ABSTRACT
ALTHOUGH TIMBER GRIDSHELLS continued to
be built after the Mannheim Multihalle, with newly
improved methods of construction, the following
decade saw the popularisation of steel and concrete as
structural solutions, favouring exposed components and
assemblies. As a structural solution, timber gridshells did
not hold the appeal their competitors possessed. After
all, timber is a natural material, one with imperfections,
one which could fracture easily, making it a much less
controllable material.
