Nature as a Source of Inspiration for the Structure of the Sydney Opera House
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2022-02-02Cita bibliográfica
Rey-Rey, J. Nature as a Source of Inspiration for the Structure of the Sydney Opera House. Biomimetics 2022, 7, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7010024
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[Abstract] Architects throughout the ages have looked to nature for answers to complex questions about the most appropriate structural forms for their buildings. This is the case of Jørn Utzon and the design of roof shells of the Sydney Opera House, in which the search for natural references was constant, from the nautical references in the initial design phases to the final spherical solution based on the analogy with an orange. This paper analyzes the influence of nature as a source of inspiration in this World Heritage building, assessing through FEM calculation models the suitability of the different solutions proposed and weighing up the influence of certain factors such as scale in this type of process. Through the calculation models developed, it has been possible to verify the poor performance of the initial designs compared to the power of the final solution, which, after more than 5 years of research by the design team headed by Utzon, was able to solve the enormous problem with a “simple” typological and geometric change.
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Sydney Opera House
Biomimetics
Shell structures
Reinforced concrete shells
Funicularity
Biomimetics
Shell structures
Reinforced concrete shells
Funicularity
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2313-7673