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Between 1998 and 2005, the Structural Engineers Association of New York, along with the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Architecture and Design and the School of Architecture at both Princeton University and MIT, co-sponsored a lecture series in honor of the renowned Spanish and Mexican structural engineer Felix Candela, who led the early exploration of concrete(...)
Seven structural engineers: the Felix Candela lectures
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Between 1998 and 2005, the Structural Engineers Association of New York, along with the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Architecture and Design and the School of Architecture at both Princeton University and MIT, co-sponsored a lecture series in honor of the renowned Spanish and Mexican structural engineer Felix Candela, who led the early exploration of concrete shell structures. These lectures are now available in the format of this book: discussed is the work of the Uruguayan engineer Eladio Dieste, who pioneered the use of thin, light-filled shell structures in masonry. Cecil Balmond recounts his collaboration with architects Rem Koolhaas and Daniel Libeskind. The Swiss bridge designer Christian Menn discusses his iconic long-span prestressed concrete bridges, including the new Charles River Bridge in Boston. Leslie E. Robertson, who is especially known for his work on the structural design of the World Trade Center complex with Minoru Yamasaki, discusses this design along with many other projects. Mamoru Kawaguchi recounts his own work in fabric structures and his collaboration with architects Kenzo Tange and Arata Isozaki. Joerg Schlaich talks about his creative collaboration with Frank Gehry. Heinz Isler's contribution is in the aerea of freeform concrete shell constructions. David Billington and Maria Garlock recount the work of master builders Anton Tedesko, Pier Luigi Nervi, Felix Candela, and Heinz Isler.
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Prefabricated systems
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For a number of years, modular construction - the use of prefabricated elements in architecture - has once again become a subject of lively discussion and debate. Long written off as monotonous, today's building components are actually highly differenciated and capable of supporting and enhancing the architect's creativity. Numerous structures work with prefabricated(...)
Prefabricated systems
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For a number of years, modular construction - the use of prefabricated elements in architecture - has once again become a subject of lively discussion and debate. Long written off as monotonous, today's building components are actually highly differenciated and capable of supporting and enhancing the architect's creativity. Numerous structures work with prefabricated components and modular systems are available the meet high aesthetic standards. This book provide an overview of the various systems and their possible applications, particularly in the areas of housing, office, and industrial buildings. It explains the processes and components of modular construction and documents examples of best practice. The authors offer strategies for planning and designing with prefabricated systems so that the architect can use them productively. Numerous drawings explain the principles of modular construction, while built projects forge a link between those principles and the practical activity of building.
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London's bridges
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Oft-overshadowed by the imposing buildings that line the River Thames, the bridges of London are an intriguing part of the capital, past and present. This book traces the history of all 33 Thames bridges within Greater London, exploring the fascinating architecture and unique stories from Hampton Court Bridge in the west to the iconic Tower Bridge in the east. Accompanied(...)
London's bridges
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Oft-overshadowed by the imposing buildings that line the River Thames, the bridges of London are an intriguing part of the capital, past and present. This book traces the history of all 33 Thames bridges within Greater London, exploring the fascinating architecture and unique stories from Hampton Court Bridge in the west to the iconic Tower Bridge in the east. Accompanied throughout by colour photographs of the present bridges, as well as detailed paintings and engravings of the earlier structures that once stood in their place, this is a fully illustrated and absorbing narrative for anyone with an interest in the history of London.
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Que se passerait-il si les architectes libéraient leur esprit des contraintes de site, de programme et de budget? Premier manifeste du XXe siècle ou dernier-traité d'architecture, EX SITU est d'un nouveau genre. Mille et une formes de bâtiments et autant d'idées architecturales qui, défiant toute gravité, veulent croire en de nouvelles techniques de construction.
