Tag Archives: Curves

Texas campground hotel to evolve into 3D-printed resort

March 27, 2023

Texas-based hotelier, Liz Lambert, is partnering with ICON, an advanced construction tech and 3D printing firm, and architecture firm, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), to reimagine and rebuild El Cosmico, a 8.4-ha (21-acre) campground hotel in Marfa, Texas.

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Curved lines and acoustical masterpieces explored in latest e-book

November 27, 2017

The latest in a series of e-books from The Construction Specifier, “Designing with Steel” looks at myriad topics, including how curved wall and ceiling framing can yield goals architecturally and acoustically in performing arts projects.

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Cold-formed steel framing gets complicated

January 28, 2015

During the medieval period, complex Gothic structures were built from drawings that communicated a designer’s overall vision without detailing specific means of construction. Master craftsmen translated designs into buildable structures using simple tools available at the time.

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Shapes and Sounds: Designing concert halls with curves

June 24, 2014

Using curved surfaces in performing arts facilities can diffuse sound and create distinctive appearances; the wide variety of options—may made available through use of modeling technologies and cold-formed steel (CFS)—means a wide palette of dramatically different visual results.

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