2. DIPLOMA "Construire sous tension"
Projet de diplôme de l'ENSCI-Les AteliersMars 2026
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Arthur Boniface,
sous la direction de François Lafortune
Tension is an ancestral principle exploited by humanity for millennia, from nomadic dwellings to the construction of bridges, boats and bows. Its sophistication within self-supporting technical structures is nonetheless relatively recent. From Kārlis Johansons to David Georges Emmerich, by way of Buckminster Fuller and Kenneth Snelson, the principle of tensegrity describes an equilibrium of discontinuous compressions within a continuous network of mechanical tension. Although a source of fascinating properties, the use of this type of structure remains marginal today, due to a lack of constructive mastery. It is a recognised principle, but one that has yet to be truly tamed. Through an experimental approach focused on the realisation of self-stressed and deployable structures in space, I seek to develop a reasoned constructive method for these principles at the scale of furniture. To move beyond the purely sculptural nature of these structures, a paradigm shift is necessary: designing a superstructure capable of generating the latent force that erects the object.
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