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Form Finding Lab.
Princeton University

Publication: Seismic capacity of purely compressed shells based on Airy stress function

Excited to share our latest article published in Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics: “Seismic capacity of purely compressed shells based on Airy stress function.”
In this study, we examine how the Airy stress function can be used to assess and enhance the seismic performance of compression-only shell structures—pushing forward structural design under extreme conditions.

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Exhibit: Alternative Skies at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Italy

We’re pleased to share that our latest paper, “Numerical modeling of cantilevered bigon arm mechanics under gravity,” by Axel Larsson @axla.io and Sigrid Adriaenssens is now published Open Access in the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (link in bio)

In this work, we investigate the stability regimes of reconfigurable bigon arms under gravitational loading—offering new insights into multi-stable structural systems.

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Publication: Form-finding and metaheuristic multiobjective optimization methodology for sustainable gridshells with reduced construction complexity and waste

We’re pleased to share that our latest paper, “Numerical modeling of cantilevered bigon arm mechanics under gravity,” by Axel Larsson @axla.io and Sigrid Adriaenssens is now published Open Access in the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (link in bio)

In this work, we investigate the stability regimes of reconfigurable bigon arms under gravitational loading—offering new insights into multi-stable structural systems.

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Keynote: Frei Otto 100, ILEK, Stuttgart, Germany

We’re pleased to share that our latest paper, “Numerical modeling of cantilevered bigon arm mechanics under gravity,” by Axel Larsson @axla.io and Sigrid Adriaenssens is now published Open Access in the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (link in bio)

In this work, we investigate the stability regimes of reconfigurable bigon arms under gravitational loading—offering new insights into multi-stable structural systems.

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