The two internal primary columns supporting the central roof and forming the base of the
parabolic arch needed special attention to ensure that they were maintained in their positions whilst we extended them down and constructed their new foundations."
The conduit consists of a
parabolic arch resting on a concave slab that, when finished, was mounded over with earth fill to prevent frost penetration during winter.
ELAD LASSRY remade the Kitchen's gallery space for his "Untitled (Presence)." Entering through a
parabolic arch, you immediately confronted a wall with a long rectangular opening at eye level.
"One of the things I liked about it was the reference of the
parabolic arch shape to the Tyne Bridge but with 21st century technology.
From less expressive trabeated steel structures, through barrel vault options, to the final
parabolic arch, the engineers were able to halve the structural depth from 1,200mm to 600mm.
The airport's old hall and famous
parabolic arch, once the centre-piece of the old international arrivals building, have been replaced with a temporary meeters/greeters hall (TMGH), as part of the airport's redevelopment.
A center-stage, golden
parabolic arch framed the band's movements and was flanked by an enormous lemon and an olive perched atop a 100-foot toothpick.
The group, which included an architect, a sculptor, a painter, and a landscape architect, won the $40,000 prize with their design for a huge
parabolic arch made of stainless steel.
parabolic arch commemorated the Louisiana Purchase and the city's role in westward expansion.