10 architecture and design projects that feature faceted surfaces
The body of Tesla's radical Cybertruck is made up of straight-edged facets. Here are some other examples of faceted architecture and design.
Designed by Tesla's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen, the radical pickup truck has a body that resembles a computer wireframe model or a polygon mesh. These are three-dimensional forms made up of flat polygons with straight edges.
The vehicle's exoskeleton is made of stainless steel, which is harder to stamp into shape like the regular steel used to made most car bodies. Instead, the Cybertruck's panels will be folded, leading to its faceted appearance.
Tesla's radical Cybertruck, which was unveiled last month, is covered in faceted surfaces
The resulting crisp, origami-like form is common in architecture, interiors and design. While polyhedrons ? solid forms made up of polygonal faces ? have featured in architecture since the pyramids, recent advances in computer modelling have allowed ever more complex planar forms to be realised. Given their association with computer imagery, science fiction and the radar-evading F117 Nighthawk stealth bomber, objects made up of polygons have a futuristic feel to them, which explains the shock at Tesla's decision to use them on their entry into the staid pickup-truck market.
Polyhedrons are particularly associated with late architect Zaha Hadid, whose faceted buildings include the Port House in Antwerp and the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre in Riyadh.
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