Pars, Marcelo
Pars, Marcelo
Marcelo Pars maintains a comprehensive website on tensegrity and builds many tensegrity models.
Innovative tensegrities with multiple tension elements, semi-circles and circles
He experiments with many important innovations such as differently sized length struts, multiple tension elements, curved struts in the form of semi-circles, and joining circles with tension members. His website features many photographs of his creations, as well as references to his correspondence with Kenneth Snelson.
Images
A few of the tensegrities invented and build by Marcelo Pars:
File:Http://www.tensegriteit.nl/afbeelding/tensegrity053.jpg
File:Http://www.tensegriteit.nl/afbeelding/tensegrity060.jpg
File:Http://www.tensegriteit.nl/afbeelding/tensegrity056.jpg
File:Http://www.tensegriteit.nl/afbeelding/outdoor012.jpg
File:Http://www.tensegriteit.nl/afbeelding/outdoor024.jpg
File:Http://www.tensegriteit.nl/afbeelding/tensegrity064.jpg
File:Http://www.tensegriteit.nl/afbeelding/tensegrity086.jpg
All of these tensegrities can be found on his website (English and Dutch): www.tensegriteit.nl
Videos
Pars has posted some videos of his models, below.
Stretching and conforming tensegrities
Pars took a 4 strut unit and repeated it 24 times to create a tensegrity wall. He then removed 12 of these modules (48 struts) and curled the wall into a ball. Below, an image of the wall, and a video of the ball.
Links and References
Pars' website: www.tensegriteit.nl (in English and Dutch) Pars' e-mail address: info@tensegriteit.nl
Pages in Dutch: