Cable Net Walls: Behind the Glass Curtain [E21]

Cable façades offer an elegant and extremely transparent way to enclose unique and dramatic spaces. Cable façades replace bulky mullion façades with highly tensioned steel cables, offering a sleek all-glass enclosure system with minimal visible structure.

The tensioned cables, however, impose large forces on the surrounding steel structure. We'll help architects, engineers, and contractors better understand the cable net wall requirements, the design and installation process, the players involved, and the impacts on the surrounding structure.

Track: Design Analysis

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