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光之塔是一座40米高的塔，为曼彻斯特市中心的一个新的低碳能源中心支撑和围住烟道。这个仿生结构建立在长达十年的创新和研究基础上，即由Tonkin Liu首创并与奥雅纳的工程师合作开发的贝壳花边结构。从自然界的几何形状中学习，该塔的形式就是它的力量。超轻、超薄的单面结构使用最少的材料来实现最大的效果。

The Tower of Light is a 40-metre tall tower supporting and enclosing flues for a new low-carbon energy centre in Manchester’s city centre. The biomimetic structure has built on the decade- long innovation and research, Shell Lace Structure, pioneered by Tonkin Liu and developed in collaboration with engineers at Arup. Learning from geometries in nature, the tower’s form is its strength. The super-light, super-thin single-surface structure uses the least material to achieve the most.

该塔由6毫米和8毫米厚的扁平钢板构成，经过裁剪、激光切割，然后焊接在一起，形成一个弯曲的坚固表面。使用先进的数字建模、分析和制造的现代施工方法，结合剪裁的原则，使贝壳花边结构的创新成为可能。这是迄今为止建造的最大的贝壳花边结构。

The tower is constructed from 6 and 8mm thick flat steel sheets, tailored, laser-cut, then welded together to create a curved stiff strong surface. Modern methods of construction using advanced digital modelling, analysis, and fabrication, combined with principles of tailoring, have made the Shell Lace Structure innovation possible. This is the largest built Shell Lace Structure to date.