The flying carpets were the product of a close collaboration between the architect and the engineer. The geometry responds to a variety of architectural and engineering constraints and therefore had to be developed by both parties working closely together. The design successfully responds to the limited options for support that are available and the need to ensure that all of the rods remain in tension at all times. This success was achieved partly through the development of a structural concept based on relevant engineering principles, and partly through the attention that was paid to the detailed analysis of the structure and the process of tuning the tensions in the rods during erection.
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