Paper Mill at Mantua
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| Paper Mill at Mantua | |
| Designer | Pier Luigi Nervi |
| Location | Mantua, Italy |
| Date | 1961 to 1962 |
| Building Type | factory, paper mill |
| Climate | mediterranean |
| Context | -- |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | linear suspended mass with the silhouette of a suspension bridge. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Paper_Mill_at_Mantua.html |
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"The structure, which covers an area of 86,000 sq.ft., is designed to contain large modern machinery for the manufacture of paper. The main reason for choosing this type of roof was the need for a clear span of 525 ft. to allow for future extensions to the plant. In fact, doubling, and even tripling, the size of the building in the near future has been allowed for. The roof consists of a steel deck suspended by four steel cables; it has a central span of 535 ft. and two side cantilevers each of 140 ft. The width is constant, at 98 ft. The whole roof structure is carried on four large reinforced concrete supports 164 ft. high."
— Pier Luigi Nervi. Translation by Giuseppe Nicoletti. New Structures. p164.
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Pier Luigi Nervi. New Structures. London: The Architectural Press, 1963. NA 1123.N4 A433 1963. longitudinal section, p165. elevation, p165. plan of intermediate floor, p165. reinforced concrete trestle detail, p167.
Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. New York: Facts on File, 1990. NA680.S517. ISBN 0-8160-2438-3. NA680.S517. exterior overview photo, p236. — Available at Amazon.com
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