{"id":2403,"date":"2025-03-07T21:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/?page_id=2403"},"modified":"2025-03-26T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:38:13","slug":"compressive-vaults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/en\/compressive-vaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Compressive Vaults"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2403\" class=\"elementor elementor-2403\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad984db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad984db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113b318 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"113b318\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f721842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f721842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compressive vaults<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc8206 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dc8206\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513fce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513fce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09459d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09459d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7b034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b7b034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"x-el x-el-h4 c1-8g c1-2 c1-2o c1-2p c1-8h c1-3o c1-3p c1-33 c1-34 c1-2b c1-5e c1-8i c1-3y c1-8j c1-8k c1-8l c1-8m\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-ux=\"ContentHeading\" data-aid=\"CONTENT_HEADLINE1_RENDERED\" data-typography=\"HeadingDelta\">The Logic of Compression: Understanding Vaults<\/h4><div class=\"x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-2o c1-2p c1-8n c1-33 c1-34 c1-8o c1-8p c1-8q c1-8r c1-8s c1-8t c1-8u c1-8v c1-8w c1-8x c1-8y c1-8z c1-90 c1-91 c1-92 c1-93 c1-94 c1-95 c1-96 c1-97 c1-98 c1-99 c1-9a c1-9b c1-9c c1-9d c1-9e c1-9f c1-9g c1-9h c1-9i c1-9j c1-9k c1-s c1-b c1-1o c1-c c1-3y c1-d c1-9l c1-e c1-h c1-i x-rt\" data-ux=\"ContentText\" data-aid=\"CONTENT_DESCRIPTION1_RENDERED\" data-typography=\"BodyAlpha\"><p>Vaults are one of the oldest and most enduring structural systems, relying on <strong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"340\">pure compression<\/strong> rather than bending forces. Unlike modern beam-and-column construction, vaults channel loads <strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"472\">efficiently through their geometry<\/strong>, distributing weight to the ground through their form. From <strong data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"580\">Roman aqueducts to Guastavino\u2019s tile vaults<\/strong>, these structures have demonstrated that strength does not always require mass\u2014only the correct transfer of forces.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bb1a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3bb1a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-c3bb1a9{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84518eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84518eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a3727 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5a3727\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e913da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e913da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"x-el x-el-h4 c1-7q c1-2 c1-2o c1-2p c1-7r c1-3o c1-3p c1-33 c1-34 c1-9e c1-9f c1-2b c1-5e c1-7s c1-3y c1-7t c1-7u c1-7v c1-7w\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-ux=\"ContentCardHeading\" data-aid=\"CONTENT_HEADLINE1_RENDERED\" data-typography=\"HeadingDelta\">From Tradition to Innovation: Evolving Vault Techniques<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805ff40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"805ff40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-805ff40{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37e2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f37e2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vaultmodel1-768x665.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vaultmodel1-768x665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vaultmodel1-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vaultmodel1-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vaultmodel1-600x519.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vaultmodel1.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebcf52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ebcf52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While historically associated with <strong data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"825\">masonry and stone<\/strong>, vaults have evolved through innovative materials and digital fabrication techniques. Modern interpretations incorporate <strong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1043\">thin-shell concrete, lightweight earthen materials, and computationally generated geometries<\/strong>. My work explores how these methods <strong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1127\">redefine traditional compression structures<\/strong>, blending historic wisdom with contemporary efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5897966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5897966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-5897966{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8122476 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8122476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0eeb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c0eeb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"x-el x-el-h4 c1-7q c1-2 c1-2o c1-2p c1-7r c1-3o c1-3p c1-33 c1-34 c1-9e c1-9f c1-2b c1-5e c1-7s c1-3y c1-7t c1-7u c1-7v c1-7w\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-ux=\"ContentCardHeading\" data-aid=\"CONTENT_HEADLINE2_RENDERED\" data-typography=\"HeadingDelta\">Low-Tech, High-Efficiency: Vaults in Sustainable Architecture<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cdb23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4cdb23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-b4cdb23{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2597a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c2597a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1-768x543.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1-600x424.png 600w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tarjeta-vault-1.png 1755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3805e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b3805e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vaults offer an <strong data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1310\">energy-efficient alternative<\/strong> to contemporary structural systems. They reduce material use by eliminating unnecessary supports, provide <strong data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1444\">natural climate control<\/strong> by regulating heat and airflow, and enable <strong data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1530\">low-cost, locally sourced construction<\/strong>. Whether in <strong data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1600\">earth-based housing or prefabricated shell structures<\/strong>, their potential for <strong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1668\">sustainable, carbon-conscious architecture<\/strong> is immense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e148f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e148f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-1e148f1{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc61ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc61ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f2108 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73f2108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199ea20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"199ea20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"x-el x-el-h4 c1-7q c1-2 c1-2o c1-2p c1-7r c1-3o c1-3p c1-33 c1-34 c1-9e c1-9f c1-2b c1-5e c1-7s c1-3y c1-7t c1-7u c1-7v c1-7w\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-ux=\"ContentCardHeading\" data-aid=\"CONTENT_HEADLINE1_RENDERED\" data-typography=\"HeadingDelta\">Compressive Structures in Informal and Vernacular Architecture<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1b9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca1b9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-ca1b9f3{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b827c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b827c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20160704_112157-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c343350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c343350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many <strong data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1806\">informal and vernacular architectures<\/strong>\u2014from <strong data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1844\">adobe domes to Nubian vaults<\/strong>\u2014have long relied on compression rather than industrialized construction. These self-built environments show how architecture can function <strong data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2060\">without steel reinforcement, large machinery, or industrialized materials<\/strong>. My research in informal economies connects with this idea: how can compressive vaults provide <strong data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2221\">affordable, scalable solutions for emerging urban conditions?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8487095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8487095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-8487095{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cbde7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7cbde7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7bef7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7bef7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"x-el x-el-h4 c1-7q c1-2 c1-2o c1-2p c1-7r c1-3o c1-3p c1-33 c1-34 c1-9e c1-9f c1-2b c1-5e c1-7s c1-3y c1-7t c1-7u c1-7v c1-7w\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-ux=\"ContentCardHeading\" data-aid=\"CONTENT_HEADLINE2_RENDERED\" data-typography=\"HeadingDelta\">Research and Experiments: Building for the Future<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b58b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b58b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-9b58b3c{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9178790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9178790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/render91-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2175\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/render91-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/render91-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/render91-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/render91-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/render91-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/asr-arquitecto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/render91.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b65c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16b65c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2291\" data-end=\"2709\">I have explored vaults through <strong data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2373\">research, prototyping, and project applications<\/strong>, from studying <strong data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2426\">Guastavino\u2019s thin-tile techniques<\/strong> to testing <strong data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2474\">earth-based and parametric forms<\/strong>. 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