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General Information

Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Gridshell
Function / usage: Museum building
Material: Timber structure

Location

Location: , , , ,
Coordinates: 50° 54' 24.03" N    0° 45' 23.99" W
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Technical Information

Materials

shell wood

Excerpt from Wikipedia

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. The building is a structural wooden gridshell, constructed of oak sourced from Normandy. 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.

Awards

The project has won the following awards:

  • RIBA Regional Architecture Award 2002.
  • Runner-up for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2003.
  • IStructE David Alsop Commendation 2003.
  • British Construction Industry Awards 2002. Winner of the Small Project category.
  • American Institute of Architects, Excellence in Design Award 2003.
  • Civic Trust Award for outstanding contribution to the quality and appearance of the environment.
  • Sussex Heritage Trust 2003. Winner Commercial and Industrial Category.
  • Wood Awards 2003. Gold Award Winner.
  • Wood Awards 2003. Structural Category Winner.
  • European Wood Facade Contest Award given by the Nordic Timber Council.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Weald and Downland Gridshell" and modified on 22 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Architecture
Structural engineering
Construction
Scaffolding

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20001615
  • Published on:
    05/08/2001
  • Last updated on:
    08/05/2016
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