{"id":14424,"date":"2017-05-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/diagrid\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T07:04:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:04:46","slug":"diagrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/details\/diagrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineered Icons: 8 Monumental Projects Strengthened by Diagrids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Structure frames architecture. Whether by necessity or design, structural systems give definition to spatial experience. Shaping formal investigations and personal perception, they reveal a building\u2019s character through a language of support. Made as expressive and subtle systems, elements like columns, beams and trusses hold their own weight. Integrated with the building envelope, structural systems create powerful relationships across interiors and fa\u00e7ades.<\/p>\n

Exploring the importance of structure in architecture, we\u2019ve gathered up a collection of projects made with diagrids. By definition, a diagrid is a framework of diagonally intersecting members formed with elements like metal, concrete or wooden beams. Increasingly widespread, this type of structural system is used in large span and high rise buildings, especially those with complex or curvilinear geometry. Each project represents a different way of understanding diagrid design at a variety of different scales, from pavilions to skyscrapers, all across the world.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 REX<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Seattle Central Library<\/b><\/a> by REX<\/a> and OMA<\/a>, Seattle, Wash., United States; photographed by James Ewing<\/a><\/p>\n

Known across the world, the Seattle Central Library has become a celebrated civic and cultural project. Programming was at the project\u2019s heart from the outset, directly shaping the building\u2019s form while combining diverse functions. The library was designed as five platforms and four flowing planes wrapped in a steel diagrid fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Jeff Goldberg\/Esto<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Jeff Goldberg\/Esto<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

The Pavilion at Brookfield Place<\/b><\/a> by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects New York<\/a>, New York, N.Y., United States<\/p>\n

As a landmark in Lower Manhattan, the Pavilion creates a new public sequence to the river and the esplanades through the Winter Garden. Iconic diagrid \u201cbasket\u201d columns support the roof and enclosure, each arranged in two separate layers as graceful and sinuous forms.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Zeidler Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Zeidler Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

The Bow<\/b><\/a> by Zeidler Partnership Architects<\/a>, Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n

As a headquarters project overlooking views of Calgary\u2019s Bow River and the Rocky Mountains, The Bow was formally shaped by environmental and organizational analysis. The convex fa\u00e7ade features a steel diagrid structural system that acts as a unifying element across multiple floors.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Foster + Partners<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Foster + Partners<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Swiss Re, 30 St Mary Axe<\/b><\/a> by Foster + Partners<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

As a recognizable icon in London\u2019s skyline, the Swiss Re headquarters project was formally generated by a circular plan with radial geometry. Built with a continuous triangulated skin, the diagrid fa\u00e7ade includes a diagonally braced structure that allows for column-free floor space.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Foster + Partners<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Foster + Partners<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Hearst Tower<\/b><\/a> by Foster + Partners<\/a>, New York, N.Y., United States<\/p>\n

Foster + Partners’ design for the Hearst Tower stands as a New York landmark. Rising above an existing six-story Art Deco building by Joseph Urban, the project includes a facetted diagrid silhouette formed around the idea of a sustainable office design.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 OMA<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 OMA<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

CCTV Headquarters<\/b><\/a> by OMA<\/a>, Beijing, China<\/p>\n

OMA\u2019s CCTV Headquarters was built as one of the most iconic projects worldwide. The new headquarters for China Central Television combines the process of TV-making into an interconnected loop. The diagrid fa\u00e7ade rises around a 3D experience made to allow unprecedented public access to the production of China\u2019s media.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Bruce Damonte Photography Inc<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Bruce Damonte Photography Inc<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

170 Amsterdam<\/b><\/a> by Handel Architects LLP<\/a>, New York, N.Y., United States<\/p>\n

Maximizing floor area on a long narrow site on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, 170 Amsterdam sits between Central Park and the open space of the Lincoln Towers superblock. Featuring a slender exoskeleton that defines the exterior, the project\u2019s deep diagrid fa\u00e7ade echoes the muscular buildings of lower Amsterdam Avenue, Lincoln Center and the Upper West Side.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Bruce Damonte Photography Inc<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Bruce Damonte Photography Inc<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Bruce Damonte Photography Inc<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Poly International Plaza<\/b><\/a> by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP ( SOM )<\/a>, Beijing, China<\/p>\n

Designed with an elliptical form, the Poly International Plaza project utilizes a diagrid to redirect lateral loads away from the ends of the building. The faceted exoskeleton forms an outer envelope around office spaces, while interstitial space offers visual and social connection between floors.<\/p>\n

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Diagrid structures are built to frame experience. 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