Frei Paul Otto (German: [fʁaɪ ˈʔɔtoː]; 31 May 1925 – 9 March 2015) was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures...
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architect and engineer Frei Otto, whose first use of the idea was in the construction of the West German pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal. Otto next used the idea...
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Arbeit macht frei ([ˈaʁbaɪt ˈmaxt ˈfʁaɪ] ) is a German phrase translated as "Work makes one free" or, more idiomatically, "Work sets you free" or "Work...
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and during the course of his studies, Mahmoud Bodo Rasch worked with Frei Otto at the Institut für leichte Flächentragwerke (Institute for Lightweight...
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Lightweight Structures. The founder Mahmoud Bodo Rasch studied with Frei Otto, worked in the Frei Otto Warmbronn studio and at the Institute for Lightweight Structures...
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alone. Designed by the German architect Günther Behnisch and the engineer Frei Otto, with the assistance of John Argyris, the lightweight tent construction...
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can be seen in the work of Frei Otto, Shigeru Ban, and Zaha Hadid. The design of the Munich Olympic Stadium by Frei Otto was inspired by soap surfaces...
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Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014. "Frei Otto, 2015 Laureate". Pritzker Architecture Prize. March 10, 2015. Archived...
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Frei Otto, Buro Happold was instrumental in further developing the knowledge and technology of fabric structures. With Bodo Rasch, a protégé of Frei Otto...
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Schirmkonstruktionen von Frei Otto - Arch+ Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Nerdinger, Winfried: Frei Otto. Das Gesamtwerk: Leicht Bauen...
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Schumacher has said that he believes the work of Frei Otto (1925 - 2015) is a precursor of Parametricism, as Frei "used physical processes as simulations and...
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mountain, it was built in 1985 by OHO Joint Venture, a team composed of Frei Otto, Buro Happold, and Omrania. Tuwaiq Palace won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture...
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through the force of gravity acting on the strings. German architect Frei Otto also experimented with non-digital parametric processes, using soap bubbles...
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architectural groups include the Metabolist Movement, Archigram, Cedric Price, Frei Otto, Constant Nieuwenhuys, Yona Friedman, and Buckminster Fuller. Atlantropa...
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curvature. Shukhov Rotunda by Vladimir Shukhov, 1896 Mannheim Multihalle by Frei Otto and Arup Structures 3 (many of whose team members later left to found...
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architects and offices include Pritzker Prize winners Gottfried Böhm and Frei Otto. German literature can be traced back to the Middle Ages and the works...
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legal approval. Designed by architect Shigeru Ban along with consultants Frei Otto (the German architect who created the Olympic Stadium (Munich) and the...
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only a few scientific buildings. In 1971, a team led by German architect Frei Otto made a feasibility study for an air-supported city dome two kilometers...
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and the Stuttgart tensile architect Mahmoud Bodo Rasch, a student of Frei Otto. The present-day mosque Rear view of the mosque Outside wall walkway One...
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1979 founded by Kaplický and Nixon while working at Foster Associates Frei Otto (1925-2015) Renzo Piano (b.1937) Formed partnership Piano + Rogers in...
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biggest demonstration against the project so far. Prior to that escalation, Frei Otto, one of the architects responsible for the project, cited a 2003 report...
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Hotel and Conference Centre, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, by Rolf Gutbrod and Frei Otto Agricultural Training Centre, Nianing, Senegal Conservation of Sidi Bou...
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narrow and private interests. Cedric Price Daniel Libeskind Frank Gehry Frei Otto Greg Lynn Oscar Niemeyer Peter Eisenman Rem Koolhaas Wolf D. Prix Zaha...
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spatial net architecture was elaborately covered in his book publication Frei Otto – Spannweiten (1965). A scholarship of the Graham Foundation for Advanced...
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been used in practical problem solving applications. Structural engineer Frei Otto used soap bubble films to determine the geometry of a sheet of least surface...
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artist Frei Otto (1925–2015), architect, architectural theorist and professor of architecture, builder of the Munich Olympic Park Sylke Otto (born 1969)...
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Souto de Moura (2011) Wang Shu (2012) Toyo Ito (2013) Shigeru Ban (2014) Frei Otto (2015) Alejandro Aravena (2016) Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramón...
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high-tech style. Less direct precursors included Buckminster Fuller and Frei Otto, whose focus on minimizing construction resources generated an emphasis...
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King's Cross Station, London, England Vladimir Shukhov Buckminster Fuller Frei Otto Norman Foster Gridshell Geodesic dome Hyperboloid structure Panrussian...
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Oscar Niemeyer, Félix Candela, Eduardo Torroja and Santiago Calatrava. Frei Otto used Gaudí's forms in the construction of the Munich Olympic Stadium....
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