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Space-Frame Construction Principles

Institute of Design (ID)1954/1959

Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech

Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Chicago, United States

Konrad Wachsmann, professor of advanced building research at ID, explains principles of space-frame construction to students (from left) Maurine Strung and Shirley Courtois, ca. 1954–1959. A model of an open-air music shelter, designed by an Illinois Tech graduate student for his master’s thesis and based on space-frame construction, can be seen on the table.

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  • Title: Space-Frame Construction Principles
  • Creator: Institute of Design (ID)
  • Date Created: 1954/1959
  • Location Created: Chicago, Illinois
  • Rights: University Archives and Special Collections, Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Tech
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech

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