SPINNING the web of a STRUCTURE.

The article discusses the fabrication and installation of a fiber-woven pavilion in Stuttgart, Germany, that has been a product of ongoing research collaboration among architects, engineers, biologists and students. The pavilion's true innovation reportedly comes into focus through exploration of its digitally woven skin. The research team depended on a six-axis robotic arm to accurately weave the resin-saturated carbon and glass fibers together.