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Cable Façades

Technological chops meet practical know-how for flexible, transparent cable façade systems.

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The Avenue in Washington, D.C. Thornton Tomasetti

Cable nets and tensegrity systems have several benefits. They’re light, transparent and flexible. They enclose large openings efficiently. They add a modern visual appeal. But their design requires skillful form-finding for their often-complex shapes.

We use (and sometimes develop) leading-edge software tools to design these façades. And our practical knowledge of cable engineering and construction help us create solutions that are as constructable as they are stunning.

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