Sequence of slides as presented
by Dante Bini at Stanford University
in his course of Construction Automation
(Slides 1 - 9)


1. Two examples of thin shell structures designed and built by Hans Isler and Felix Candela .
2. Example of a tension structure designed and built by Frei Otto and a geodesic structure designed and built by Buckminster Fuller.
3. Example of a Binishell designed by Dante Bini and built in Australia using air pressure as energy to lift and shape the thin shell dome structure.
4. The first experiment of a Binishell built in the USA at Columbia University in 1967.
5. Dante Bini's design of the Narrabeen North School Libray in N.S.W. (Australia).
6. The "Symbolic Entrance" of the Narrabeen North Libray built in N.S.W. (Australia).
7. Two images of the interior of the Public School Library of Narrabeen North.
8. Plan and Section designed by Dante Bini for a number of Multi-Purpose Centers built in N.S.W. (Australia) and detail of the Main Entreance.
9. Finite Elements Partitioning of the Shell Structure necessary for engineering the Openings and internal view of one Exit with the arch beam of the opening.
Slides 10 through 19