Hyperboloid structure
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A hyperboloid of one sheet is a doubly ruled surface, and it may be generated by either of two families of straight lines.
Shukhov towersEdit
World's first hyperboloid structure, 1896Edit
The world's first hyperboloid structure, Nizhny Novgorod, 1896.
The world's first hyperboloid structure, Polibino, Lipetsk Oblast, 2006.
Polibino Tower, 2009.
Polibino Tower, 2009.
Lattice hyperboloid structure of First Shukhov tower, Polibino, 2009.
A Carl Faberge miniature silver model replica of Vladimir Shukhov's Polibino Tower, in 1896.
Other Shukhov towersEdit
Hyperboloid Adziogol Lighthouse near Kherson, Ukraine, 1911.
Stanislav Range Front Light hyperboloid lighthouse tower designed by Vladimir Shukhov, in Kherson, Ukraine, 1911.
Shukhov tower, Moscow, Russia designed by Vladimir Shukhov, 1922. Unless the international campaign can save it the 1922 Shukhov tower is under current threat of demolition.
Shukhov tower in Moscow, 2006.
Shukhov tower in Moscow.
The Hyperboloid Tower Project of 350 metres by Vladimir Shukhov, 1919.
Shukhov towers on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 1989.
Shukhov towers on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 1989.
Shukhov tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 2006.
Shukhov tower in Krasnodar, 2005.
Shukhov's hyperpoloid water tower in Lobnya-Lugovaya near Moscow
Hyperboloid artEdit
A hyperboloid of one sheet is a doubly ruled surface, and it may be generated by either of two families of straight lines.
Tractricious sculpture, Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, United States, 1988.
The Messe Wien Turm / Messeturm, (Vienna Trade Fair Tower / Exhibition-tower) is a decorative illuminated tower sculpture landmark over the largest trade fair in Austria, Vienna, Austria, 2004.
San Clan was a temporarily constructed tower sculpture for AfrikaBurn, 2012, a Burning Man regional event in Tankwa Karoo National Park, South Africa, 2012.
Pseudosphaera statue in Târgu Mureş
Hyperboloid broadcast towersEdit
Unless the international campaign can save the 1922 Shukhov tower, it is under current threat of demolition. Shukhov tower, Moscow, Russia designed by Vladimir Shukhov, 1922.
Ochsenkopf TV Tower, Ochsenkopf, Germany, 1958.
Święty Krzyż TV Tower, Łysa Góra, Poland, 1966.
Ještěd Tower, Liberec, Czech Republic, 1968.
Ještěd Tower by Karel Hubacek in the Czech Republic.
Ještěd Tower by Karel Hubacek in the Czech Republic.
Hyperboloid buildingsEdit
Church of Colònia Güell has hyperboloid vaults, Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí, an unfinished building since 1915.
The Sagrada Família cathedral has hyperboloid vaults and windows, Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí, under construction since 1882 with an estimated completion in 2026.
Catedral de Brasília, a.k.a. Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, 1970.
House of Culture, nicknamed "Le Volcan" (The Volcano) by its Brazillian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, Le Havre, France, 1982.
House of Culture, nicknamed "Le Volcan" (The Volcano) by its Brazillian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, Le Havre, France, 1982.
Roy Thomson Hall concert hall, Toronto, Canada, 1982.
The Corporation Street Bridge in Manchester, England, 1999.
The Corporation Street Bridge interior view.
BMW Welt, (BMW World), is a museum and event venue at the Olympic Park, Milbertshofen-Am Hart, Munich, Germany, designed by Viennese professor Wolf D. Prix and architect firm Coop Himmelb (l) au, 2007.
BMW Welt with the Olympiaturm observation tower, dusk.
A wide view of the BMW World museum building.
Saint Louis Science Center's James S. McDonnell Planetarium, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 1963.
Gen Coel Building houses a public library, shopping, and community centre in Heerlerheide, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Khan Shatyry Entertainment Center, hyperboloid superstructure, 2010Edit
The Khan Shatyry Entertainment Center, a daytime computer render on a postage stamp.
Hyperboloid cooling towersEdit
Cooling towers at Didcot Power Station, United Kingdom.
The THTR-300 cable-net dry cooling tower for the now decommissioned thorium high-temperature nuclear reactor in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany, 1983.
Hyperboloid electricity pylonsEdit
Shukhov towers on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 1989.
Shukhov tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhniy Novgorod, 2006.
Shukhov tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 2006.
Shukhov tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhniy Novgorod, 2006.
Shukhov towers on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, 1989.
The Hyperboloid Tower Project of 350 metres by Vladimir Shukhov, 1919.
The Pylons of Cádiz are geodesic but not true spaceframes and not constructed from straight rods at a diagonal to the vertical.
The Pylons of Cádiz, (aka Towers of Cádiz), are two tall electricity pylon supporting powerlines over the bay of Cádiz, Spain, 1960.
