The innovative structural conception in Stéphane du Château’s work: from metallic trusses to the development of spatial frames

Cláudia Estrela Porto

doi:10.5277/arc140405

Abstract

Stéphane du Château, a Polish engineer, was one of the pioneers in the development of light structures in the 20th century, beginning his researches in Paris soon after the II World War. This article aims at presenting the evolution of spatial structures on the example of his projects and shows how systems invented by him influenced a new architecture.

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