The fascination of reciprocal frameworks lies in the effortlessness
and lightness
of their seemingly interwoven elements. The diversity of
the forms and patterns of these constructions are created by an
interaction of mutually supporting members - a technique already
exploited by master builders hundreds of years ago. The first part of
the book examines the history of this load-bearing principle, which is
little known today but stretches from Renaissance master architects such
as Leonardo da Vinci right up to current architectural practice. The
second part of the publication provides an insight into the principle's
intrinsic system, and provides examples of how it is possible using
digital tools to expand the current applicational fields of reciprocal
frameworks.
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