IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Felix Candela. Simple concrete shell ...

Throughout the 20th century, a number of innovators experimented with fabric as a flexible membrane for the support of fluid concrete, forming structural members. Significant among the early ...

John V. (Jack) Christiansen, a pioneer in designing thin shell concrete structures, died Aug. 16 on Bainbridge Island. He was 89. Christiansen worked as a structural engineer in Seattle and was ...

There probably aren't many domed concrete structures where you live, and there's a reason for that – they're difficult to build. Doing so usually requires the construction of a supporting wooden ...