In 1896, Russian engineer Vladimir G. Shukhov (1853 –1939) designed the world’s first hyperbolic lattice tower for the All-Russia Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod. The filigree, 25.6 m high water tower with a viewing platform at the top was one of the highlights of the exhibition. The specialist press from all over the world marvelled at the structure because of its then unique form...