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The Chinese ice-ray lattice, an intricate pattern inspired by cracked ice, symbolizes the start of spring and is widely used in traditional Chinese architecture, particularly in window designs. Ice-ray latticed window in Lingering Garden, Suzhou. Credit: Yi Qian
When Dr Iasef Md Rian, now an Associate Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s Department of Architecture, arrived in China for the first time in 2019, he was immediately captivated by the latticed window designs in the classical gardens of Suzhou. He explains: “Take Type 1 as an example; a square is first divided into two quadrilaterals, and then each quadrilateral is further divided into two quadrilaterals. In each step, the proportions of the subdivided quadrilaterals are different, and this is how the random pattern is created using a simple rule.
“In my research, I developed an algorithm to model the ice-ray patterns for lattice shell designs and assessed their feasibility and effectiveness compared to conventional gridshells. These gridshells, made from regular grids, contrast with continuous shells.
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