(Snapchat: #paarchitecture ) MINIMAL COMPLEXITY HOUSTON 2011. In February 2011 the TEX-FAB team has finalised the construction of Minimal Complexity, situated in the atrium of the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture building (designed by Phillip Johnson and John Burgee). Composed of 2368 laser-cut 14 gauge aluminium pieces, the full scale model is almost 4m tall and was assembled in 120 man-hours 📸 from Vlad Tenu . Please


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