Spaghetti Bridge

Apart from a six hour drawing exam, this was probably the most challenging thing we had to do in the design studio in semester one - make a bridge out of spaghetti that would span a 1 metre gap between two tables. The aim of this project was to get a better understanding of structural forms and, in my opinion, to make us cry. The building of this took 30 hours, and a portfolio of research and sketching also had to be submitted. Unfortunately, the lecturers tested the strength of the bridge with a point load, but it still held twice its weight and we got extra marks for the appearance of it, due to the curves.