Architecture Group D
Architecture Highlights: A GBD Microsite
“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.”
Antonio Gaudi
Above: Underpitch (or Welsh) vault; diagonal ribs and convex ridges in a vault; groin ribs terminating at the corners of an octagon.
Groin Ribs:
(Sometimes known as a double barrel vault or cross vault) is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults. The word “groin” refers to the edge between the intersecting vaults.
Underpitch:
A construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
Vault:
A self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.
