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units are
pictured, but
there are now
10 in total, and
the research
continues...
Matter Design and Cemex partnered
to design Walking Assembly, a set
of massive structures that can be
moved with no machinery. The
secret? Variable density concrete.
Moving
Mass
Words
LAUREN GRACE MORRIS
kg is the range of
weight for each of
the smaller units. The
largest unit weighs
over 1,770 kg
minutes is the amount of
time it takes to go from
scattered units to full
assembly, with 2 people
1.75 m x 0.5 m x 3 m
are the dimensions of the largest unit
person is needed
to move a single
unit by hand
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years have been spent working
on Walking AssemblyIN NUMBERS