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Weald and Downland Gridshell | |
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The Gridshell building
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General information | |
Type | Museum |
Location | Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, West Sussex, England |
Completed | 2002 |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Gridshell |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Edward Cullinan Architects |
Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
Services engineer | Buro Happold |
The Weald and Downland Gridshell (2002) is a building designed by Buro Happold and Edward Cullinan Architects for the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum: it was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2002.[1] The building is a structural wooden gridshell, constructed of oak sourced from Normandy, and cladded with local cedar.[2] Before constructing the gridshell, members of Buro Happold and the Cullinan practice-built a prototype during their own time on weekends. This was also a self-supporting gridshell, and was used as a temporary entrance canopy on the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
The project has won the following awards:
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