Modell Schiffshaus. Medical Academy, Ulm, not realized, model 1965. Architect: Frei Otto, Warmbronn © DAM, photo: Hagen Stier
What was known as the “ship building” with suspended rooms would theoretically at least have been a more cost-effective solution than a conventional building. Frei Otto, whose roof for the Olympic Stadium in Munich wrote architectural history, investigated lightweight construction in great detail, always using models.