Structure as Architecture - School of Architecture

Entry Provision and articulation of entry, very important aspects of architec- tural design, provide endless opportunities for s ...

Entry between these columns is particularly memorable. As seen from the footpath, the columns clearly signify entry by projectin ...

with its connotations of formality no doubt encourages a more relaxed attitude in building visitors. The Cité de la Musique, Par ...

from one that previously spanned the entire width of the church. Framing the main entrance, they express monumentality and the i ...

walls, equally likely to be read as non-load-bearing cladding as structure, contrast with the explicitly exposed structure at th ...

The 1992 Olympic Archery Complex, Barcelona, also disregards an ordered and rational view of design and building. Where seen fro ...

Their irregular and dynamic architectural and structural forms appear to be expressive, but of what? First, one notes that altho ...

behind the façade (Fig. 4.40). The exposed structure includes slender secondary columns, mullion-columns on the exterior bay win ...

a building is grounded. At one end of the spectrum an architect might seek to express a strong sense of grounding where a buildi ...

its site is observed in two previously discussed buildings, at 88 Wood Street, London (Fig. 4.4), and at the RAC Control Centre, ...

4 Quoted in Freeman, A. (1980). The world’s most beautiful airport? AIA Journal, Nov., p. 47. 5 A gerberette is the cast-steel c ...

Introduction In its exploration of the relationships between structure and building functionality this chapter begins by conside ...

systems and insists upon structure and function being integrated: ‘Con- struction is closely related to function. A clearly defi ...

of the structural footprint itself, but also adjacent neutralized areas that are inconvenient for furniture and screen arrangeme ...

of deep floor structure. Secondly, roofs generally weigh far less than sus- pended floors so they can span greater distances mor ...

hall is also walled-off to avoid any structural protrusions into the hall. As well as its functional suitability, this structure ...

form. Member tapering bestows a lightness and elegance, while unobtru- sive connections, such as at the eaves joints, avoid any ...

Subdividing space Since antiquity, load-bearing walls have divided building plans into separ- ate spaces. However, since the int ...

Structural walls at the Thermal Baths, Vals, are also the means by which the architect introduces spatial variety. In this build ...

widths are defined by regularly spaced transverse concrete walls which transform into columns at ground level. Car parking occup ...