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Design and construction of the Downland Gridshell

Richard Harris Buro Happold, Camden Mill, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DQ, UK E-mail: [email protected]@burohappold.com
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John Romer Edward Cullinan Architects, 1 Baldwin Terrace, London, N1 7RU E-mail: [email protected]@archen.demon.uk
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Oliver Kelly Buro Happold, Camden Mill, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DQ, UK E-mail: [email protected]@burohappold.com
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Stephen Johnson Edward Cullinan Architects, 1 Baldwin Terrace, London, N1 7RU E-mail: [email protected]@archen.demon.uk
Pages 427-454 | Published online: 13 May 2010

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