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Si notre monde ressemble à ce qu’il est, si les choses se maintiennent les unes aux autres sans tomber, c’est grâce à des principes simples et universels. Qu’il s’agisse d’une cathédrale plusieurs fois centenaire, de votre habitation, d’un avion, d’un bateau, d’un kangourou, d’une coquille d’œuf ou de vos propres articulations, tout n’est au fond qu’histoire de(...)
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Si notre monde ressemble à ce qu’il est, si les choses se maintiennent les unes aux autres sans tomber, c’est grâce à des principes simples et universels. Qu’il s’agisse d’une cathédrale plusieurs fois centenaire, de votre habitation, d’un avion, d’un bateau, d’un kangourou, d’une coquille d’œuf ou de vos propres articulations, tout n’est au fond qu’histoire de(...)
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Structures : Pourquoi les choses tienent debout
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Si notre monde ressemble à ce qu’il est, si les choses se maintiennent les unes aux autres sans tomber, c’est grâce à des principes simples et universels. Qu’il s’agisse d’une cathédrale plusieurs fois centenaire, de votre habitation, d’un avion, d’un bateau, d’un kangourou, d’une coquille d’œuf ou de vos propres articulations, tout n’est au fond qu’histoire de structures. Comprendre comment elles fonctionnent, c’est comprendre l’organisation du monde, rien de moins (et construire ensuite ce que bon vous semble, comme des fusées, par exemple). Affaire de spécialistes que tout cela? Absolument pas! J.E. Gordon le démontre dans ce livre plein d’esprit, sans simplification ni jargon excessifs: comprendre une structure est un jeu d’enfant pour qui sait observer. Il est même probable qu’après avoir lu des chapitres comme «l’avantage d’être une poutre» ou «comment concevoir une vis», vous serez très tentés de vous lancer dans la construction de votre propre plancher, d’une catapulte ou d’un pont suspendu.
Structures : Pourquoi les choses tienent debout
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Si notre monde ressemble à ce qu’il est, si les choses se maintiennent les unes aux autres sans tomber, c’est grâce à des principes simples et universels. Qu’il s’agisse d’une cathédrale plusieurs fois centenaire, de votre habitation, d’un avion, d’un bateau, d’un kangourou, d’une coquille d’œuf ou de vos propres articulations, tout n’est au fond qu’histoire de structures. Comprendre comment elles fonctionnent, c’est comprendre l’organisation du monde, rien de moins (et construire ensuite ce que bon vous semble, comme des fusées, par exemple). Affaire de spécialistes que tout cela? Absolument pas! J.E. Gordon le démontre dans ce livre plein d’esprit, sans simplification ni jargon excessifs: comprendre une structure est un jeu d’enfant pour qui sait observer. Il est même probable qu’après avoir lu des chapitres comme «l’avantage d’être une poutre» ou «comment concevoir une vis», vous serez très tentés de vous lancer dans la construction de votre propre plancher, d’une catapulte ou d’un pont suspendu.
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August 2022
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L’excellence théorique, la perfection technique des lignes qu’il a appliquées suffiraient pour défendre Gustave Eiffel contre toute la tradition antérieure, mais il est plus juste de le déclarer d’accord avec le sens profond de cette tradition même. Eiffel est un classique.
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L’excellence théorique, la perfection technique des lignes qu’il a appliquées suffiraient pour défendre Gustave Eiffel contre toute la tradition antérieure, mais il est plus juste de le déclarer d’accord avec le sens profond de cette tradition même. Eiffel est un classique.
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L’excellence théorique, la perfection technique des lignes qu’il a appliquées suffiraient pour défendre Gustave Eiffel contre toute la tradition antérieure, mais il est plus juste de le déclarer d’accord avec le sens profond de cette tradition même. Eiffel est un classique.
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L’excellence théorique, la perfection technique des lignes qu’il a appliquées suffiraient pour défendre Gustave Eiffel contre toute la tradition antérieure, mais il est plus juste de le déclarer d’accord avec le sens profond de cette tradition même. Eiffel est un classique.
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March 2023
March 2023
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Robust architecture is designed to meet needs; its structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to the location. It embraces the potential of simplicity, traditional building methods and alternative ways of building sustainable architecture, with an emphasis on local building materials, solid craftsmanship, proven construction methods and user participation. Its design(...)
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Robust architecture is designed to meet needs; its structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to the location. It embraces the potential of simplicity, traditional building methods and alternative ways of building sustainable architecture, with an emphasis on local building materials, solid craftsmanship, proven construction methods and user participation. Its design(...)
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Robust architecture: Low tech design
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Robust architecture is designed to meet needs; its structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to the location. It embraces the potential of simplicity, traditional building methods and alternative ways of building sustainable architecture, with an emphasis on local building materials, solid craftsmanship, proven construction methods and user participation. Its design strategies, combined with state-of-the-art planning tools and research findings, look ahead to a climate-positive future. The book gives detailed information on the concepts behind Robust Architecture and Low-Tech Design. It illuminates various strategies and demonstrates how they can be easily implemented. Examples of realised projects with very different demands and requirement profiles show how straightforward robust building can be.
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Robust architecture is designed to meet needs; its structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to the location. It embraces the potential of simplicity, traditional building methods and alternative ways of building sustainable architecture, with an emphasis on local building materials, solid craftsmanship, proven construction methods and user participation. Its design strategies, combined with state-of-the-art planning tools and research findings, look ahead to a climate-positive future. The book gives detailed information on the concepts behind Robust Architecture and Low-Tech Design. It illuminates various strategies and demonstrates how they can be easily implemented. Examples of realised projects with very different demands and requirement profiles show how straightforward robust building can be.