Hyperboloid furnitureEdit
Our Zuo table.
3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.
3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup with samples removing support material. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.
Hyperboloid lighthousesEdit
Hyperboloid Adziogol Lighthouse near Kherson, Ukraine, 1911.
Stanislav Range Front Light hyperboloid lighthouse tower designed by Vladimir Shukhov, in Kherson, Ukraine, 1911.
Hyperboloid observation towersEdit
Space Needle, Seattle, United States, 1961.
Newcastle International Airport air traffic control tower, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 1967.
Gettysburg National Tower, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 1974, Demolished in 2000.
Sydney Tower, Sydney, Australia, 1981.
Sydney Tower.
Killesberg Tower, Stuttgart, Germany, originally planned for the 1993 World Horticultural Exposition, it was only erected in 2001.
Schlossberg, a.k.a. Castle Hill Tower, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 2002.
Barcelona–El Prat International Airport air traffic control tower, El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain
Borůvka observation tower, a.k.a. "Blueberry" lookout tower, Chrudim, Czech Republic, 2005.
TBZ Turm, a.k.a. TBZ Tower, Zürich, Switzerland, 2005.
Lörmecke Tower, Warstein, Germany, 2008.
Slunečná (rozhledna), a.k.a. Sunny lookout tower, Velké Pavlovice, Czech Republic, 2009.
Jübergturm is the first wooden hyperboloid tower structurally supported only by the outer wood framework, Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 2010.
The Vysoká (High Lookout) Tower in the town of Tachov in the Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, 2014.
Vysoká observation tower, Tachov.
Kobe Port tower, Japan, 1963Edit
Hyperboloid ship mastsEdit
Hyperboloid mast towers were on Russian Andrei Pervozvannyy class battleships, like the "Imperator Pavel" (Emperor Paul I), early June 1912.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on Andrei Pervozvannyy class battleships, like the Imperator Pavel I, underway, on this postcard circa 1917.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on Andrei Pervozvannyy class battleships, illustrated plans from Brassey's Naval Annual 1912.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, underway circa 1917-1929, prior to refitting in 1929.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, a view from the Manhattan Bridge on the East River, in New York City, December 25, 1916.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, passing the 96th St. Pier in New York City, circa December 26, 1918.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, in lock, Panama, 1921.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Arizona, with the ship's complement posing on her forecastle, forward turrets and superstructure, circa 1924.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS New Mexico, in 1921, prior to refitting in 1931.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Oklahoma, at anchor wearing experimental camouflage, circa 1917, prior to refitting in 1927–1929.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS Oklahoma, under way during her sea trials, in "Popular Mechanics" Magazine, March 1916.
Hyperboloid towers of USS Oklahoma, 1920.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS West Virginia, in San Francisco Bay circa 1934, prior to refitting in 1942–1944.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS West Virginia aflame at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Hyperboloid mast towers were on the USS West Virginia aflame at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and a small boat rescues a seaman.
Hyperboloid towers of USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, 1941.
Hyperboloid skyscrapersEdit
de:BIZ-Turm (BIS Tower) of the Bank for International Settlements, tower for the untouchables, Basel, Switzerland, 1977.
Warsaw Spire, Warsaw, Poland, 2016.
Canton Tower, 2010Edit
The Canton Tower, looking up on 2010-10-01.
The Canton Tower, in the Haizhu District of the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton), in Guangdong, China, 2010.
The Canton Tower, at night in 2013.
Hyperboloid water towersEdit
World's first hyperboloid structure, 1896Edit
The Polibino Shukhov Tower is the world's first hyperboloid structure, a water tower by Vladimir Shukhov at the All-Russian Exposition in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896.
The world's first hyperboloid structure, Polibino, Lipetsk Oblast, 2006.
Polibino Tower, 2009.
Polibino Tower, 2009.
Lattice hyperboloid structure of First Shukhov tower, Polibino, 2009.
A Carl Faberge miniature silver model replica of Vladimir Shukhov's Polibino Tower, in 1896.
Other hyperboloid water towersEdit
Shukhov water tower in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Another view of the Shukhov water tower in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Möglingen water tower, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1965.
Cockfosters water tower is in Cockfosters, on the edge of Trent Park, north London, United Kingdom, 1968.
The Ciechanów water tower is a toroidal water tower tank on a doubly ruled hyperboloid structure, Ciechanów, Poland, 1972.
Les Essarts-le-Roi château d'eau (water tower), Les Essarts-le-Roi, Yvelines, France.
Other hyperboloid structuresEdit
A hyperboloid of one sheet is a doubly ruled surface, and it may be generated by either of two families of straight lines.
Our Zuo table.
3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.
3D-printed dual-use pen/toothbrush holder-cup with samples removing support material. Printed on Ultimaker 2, 2015.
Spaghetti spiral, 2008.