"[T]heoretical considerations and derivations … are always based on severe simplifications of the assumptions."
— Heinz Isler

January 1, 1970

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As quoted by Tessa Maurer, Elizabeth O'Grady, Ellen Tung, "Inverse Hanging Membrane: The Naturtheater Grötzingen" ( 2013) Evolution of German Shells Forms: Efficiency of Form, Princeton University Dept. Civil and Environmental Engineering.