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September 2023
September 2023
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The author investigates the ways in which innovative and alternative technologies may be exploited to produce new design approaches, widening designers' horizons and increasing their ability to create appropriate settings for contemporary life.
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The author investigates the ways in which innovative and alternative technologies may be exploited to produce new design approaches, widening designers' horizons and increasing their ability to create appropriate settings for contemporary life.
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Spirit of the machine : technology as an inspiration in architectural design
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The author investigates the ways in which innovative and alternative technologies may be exploited to produce new design approaches, widening designers' horizons and increasing their ability to create appropriate settings for contemporary life.
Spirit of the machine : technology as an inspiration in architectural design
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The author investigates the ways in which innovative and alternative technologies may be exploited to produce new design approaches, widening designers' horizons and increasing their ability to create appropriate settings for contemporary life.
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October 2001, West Sussex
October 2001, West Sussex
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A journey through the history of New York's Pennsylvania Station. The creation of Pennsylvania Station (1902-1910) represented one of the great engineering feats of its time, and embodied a vision of grandeur for future public architecture. This illustrated book tells the story of the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the greatly anticipated(...)
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A journey through the history of New York's Pennsylvania Station. The creation of Pennsylvania Station (1902-1910) represented one of the great engineering feats of its time, and embodied a vision of grandeur for future public architecture. This illustrated book tells the story of the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the greatly anticipated(...)
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New York's Pennsylvania stations
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A journey through the history of New York's Pennsylvania Station. The creation of Pennsylvania Station (1902-1910) represented one of the great engineering feats of its time, and embodied a vision of grandeur for future public architecture. This illustrated book tells the story of the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the greatly anticipated opening of the new station in 2003. Hilary Ballon is professor of art history at Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey.
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A journey through the history of New York's Pennsylvania Station. The creation of Pennsylvania Station (1902-1910) represented one of the great engineering feats of its time, and embodied a vision of grandeur for future public architecture. This illustrated book tells the story of the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the greatly anticipated opening of the new station in 2003. Hilary Ballon is professor of art history at Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey.
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March 2002, New York / London
March 2002, New York / London
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This book explores in depth how, when, where, and by whom the most important North American bridges were built. Over 185 of Plowden's photographs allow us to dwell on the most important scientific and aesthetic qualities of each bridge. In addition, Plowden has included original designs and drawings of structures - some unbuilt, gone, or dramatically altered -(...)
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This book explores in depth how, when, where, and by whom the most important North American bridges were built. Over 185 of Plowden's photographs allow us to dwell on the most important scientific and aesthetic qualities of each bridge. In addition, Plowden has included original designs and drawings of structures - some unbuilt, gone, or dramatically altered -(...)
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Bridges : the spans of North America
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This book explores in depth how, when, where, and by whom the most important North American bridges were built. Over 185 of Plowden's photographs allow us to dwell on the most important scientific and aesthetic qualities of each bridge. In addition, Plowden has included original designs and drawings of structures - some unbuilt, gone, or dramatically altered - illuminating less obvious aspects of these engineering marvels and introducing us to bridges we otherwise would never have seen. In his extensive text, Plowden vividly records the discoveries, misconceptions, struggles, failures, and triumphs of the men who dedicated their energies to bridge design and construction. In the more than twenty-five years since this classic book was first published, bridges have been lost, and others have been built; some of the best examples of new bridges are included in this new, revised edition. All the photographs have been reprinted to achieve the best duotone reproduction.
Bridges : the spans of North America
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This book explores in depth how, when, where, and by whom the most important North American bridges were built. Over 185 of Plowden's photographs allow us to dwell on the most important scientific and aesthetic qualities of each bridge. In addition, Plowden has included original designs and drawings of structures - some unbuilt, gone, or dramatically altered - illuminating less obvious aspects of these engineering marvels and introducing us to bridges we otherwise would never have seen. In his extensive text, Plowden vividly records the discoveries, misconceptions, struggles, failures, and triumphs of the men who dedicated their energies to bridge design and construction. In the more than twenty-five years since this classic book was first published, bridges have been lost, and others have been built; some of the best examples of new bridges are included in this new, revised edition. All the photographs have been reprinted to achieve the best duotone reproduction.
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November 2001, New York
November 2001, New York
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Phares du monde
Phares du monde
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Le lecteur pourra ici découvrir des édifices du Bénin, de Chine, du Pérou, d'Estonie, d'Australie... faire connaissance avec les services qui en assurent l'entretien, et mieux connaître ainsi ce patrimoine mondial remarquable.
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Le lecteur pourra ici découvrir des édifices du Bénin, de Chine, du Pérou, d'Estonie, d'Australie... faire connaissance avec les services qui en assurent l'entretien, et mieux connaître ainsi ce patrimoine mondial remarquable.
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Phares du monde
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Le lecteur pourra ici découvrir des édifices du Bénin, de Chine, du Pérou, d'Estonie, d'Australie... faire connaissance avec les services qui en assurent l'entretien, et mieux connaître ainsi ce patrimoine mondial remarquable.
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Le lecteur pourra ici découvrir des édifices du Bénin, de Chine, du Pérou, d'Estonie, d'Australie... faire connaissance avec les services qui en assurent l'entretien, et mieux connaître ainsi ce patrimoine mondial remarquable.
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January 1900, Rennes
January 1900, Rennes
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La tour Eiffel
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(...)
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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(...)
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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.
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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.
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December 2005, Paris
December 2005, Paris
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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(...)
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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(...)
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September 2005, München, Berlin, London, New York
September 2005, München, Berlin, London, New York
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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.
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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.
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September 2005, München, Berlin, London, New York
September 2005, München, Berlin, London, New York
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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(...)
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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(...)
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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.
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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March 2006, London
March 2006, London
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Engineering Structures
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