TRANSLUCENT SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND THEIR EFFECT ON ARCHITECTURAL FORMING

Abstract

The study raises issues related to the use of translucent materials use for support elements. A review of the practice of using such materials in vertical and horizontal support structures has been carried out. The object of the study is buildings and structures constructed using translucent support structures. The subject of the research is the influence of translucent support structures on architectural forming. As a result of the study, a conclusion was made about a number of technologically determined hard restrictions that impose the use of such structures on the architect and at the same time their prospects for a number of typological groups of buildings.