Understanding Structure: Spaceframes

Learn the basics of structural design in this hands-on, introductory class focusing on spaceframes in architecture. This is a one-time class in my series of Understanding Structure classes on Outschool.

Heather Korb

124 total reviews for this teacher

8 reviews for this class

Completed by 25 learners

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60 minutes

per class

Meets once

9-13

year olds

3-9

learners per class

per learner

How does a “One-Time” class work?

Meets once at a scheduled time

Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

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Description

Class Experience

A spaceframe is a 3-dimensional structural system designed by engineers and architects that allow a building to have a very long span without columns.  They may seem complicated at first, but they are actually made up of simple triangular forms in repeating patterns.  In this class we will break spaceframes down so that we can build toothpick models of them and understand how they work. Learners who are interested in architecture or engineering, or wish to gain more understanding of how...

Box of toothpicks
Mini-marshmallows, gumdrop candies or masking tape for connecting toothpicks together.

1 hour per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Heather Korb

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Architecture, Urban Design, Map-Making

124 total reviews

92 completed classes

About Me

Hello Outschoolers!
My name is Heather Korb.  I hold a Bachelor of Architecture from New York Institute of Technology, and a Master of Urban Planning from City College of New York.  I have been working in the architecture field for over 15 years,...