Ex-situ: mille et une formes d'architecture
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Que se passerait-il si les architectes libéraient leur esprit des contraintes de site, de programme et de budget? Premier manifeste du XXe siècle ou dernier-traité d'architecture, EX SITU est d'un nouveau genre. Mille et une formes de bâtiments et autant d'idées architecturales qui, défiant toute gravité, veulent croire en de nouvelles techniques de construction.
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Werner Sobek has worked with his team throughout the world, building in Lima, Chicago, Limoges, Bangkok and Shanghai, and working together with architects such as Hans Hollein, Helmut Jahn, Christoph Ingenhoven, Finn Geipel and Alsop & Störmer. This(...)
Werner Sobek : art of engineering
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Werner Sobek has worked with his team throughout the world, building in Lima, Chicago, Limoges, Bangkok and Shanghai, and working together with architects such as Hans Hollein, Helmut Jahn, Christoph Ingenhoven, Finn Geipel and Alsop & Störmer. This book provides the first fundamental overview of Werner Sobek's work, examining the most important projects of the last ten years. The technical innovation of his constructions is documented in precise plans and drawings, large format duotone photographs convey an extraordinary aesthetic impression.
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May 1999, Basel
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This book is an architectural, electronic, and environmental exploration of forms generated from plant life native to the American Southwest.
Exodesic : structures, tumbleweeds, electronics
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This book is an architectural, electronic, and environmental exploration of forms generated from plant life native to the American Southwest.
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November 1998, Sante Fe
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Abondamment illustré, cet ouvrage présente cinquante sites remarquables - en ruines, reconvertis ou toujours en activité. Sans prétendre être un échantillon représentatif, il s'attache à montrer des cas aussi variés que possible, choisis dans un large éventail de secteurs industriels, dans toutes les régions de France et sur une période qui va du XVe(...)
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March 1998, Paris
Patrimoine industriel : cinquante sites en France
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Abondamment illustré, cet ouvrage présente cinquante sites remarquables - en ruines, reconvertis ou toujours en activité. Sans prétendre être un échantillon représentatif, il s'attache à montrer des cas aussi variés que possible, choisis dans un large éventail de secteurs industriels, dans toutes les régions de France et sur une période qui va du XVe siècle à nos jours.
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March 1998, Paris
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Building the Empire State
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A rediscovered 1930s notebook charts the construction of the Empire State Building.
Building the Empire State
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A rediscovered 1930s notebook charts the construction of the Empire State Building.
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July 1998, New York
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This book examines how photography, the railroad, electricity, space flight and the computer became central, yet often contradictory, parts of the way Americans construct and narrate their culture, whether as western settlers, consumers or tourists.
Narratives and spaces : technology and the construction of American culture
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This book examines how photography, the railroad, electricity, space flight and the computer became central, yet often contradictory, parts of the way Americans construct and narrate their culture, whether as western settlers, consumers or tourists.
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March 1998, New York
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Recently finished, the Passerelle Solférino is a technically and aesthetically stunning bridge in the heart of Paris. For several years, the engineer and architect Marc Mimram has been making a name for himself with his elegant and technically sophisticated constructions, but it was with his double arch steel bridge Solférino which spans the Seine between the Tuileries(...)
Marc Mimram : passerelle Solferino Paris / Solferino bridge Paris
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Recently finished, the Passerelle Solférino is a technically and aesthetically stunning bridge in the heart of Paris. For several years, the engineer and architect Marc Mimram has been making a name for himself with his elegant and technically sophisticated constructions, but it was with his double arch steel bridge Solférino which spans the Seine between the Tuileries and the Gare d’Orsay that he recently vaulted into international prominence. He was awarded the renowned French architecture prize "Equerre d’argent" for this accomplishment. A distinctive feature of the bridge is the minimal use of materials, allowing the complex design to be realised with an uncharacteristic lightness and elegance. This book traces the entire construction process of the bridge, from the initial designs to the completed structure. Enhanced by a wealth of photographs and plans, this publication offers an in-depth analysis of this impressive bridge.
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