La tour Eiffel
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La construction de la tour Eiffel en plein coeur de Paris, à l'occasion de l'Exposition universelle de 1889, va imposer l'évidence de la photographie comme moyen privilégié pour la représentation de l'architecture métallique. Depuis le 28 janvier 1887, date à laquelle commencent les travaux de fondation, jusqu'à la fin du montage, le 31 mars 1889, le chantier fait(...)
La tour Eiffel
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La construction de la tour Eiffel en plein coeur de Paris, à l'occasion de l'Exposition universelle de 1889, va imposer l'évidence de la photographie comme moyen privilégié pour la représentation de l'architecture métallique. Depuis le 28 janvier 1887, date à laquelle commencent les travaux de fondation, jusqu'à la fin du montage, le 31 mars 1889, le chantier fait l'objet de maints reportages photographiques, mais l'intérêt des photographes ne se tarit pas avec la fin des travaux.
Engineering Structures
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This new flexi edition of an architectural and historical journey across the world's greatest bridges explains why these structures continue to fascinate us as examples of engineering genius and artistic vision. Whether they span rivers or harbors, cultures or countries, bridges have long been a symbol of man's ingenuity and perseverance. Starting with ancient bridges(...)
Engineering Structures
September 2005, München, Berlin, London, New York
Bridges that changed the world
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This new flexi edition of an architectural and historical journey across the world's greatest bridges explains why these structures continue to fascinate us as examples of engineering genius and artistic vision. Whether they span rivers or harbors, cultures or countries, bridges have long been a symbol of man's ingenuity and perseverance. Starting with ancient bridges built by the Mongol and Roman Empires through today's most striking examples of bridges, this book examines the world's most important bridges and the history, legends, and people behind them. Two-page spreads filled with photographs, plans, drawings, and informative texts deepen readers' appreciation of the science and technology of bridge-building. The book also introduces historic events in which bridges have played a central role, profiles the figures who commissioned and built the bridges, and offers reexaminations of some of the world's most familiar bridges. From the glory of the Golden Gate bridge through the imposing presence of London's Tower Bridge to the grandeur of the Millau Viaduct in France, "Bridges that changed the world" is a celebration of our steadfast desire to connect with and discover the world around us.
Engineering Structures
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The guest editors, Jonathan Schwinge and Ian Abley of the London based research organisation audacity, call for development on a bold scale. They argue that by rapidly super-sizing the built environment society is not made vulnerable to natural or man-made hazards, and that design innovation surpasses bio-mimicry. Designers can learn from materials scientists working at(...)
AD : manmade modular megastructure
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The guest editors, Jonathan Schwinge and Ian Abley of the London based research organisation audacity, call for development on a bold scale. They argue that by rapidly super-sizing the built environment society is not made vulnerable to natural or man-made hazards, and that design innovation surpasses bio-mimicry. Designers can learn from materials scientists working at the smallest of scales, and from systems manufacturers with ambitions at the largest. This issue calls for creative thinking about typologies and topologies, and considers what that also means for Africa, China, and Russia. Megacities everywhere demand integration of global systems of transport, utilities and IT in gigantic structures, constantly upgraded, scraping both the sky and the ground, outward into the sea.
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Comment ça tient?
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Comment les constructions humaines, des abris rudimentaires aux plus grands édifices tiennent debout ? Dans cet ouvrage, Mario Salvadori énonce les principes constructifs communs à tous les bâtiments, distinguant les propriétés propres aux matériaux et à la technologie employés. Ainsi, grâce à une abondante illustration synthétique, l'auteur propose un panorama complet(...)
Comment ça tient?
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Comment les constructions humaines, des abris rudimentaires aux plus grands édifices tiennent debout ? Dans cet ouvrage, Mario Salvadori énonce les principes constructifs communs à tous les bâtiments, distinguant les propriétés propres aux matériaux et à la technologie employés. Ainsi, grâce à une abondante illustration synthétique, l'auteur propose un panorama complet des réalisations les plus significatives de l'histoire de l'architecture qui témoignent des prouesses passées et préfigurent les constructions de l'avenir : les pyramides, les gratte-ciel, les ponts, les dômes, les cathédrales... " Inspiré par l'instinct inné de l'homme qui le pousse à vouloir construire, j'ai étudié, enseigné et imaginé des structures pendant une partie de ma vie. Maintenant, j'écris pour partager avec mes lecteurs, la passion que j'éprouve pour leur perfection. Dans ce livre, chacun retrouvera l'historique des monuments les plus célèbres, et saura la façon dont ils ont été construits. " (Morio Salvadori, en 1980).
Engineering Structures
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Dès leurs premiers développements, au début du XXe siècle, les aéroports sont devenus un des thèmes architecturaux les plus caractéristiques et les pus importants. Non seulement ils suggèrent le progrès, la liberté, mais ils offrent aussi aux architectes la possibilité de concevoir et de réaliser des projets à grande échelle. En ce début de XXIe siècle, ils connaissent(...)
