A geodesic frame connector system for a geodesic frame and method are provided comprising a first discontinuous ring having a first discontinuous ring upper and lower faces, the first ring upper face including an opening extending through the first discontinuous ring, and having inner and outer ring perimeters. A second discontinuous ring is provided having second discontinuous ring upper and lower faces, and inner and outer ring perimeters, and a fastener is provided having a cross section smaller than the opening. When one of the first discontinuous ring lower face and upper face is placed adjacent one of the second discontinuous ring lower face and upper face, insertion of the fastener in the opening of the first discontinuous ring causes the fastener to contact the second discontinuous ring, thereby forcing the second discontinuous ring away from the first discontinuous ring.

A space frame is provided having a first set of nodes located along a first surface and a second set of nodes located along a second surface, and a unitary cell. The second surface non-intersecting the first surface. The unitary cell comprises at least four continuous web elements and extending in three dimensions. The unitary cell spans at least two nodes of the first set of nodes and at least two nodes of the second set of nodes.

A modular space frame support system comprises at least one unit comprising at least four elongate structural members joined together using at least four interconnection structures; a plurality of diagonal chords attached to the at least four interconnection structures and connected to a single common interconnection structure; a further elongate structural member connected to and secured to at least two elongate structural members; wherein the plurality of diagonal chords of a first of the at least one unit can each have a length less than the plurality of diagonal chords of a second of the at least one unit; wherein each of the at least four interconnection structures comprise a first element, a second element, and a tubular section; wherein the tubular section can have a threaded inner portion, a first outer portion, and a second outer portion that can engage a securing structure.

A modular shading facade spaced from a building wall includes multiple decorative modules. Each module is formed by a rigid frame with outwardly extending legs connected to the frame by multiple receiving brackets. Each receiving bracket has a base and a stepped region formed by two angle shaped parts disposed at an angle to each other to define an open space for receiving the respective leg. A primary bracket is defined by a base with a primary socket attached to the base for inserting said legs. The primary bracket is connected to a facade frame.

A space frame is provided having a first set of nodes located along a first surface and a second set of nodes located along a second surface, and a unitary cell. The second surface non-intersecting the first surface. The unitary cell comprises at least four continuous web elements and extending in three dimensions. The unitary cell spans at least two nodes of the first set of nodes and at least two nodes of the second set of nodes.

Disclosed herewith a prefabricated frame, including a column (1), a main beam (2), a secondary beam (3), and a floor (5). The main beam (2) and the secondary beam (3) are both prefabricated members, and provided with exposed reserve reinforcing bars. The floor (5) is a laminated plate having a prefabricated slab (51) at a lower portion thereof. The prefabricated slab (51), the main beam (2), and the secondary beam (3) are connected together through in-situ casting concrete on respective top portions thereof. The column (1) is a prefabricated column, which has exposed reserve reinforcing bars at a top thereof, and a to-be-cast structure at a bottom thereof for connection with a lower building structure, which has exposed reinforcing bars inserted into the to-be-cast structure. The connection between the column (1) and the lower building structure is achieved by casting in-situ concrete in the to-be-cast structure (12).

A modular shading facade spaced from a building wall includes multiple decorative modules. Each module is formed by a rigid frame with outwardly extending legs connected to the frame by multiple receiving brackets. Each receiving bracket has a base and a stepped region formed by two angle shaped parts disposed at an angle to each other to define an open space for receiving the respective leg. A primary bracket is defined by a base with a primary socket attached to the base for inserting said legs. The primary bracket is connected to a facade frame.

A modularized framework structure of a three-dimensional truss structure is obtained as a result of making unit modules and interconnecting the unit modules. Each of the unit modules is made of frames, having elongated joining surfaces and connected mutually at end portions, to conform to a regular tetrahedron or octahedron. The elongated joining surfaces are obtained as a result of planarly truncating surfaces of edges of the frames corresponding to ridgelines of the regular tetrahedron or octahedron such that the elongated joining surfaces can be joined mutually, and the elongated joining surfaces are oriented orthogonally to perpendiculars drawn from the center to the corner centers of the elongated joining surfaces to form a Tetra- or Octa-module. The unit modules as the Tetra- or Octa-module are interconnected by joining mutually the elongated joining surfaces of the frames thereby to form the three-dimensional truss structure.

A system and method for constructing a modular frame structure is provided. The system includes brackets to which structural members can be fastened to form a building frame. Each bracket has between three and six attachment elements positioned at right angles to an adjacent attachment element. A structural member, such as a beam or post, can be fastened to each attachment element to form a moment resisting connection. The brackets are manufactured in standard sizes and configurations so that a set of brackets can be used to construct a modular frame structure of a desired size and configuration.

A system and method for constructing a modular frame structure is provided. The system includes brackets to which structural members can be fastened to form a building frame. Each bracket has between three and six attachment elements positioned at right angles to an adjacent attachment element. A structural member, such as a beam or post, can be fastened to each attachment element to form a moment resisting connection. The brackets are manufactured in standard sizes and configurations so that a set of brackets can be used to construct a modular frame structure of a desired size and configuration.