The Dortmund Grevel water tower, photographed by Bernd and Hilla Becher in 1965, exists today in a post-industrial, rural landscape to the northeast of the city. The model represents a structural translation from steel to timber, adopting the principle of paired columns and beams to develop a language of prefabricated engineered timber elements, combined with a considered and sparing use of steel fixings.
Title ‘Timber Translations of Anonymous Sculptures: Dortmund Grevel Water Tower’
Material Plywood
Date 2018