Aéroports : un siècle d'architecture
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Dès leurs premiers développements, au début du XXe siècle, les aéroports sont devenus un des thèmes architecturaux les plus caractéristiques et les pus importants. Non seulement ils suggèrent le progrès, la liberté, mais ils offrent aussi aux architectes la possibilité de concevoir et de réaliser des projets à grande échelle. En ce début de XXIe siècle, ils connaissent une renaissance passionnante, en évoluant pour devenir des entités à la fois complètes, circonscrites et capables de s'adapter au progrès. En satisfaisant de nouveaux besoins, ils laissent présager que le futur sera fait d'un renouvellement permanent.
Engineering Structures
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Renowned for being a universal designer, Santiago Calatrava has been a singular force in reviving an excitement for construction technology and infrastructure projects. Over the last two decades, Calatrava revolutionized the idea of bridges from utilitarian, mechanical instruments into elegant objects that enhance the sense of place and community of their settings. More(...)
Engineering Structures
October 2005, New York
Santiago Calatrava : the bridges
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Renowned for being a universal designer, Santiago Calatrava has been a singular force in reviving an excitement for construction technology and infrastructure projects. Over the last two decades, Calatrava revolutionized the idea of bridges from utilitarian, mechanical instruments into elegant objects that enhance the sense of place and community of their settings. More than thirty celebrated bridges are featured here in drawings and full-color photography, including never-before-published projects such as the Woodall Rodgers Bridge in Dallas, the Sundial Bridge in Redding, California, as well as bridges in Barcelona, Bilbao, Buenos Aires, Jerusalem, Manchester, the Netherlands, Orléans, Paris, Seville, and Valencia.
Engineering Structures
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Few structures combine the technical with the aesthetic in such an evocative way as bridges. From ancient times to the present, bridges have had a unique attraction on the imagination, eliciting awe, wonder and passion. "Bridges" celebrates the technical and artistic achievements in the creation, design, engineering, construction and social history of 100 remarkable(...)
Bridges : three thousand years of defying nature
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Few structures combine the technical with the aesthetic in such an evocative way as bridges. From ancient times to the present, bridges have had a unique attraction on the imagination, eliciting awe, wonder and passion. "Bridges" celebrates the technical and artistic achievements in the creation, design, engineering, construction and social history of 100 remarkable bridges. The book reveals the secrets and science of the timeless masonry of imperial Rome, the elegant wooden edifices of ancient Japan and the soaring steel structures of today.
Engineering Structures
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"Infrastructure" is a unique guide, exploring all the major "ecosystems" of our modern industrial world, revealing what the structures are and why they're there, and uncovering beauty in unexpected places. It covers an industrial landscape comprised of agriculture, resources, energy, communication, transportation, manufacturing, and waste. The objects that fill our(...)
Infrastructure : a field guide to the industrial landscape
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"Infrastructure" is a unique guide, exploring all the major "ecosystems" of our modern industrial world, revealing what the structures are and why they're there, and uncovering beauty in unexpected places. It covers an industrial landscape comprised of agriculture, resources, energy, communication, transportation, manufacturing, and waste. The objects that fill our everyday environment are streetlights, railroad tracks, antenna towers, highway overpasses, power lines, satellite dishes, and thousands of other manufactured items, many of them so familiar we hardly notice them. Larger and more exotic facilities have transformed vast tracts of the landscape : coal mines, nuclear power plants, grain elevators, oil refineries, and steel mills, to name a few. "Infrastructure" is a compelling and clear guide for those who want to explore and understand this mysterious world we've made for ourselves.
Engineering Structures
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This book outlines the history and development of large urban train stations throughout the Western world. It covers a 100-year period from roughly 1850 to 1950. Striking photographs chronicle 40 large passenger station buildings still in existence. The basic physical forms and their evolution are reviewed in the context of the rapid growth of train travel. Christopher(...)
Still standing : a century of urban train station design
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This book outlines the history and development of large urban train stations throughout the Western world. It covers a 100-year period from roughly 1850 to 1950. Striking photographs chronicle 40 large passenger station buildings still in existence. The basic physical forms and their evolution are reviewed in the context of the rapid growth of train travel. Christopher Brown discusses the arrival and impact of Beaux-Arts architecture in the 1890s and its profound effect on the American terminal.
Engineering Structures
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All undergraduates of civil engeneering and architecture have to study the fundamentals of structure, but many find the basic concepts difficult to grasp and apply. The aim of this book is to explain structural concepts clearly, using analogies and examples to illustrate the points, and it presents mathematical aspects of the subject in a straightforward way. It(...)
Basic structures for engineers and architects
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All undergraduates of civil engeneering and architecture have to study the fundamentals of structure, but many find the basic concepts difficult to grasp and apply. The aim of this book is to explain structural concepts clearly, using analogies and examples to illustrate the points, and it presents mathematical aspects of the subject in a straightforward way. It incorporates real life examples and case histories to illustrate concepts, and is well illustrated with photographs as well as line drawings. It features worked examples, along with tutorial questions with fully worked solutions available online.
Engineering Structures