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Ridge-beam, 3, 200–1

Rivet, 59, 96

Rossi, Aldo, 32, 94

Roundwood, 108

Saarinen (Eero) and Associates, 27,

58

Sáenzde Oiza Arquitectos, 67, 89

Samyn et Associés, 182

Scale:

building, 14

structure, 16, 52–3, 55, 63–5, 74,

85, 114, 119, 157, 209

Scarpa, Carlo, 96

Scharoun, Hans, 118

Sears Roebuck Store, 30

Seismic retrofitting, 99

Sendai Mediatheque, 169

Services, 177

integration with structure, 84, 148,

161, 193

Shade, 172, 182

Shear force (or stress), 16, 145,

148

Shell structure, 23, 83, 198

grid-, 162, 174

ribbed, 59, 196

Ship, 36, 86, 196–7

Silcher, Werner
Partners, 25, 169

Siza, Alvaro, 27, 172

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 41–2,

64, 89, 170, 197

Sliding, 16

Slot see Light slot

Smell, 208

SNCF/Jean-Marie Duthilleul, 43

Soufflot, 144

Space-craft, 198

Springs, 47, 126

Stanley Saitowitz Office/Natoma

Architects, 55

Stirling and Wilford, 99, 149

Structural actions, 174

expression of, 17, 52, 144–49

see alsoBending moments, Shear

force

Structural form, 20

synthesis of, 23

Structural detailing, 131–164, 174

variety of quality, 10

Structural (and architectural) qualities

and characteristics:

aeronautical engineering, 151

ambiguity, 125–6

anarchy, 203

anchoring, 10, 86

artistry, 137

asymmetry, 32

awkward, 10, 81

calm, 16, 72

chaotic, 40, 91, 154, 202–3

clamping, 147–8

clasping, 148–9

complexity, 32, 41, 108, 126–7,

154–5, 158, 191

confining, 10

confusing, 155

craft, 75

creativity, 137

crude, 72, 135–6, 142, 154

damage, 150

dangerous, 97

decorative, 161–2

delicate, 49, 106, 115, 127, 147,

163, 179, 192

depth, 54, 57–9

diaphanous, 63

dramatic, 199

dynamism, 74, 146

dysfunctional, 202

elegance, 75, 83–4, 143, 151, 173,

180

embrace, 128

enclosure, 28, 71–2, 120, 127, 198

eroded, 194

excitement, 58, 72

exuberant, 7, 94

filigree, 43, 64

filtering, 59–63

see alsoLight

fineness, 12, 35, 57, 61, 170

flamboyant, 203

flimsy, 64

floating, 44–5, 47, 49, 76, 86, 98,

185, 196

formality, 94

fractured, 154, 202

fragility, 45, 150

fragmented, 72, 117, 202–3

fragrant, 208

freedom, 16

furniture, 135, 151

graceful, 74

grounded, 47, 55, 76

haphazard, 72, 73, 150

harshness, 202

heaviness, 156, 160

hierarchy, 41, 53, 59, 64, 80, 85,

120, 138

hollowness, 31

hovering, 45, 47, 76, 105, 121

iconic, 51

inconsistent, 137

industrial, 153

innovative, 10

instability, 45, 150

intimate, 80, 92, 115, 117, 128

intricate, 115, 158, 163, 191

introverted, 80

invisible, 121

irregular, 74, 118, 154

jewellery, 110, 149, 163

joylessness, 94

layered, 38, 72, 87, 96, 108, 117,

139

lightness, 49, 84, 139, 147, 156–9,

163, 170, 173, 176, 178–80,

192

liveliness, 139

mechanical engineering, 151

mesh-like, 62, 65

minimalism, 163

monumental, 65, 71

movement, 58, 60, 63, 95, 147

mystery, 204

ornamental, 57

ornate, 158

overwhelming, 52, 119

plain, 161, 202

precision, 133, 152

prestige, 201

protecting, 10, 71–2, 110, 198

purity, 87, 134, 151

quality, 201

random, 7, 15, 74, 96–7, 194, 197

rationality, 34, 48, 73

rawness, 94, 154

refined, 75, 106, 135, 139, 151

restful, 154

restlessness, 49, 112

rhythm, 52–3, 55, 58, 85, 94, 115,

157, 167, 172

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