Gaudi (mentioned in previous posts) not only used zoological illustrations for inspiration, but was also inherently interested in the properties of gravity as they play on earthly structures. He devised a method whereby he set up elaborate sets of weighted strings. The curve of the string would show where gravity placed its force, and thereby indicated the most efficient structure if those angles were to be used upright. He also was known to freeze cloth to come up with such natural lines of force. I imagine his house looked like a giant ropey chandelier.
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