Super blimp: defying superlatives, this colossal new airship shed extends the tradition and technology of hangar design.(Germany's CargoLifter hangar)(related article: Architect)(Brief Article) From: The Architectural Review | Date: August 1, 2002| Author: Slessor, Catherine | COPYRIGHT 2002 EMAP Architecture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Like railway stations, bridges and exhibition halls, airship hangars induce a romantic fascination with architecture as engineering, pure form generated by the rational imperatives of structure and economics. This latest addition to an ancestry that includes mighty Zeppelin sheds and the famous Goodyear Airdock is no exception. On a former Soviet military airfield in Brand, just south of Berlin, the CargoLifter hangar has the distinction of being the world's largest single span str...

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