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Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed
1991Arched trusses, conceived and design early in the design process along with the foundation design. Deep pile foundationa on either side of the dry dock were designed to carry the arched trussesThe main arches were to be pierced tracery made of concrete.
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The Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed - Photographs of model
01/01/1991
Three photographs of models, one of the arched trusses in the first model of the museum, and the other two of the arched trusses & bracing.
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The Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1991
One sketch by Christopher Alexander, depicting an initial section sketch of the museum showing the deep piles of the dry dock with the arched truss, and the other one is a hardline section of the same thing.
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The Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1991
Perspective of the lattice work of the trusses covering the main exhibition hall.
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