However, when it comes to selecting the geometric pattern for rib placement, it usually boils down to the old favorites, such as the barrel vaults with coffered ceilings—a long arch with a ...

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Granada have found a way to speed up the architectural design of vaults and domes with wavy patterns, while also conserving construction materials.

According to an international team , some of the strongest and most reliable domed ceilings can be built by more closely imitating the semi-irregular geometric patterns seen in dragonfly wings ...

This is the key to the dome’s stability. One of the researchers’ primary findings is that for domes with radial geometry, the herringbone brick pattern enables the bricks to be wedged as plate-bandes ...

Altogether, the dome comprises 10,968 individual elements, 7,850 individual stars, 8 cladding layers, and weighs more than 7,000 tons, supported by two layers of steelwork ("we consider the dome ...

Filippo Brunelleschi designed Florence Cathedral's famed red-brick dome. Getty Images Engineers and tourists alike have long marveled at the impressive domes of the Italian Renaissance, including ...

A dome spans 180 metres over the huge new art museum, which officially opens to the public on 11 November 2017. ... Almost 8,000 metal stars overlap to form the geometric pattern of the dome.

The dome popped into shape nicely, as Mr. Solly had predicted. “James deserves all the credit,” said Ms. Martin. Still, she told the students, “the computer is not your only tool.