BuildfestSTRUCTURE

Challenge

Apply basic structural principles to create a sturdy seating scenario with the following materials with lumber and ratchet straps.

Structural Principle: Post and Lintel

Structural Principle

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Laugier’s Primitive Hut● Marc-Antoine Laugier is considered one of the

first modern architectural philosopher from 18th Century

● Believed in the essential beauty of classical architecture○ Columns needed to be free and not

embedded in walls○ Putting a column on a pedestal was like

putting a second pair of legs under your legs

Structural Principle

Structural Principle

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Structural Principle

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SPAN

Structural Principle

Structural Principle

SUPPORT

SPAN

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