Masters of Structure: Engineering Today's Innovative Structures - Softcover

Lyall, Sutherland

 
9781856692816: Masters of Structure: Engineering Today's Innovative Structures
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1856692817 ISBN 13: 9781856692816
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

Sometimes architects design extraordinary buildings, but in accepting the priase for innovation, the contribution of the building's engineer is forgotten. This book seeks to set the record straight through the examination of some of the most significant engineers working today, together with a selection of the most remarkable recent buildings. It focuses on 25 case studies of projects by engineers from around the world, unravelling the relationship of the engineer with the architect in each case. It becomes clear that really innovative architecture is rarely conceivable without interpretation by engineers with aesthetic sensibility. Internationally renowned firms and engineers include Ove Arup, Atelier One, Santiago Calatrava, Dewhurst McFarlane, Anthony Hunt Associates, Techniker and Buro Happold. The book features such high-profile projects as the London Eye, the Spandau Station in Berlin and the Tokyo International Forum.

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About the Author

Sutherland Lyall is a freelance writer and the author of numerous books, including The State of British Architecture (1980), Santiago Calatrava: Dynamic Equilibrium: Recent Projects (1992) and Designing the New Landscape (1998). He was also the editor of Critic Writes: Essays by Reyner Banham (1996).

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Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1856692817
ISBN 13 
9781856692816
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224