Cantilevered glass canopy, Tokyo Novel laminated glass and acrylic bladed structure Linear static self weight, thermal and wind loading assessment Seismic analysis The plaza of Tokyo International Forum in Japan features a unique 10.6m long cantilevered glass canopy designed by Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners with the aid of LUSAS Civil & Structural The canopy shelters an 8m x 4.8m wide staircase well leading to the Yurakucho underground station. The supporting structure comprises cantilevered beams each made up of 4 component beams pinned at their middle and end points to form an arch. These component beams are made up from both laminated glass and acrylic blades that reduce in number from 4 blades at the base of thecantilever beam to 1 blade at the tip. The blades are connected by 40mm

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