This video elucidates the concept and successive stages of development of a 3D-printed funicular floor system created by structural engineers at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. By leveraging the mechanism and geometric underpinnings of Gothic rib-vaulted ceilings, they have found a way to combat the challenges of modern-day construction.
Learn more about the exhibition Gothic By Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship, on view through July 19, 2026.
Rippman Floor System: From Concept to Construction
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Contributors
Video by Block Research Group, Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich & Vaulted AG
Narrative Text: Femke Speelberg
Additional Editing: Lela Jenkins
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