QuaDror – could this be useful for Christchurch?
On combing the interwebs today for the SMC’s weekly newsletter, I came across something incredible: the QuaDror.
It’s a structural support system which, say
s the website:
is a new space truss geometry that unfolds manifold design initiatives and can adapt to various conditions and configurations.
Gizmodo has this to say about it:
It has more structural strength, both horizontally and vertically, than a traditional A-frame, though it can be folded totally flat for economical shipping. It scales terrifically. It has potential applications in disaster relief, bridge-building, low-income housing, sound-insulation and art, though its elegant shape and movement is already pretty damn artful itself.
I’m not an engineer (sadly), but having had a look at the video for this design, and it’s amazing versatility, I can’t help but wonder whether it might not be a very, very useful thing for the Christchuch rebuilding efforts.
Seriously
And the young designer behind it – Israeli Dror Benshetrit – is looking for businesses to partner with to get it out there!
Go here for an awesome article on Fast Co. Design about it
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/20255604[/vimeo]
More fun details about it, with pictures, in the Press Reslease, which can be downloaded here.
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Looks like a brilliant design idea. Also not being an engineer, I’m not sure how well it will operate in practice but will watch with interest.