THE SAGRADA FAMíLIA - WEST TRANSEPT ROSE WINDOW, A RAPID PROTOTYPE

Abstract

The recently completed design and construction in a little over twelve months of the west transept rose window (Passion Facade) of Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished major work and Barcelona icon, the Sagrada Familia church, is a notable example of ‘lean construction’. The processes involved include traditional stone masonry, actual employment of the traits discussed in Evan’s ‘The Projective Cast’, and semi-automated construction methods.