion and temperature variations. Fire engineers determine the fire load and the character and duration of the fire and flame profile. They also ascertain temperatures of exposed steel elements opposite the window opening, along with establishing structural stability under fire loading conditions by using high temperature structural analysis.

Buildings

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Serpentine span

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The architectural design of pedestrian bridge, formally known as BP bridge, by architect Frank Gehry, are discussed. The bridge links Millennium Park to Centennial Park and the Lake Michigan shoreline to the east.

Illinois, Analysis, Bridges, Bridges (Structures), Architectural design

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