Unlike the truss structure, the members of a tensegrity structure are held apart creating a void between them.
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Tensegrity or tensional integrity is a property of structures with an integrity based on a balance between tension and compression components.(wikipedia)
In these structures tension and compression forces are completely separated and the result is a exceptionally rigid structure.
elastic bands = tension
chopsticks = compression force
When applying the same solar tracking response to a more curved surface , the kinetic aspect of the sytem is much emphasized.
flat surface solar tracking
01-Feb-10Neither optimisation in performance-as the sun angle remained the same throughout the surface- nor the desired emphasis on the tracking movement was achieved.
mimicking the sunflower
01-Feb-10The addt study begun with the study of sunflowers and their solar tracking ability-heliotropism. As a first step, the sunflower was taken literally, not only as a matter of function but in shape. The stem would grow and tilt towards the the sun to allow for optimal energy gain.
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light/shadow movement
28-Oct-09paper installation
23-Oct-09Site specific installation.
220gsm paper, nylon cord and lead weights.
April 2009
Scion Installation, L.A.
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visual kinetics
21-Oct-09 JOHN CURTIN SCHOOL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Lyons’ latest institutional building is a dramatic and spatially porous cross-disciplinary research centre for the Australian National University.