Structure as Architecture - School of Architecture

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STRUCTURE AS ARCHITECTURE A SOURCE BOOK FOR ARCHITECTS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Andrew W. Charleson AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELB ...

An imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive, Burlington MA 01803 First published 2005 C ...

CONTENTS Preface vii ...

vi CONTENTS 1 Introduction Acknowledgements xi The potential for structure to enrich architecture Experiencing and reading stru ...

PREFACE This book explores the potential of structure, that is beams, columns, frames, struts and other structural members, to e ...

on the mechanics of structural analysis and design, and rarely explore the architectural implications of structure. Architectura ...

could be included in realistic itineraries are located mainly within Western Europe, and to a more limited extent in North Ameri ...

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Various organizations have provided financial support for this project. The Cement and Concrete Association of ...

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... structure is columnar, planar, or a combination of these which a designer can intentionally use to reinforce or realize idea ...

architecture exist. They point towards bolder and more exciting possi- bilities and have convinced critical observers, like Clar ...

comment, the validity of this way of analysing structure remains. The following two examples illustrate architecturally focused ...

Structure and its degree of exposure At this stage it is necessary to come to a common understanding of what constitutes structu ...

ideals current at those times. Cowan gives examples of periods in archi- tectural history, such as the Renaissance and the Baroq ...

focuses on interior structure as an architectural element in its own right. It addresses the question of how structure enlivens ...

This chapter analyses the structures of two very different buildings. Between them they exemplify structure enriching most aspec ...