Solar Bell, a kite-like wind sculpture made of lighter-than-air materials — carbon fiber tubing and paper-thin solar panels — by Argentinian artist TomΓ s Saraceno, in associationΒ with the Aerospace Engineering Faculty at TU Delft, The Netherlands.
The design ofΒ Solar BellΒ is based on a model of a modular tetrahedron, or four-sided pyramid, invented by Alexander Graham Bell during his early investigations into manned flight. Bell made important discoveries in the field of aviation and frame construction, and happened upon the strongest geometrical structure in the known cosmosβthe octet trussβthe same space frame that Buckminster Fuller later followed in his Geodesic dome. Saraceno breathes new life into Bellβs legacy by using the materials and knowledge of our time.
via DesignBoom.
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