Is the second coming of Gaudi on the horizon? Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between computer science and architecture, this workshop focused on the development of a design tool for determining the form of three-dimensional mesh systems under gravity loads. We have attempted to recreate digitally Gaudi's process of using string models to determine structurally efficient forms . as a real-time design and analysis tool, we hope the system will be useful to architects and engineers in determining the form of efficient structural systems.

Links
Simon Greenwold's catenary tool
Barb Cutler's Gaudi page
Axel Killian's catenary page
Processing (by Ben Fry & Casey Reas)